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DARK SECRETS: Zimbabwe faces power woes as low dam level halts hydroelectricity | Vintage Vibes

Officials inspect water levels on the Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe [File: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters]

Electricity shortages that have been plaguing Zimbabwe are set to worsen after an authority that manages the country’s biggest dam said water levels are now too low to continue power-generation activities.

The Zambezi River Authority, which runs the Kariba Dam that is jointly owned by Zimbabwe and neighbouring Zambia, said in a letter dated November 25 that water levels at the biggest hydroelectricity supplier are at a record low and electricity generation must stop.

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