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Cahora Bassa Dam

Cahora Bassa Dam

Cahora Bassa is the largest hydroelectric dam in Southern Aftrica and is jointly owned by Mozambique and Portugal based off where the dam sits on the Zambezi River.

About this dam

Built
1979
Purpose
Hydroelectric
River
Kariba River, Zambezi River
Agency
Mozambique Government, Portuguese Government, Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa

Communities displaced by this dam (1)