The lower Zambezi in Mozambique has the combined flows of several major rivers in the region. For this reason, the hydrology supporting power production is much better than in the river flowing through Zimbabwe and Zambia. Four projects are planned on this section of the river to take advantage of the power potential, the first is the Mphanda Nkuwa dam, 62km below the Cahora Bassa dam. This project is budgeted to cost $4.5 billion including transmission to regional states and the first phase to produce 1500 MW of power, which could be increased to 2400 MW.
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