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	International Rivers Network: Mphanda Nkuwa (Mepanda Nkuwa)
		Cahora Bassa’s eight sluice gates are located significantly lower on the dam wall than Kariba’s, and are below the average operating water level of the reservoir.
		Because the Cahora Bassa debt is just one of the many burdens on Mozambique’s post–war economy, the government is pressed to generate maximum power output to eliminate the dam debt as quickly as possible.
		Participants discussed how the Cahora Bassa Dam might be managed to optimize use of Zambezi water for local development and conservation in addition to other national interests, and discussed immediate actions that could be taken to improve water management and build consensus among Zambezi users.
	www.irn.org /programs/mphanda/index.php?id=990201cahorabassa.html (2638 words)

	Zambezi - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The lower Zambezi's 400 miles from Cahora Bassa to the sea presents no obstacles to navigation although the river is shallow in many places during the dry season.
		The delta of the Zambezi is today about half as broad as it was before the construction of the Kariba and Cahora Bassa dams controlled the seasonal variations in the flow rate of the river.
		The Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is an important source of hydroelectric power from the Kafue river, and the river also supports a great deal of wildlife, which is protected by Zambia's largest national park, Kafue National Park.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Zambezi (2286 words)

	Did Cahora Bassa Contribute to Zambezi Floods ? - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Essentially Lopes believed that HCB should have opened the dam floodgates much earlier, when there was no danger of causing a flood on the Zambezi, in order to provide more space in the dam lake.
		Thus, at the peak of the rainy season, when water was pouring into the Zambezi from major tributaries such as the Shire and Revobue, HCB would have been under less pressure to increase its discharges, since there would have been plenty of space in the lake to store the water entering from Zambia and Zimbabwe.
		The arguments about river flows and the level of the Cahora Bassa lake are technical, which did not stop Mussa from claiming that HCB had been negligent.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1Y1-104035434.html (909 words)

	Mozambique Water and Energy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Cahora Bassa, the second largest hydroelectric dam in Africa, is situated on the Zambezi river in Mozambique.
		The dam company, Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), is 82 percent owned by the Portuguese government and 18 percent owned by Mozambique.
		Three additional dams on the Zambezi river, namely the Northern Cahora Bassa Dam, the M’panda Uncua Dam and the Alto Malema Dam are planned.
	www.sadcreview.com /country_profiles/mozambique/moz_waterenergy.htm (494 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Cahora Bassa
		The Cahora Bassa lake is southern Africa's second-largest artificial lake, situated in the Tete Province in Mozambique.
		The dam began to fill in December 1974 after construction was commenced in 1969, and is 171 m (560 feet) high by 303 m (994 feet) wide at the crest.
		It was operated by Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa and jointly owned by Mozambique, with an 18% equity stake, and Portugal, which held the remaining 82% equity.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Cahora_Bassa (321 words)

	WWF - Dam problems - Dams examples
		The majority ownership of the dam was retained by the Portuguese after the country became independent.
		Dams along its length have reduced the mighty Zambezi River to a fraction of its flow where it meets the Indian Ocean.
		Cahora Bassa at maximum power would more than meet the needs of the country for the foreseeable future, with other power sources such as natural gas and solar and wind power being developed for the rural areas."
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater/our_solutions/policy_practice/dams_initiative/examples/cahora/index.cfm (359 words)

	Financial Mail Eskom holds whip hand in tariff negotiations
		The Portuguese government, as owner of Hidro-electrica De Cahora Bassa (HCB), which controls Mozambique's Cahora Bassa hydropower plant, is in a difficult position in trying to negotiate a favourable tariff deal with Eskom.
		Eskom is the only major buyer of Cahora Bassa power, and with 5000MW surplus generating capacity and contractual access to a further 450MW from Cahora Bassa, the SA utility can decide the terms on which to do business.
		With or without Cahora Bassa, Eskom evidently has sufficient power "on tap" to meet the 450MW demands of the first phase of Alusaf's planned Mozal aluminium smelter at Maputo, due to be launched by early 1998.
	home.intekom.com /salbu/apollo/CoharaBassa.html (1591 words)

	Sustainable use of Cahora Bassa Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The prevention of seasonal flooding caused by the closure of the Cahora Bassa Dam in 1974 has completely changed the ecology of the lower Zambezi floodplain.
		At the conference titled "Sustainable use of the Cahora Bassa Dam and the lower Zambezi" Prof Davies intends convincing listeners of the need to release seasonal floods from the Dam in order to rehabilitate the lower Zambezi floodplain.
		Before the Cahora Bassa Dam closed in 1974 the river was clear during winter and a dark muddy brown when in full flood," he said.
	web.uct.ac.za /depts/dpa/monpaper/97-no20/bryan.htm (547 words)

	ENERGY : PORTUGAL CEDES CONTROL OF MAJOR DAM TO MOZAMBIQUE
		Mozambique's stake in the dam -- the largest in southern Africa -- rose from 18 to 85 percent, which means the country will control a significant share of the regional electricity market.
		The dam, which produces some 2000 MW a year, also supplies South Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
		Cahora Bassa began to be built, on the Zambezi River, before Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975.
	www.ipsterraviva.net /Africa/send.asp?idnews=858 (535 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Mozambique floods worsen
		Rainwater from Zambia and Zimbabwe is continuing to pour into the Cahora Bassa Dam.
		Zambia has had to open two of the six floodgates on the Kariba Dam because of continuing heavy pressure on their dam - and say they may have to open more.
		Over the next few days, this additional water will feed into the Cahora Bassa Dam, putting pressure on the Mozambicans to further increase the outflow into the Zambezi.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/1194245.stm (299 words)

	Dam buster? - 26 February 2001 - New Scientist Space (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 27-year-old dam is close to overflowing and has a history of technical problems.
		The Cahora Bassa, at 160 metres high, is Africa's largest hydroelectric dam with a reservoir capacity of 64 cubic kilometres.
		In February 1997, the dam's gates reportedly came close to failure under the pressure of fast-rising flood waters.
	www.newscientistspace.com /article.ns?id=dn465 (611 words)

	New dam project stirs controversy
		Mepanda Uncua dam - to be set up 70 kilometres downstream of the existing Cahora Bassa dam in the northwestern province of Tete has pushed environmentalists and scientist to the deep end.
		The construction of the dam is expected to cost US Dollar 1.3 billion, and to get this money the government has tendered the construction of the dam, which is expected to be operational by 2007.
		The dam is also expected to break the monopoly of Mozambique's hydroelectric power, currently enjoyed by South African power giant Eskom, which controls 82 per cent of the 3 750 mega watts generated from the Cahora Bassa dam while the government controls 18 percent.
	www.newsfromafrica.org /newsfromafrica/articles/art_588.html (781 words)

	Sustainable use of Cahora Bassa Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The prevention of seasonal flooding caused by the closure of the Cahora Bassa Dam in 1974 has completely changed the ecology of the lower Zambezi floodplain.
		Prof Davies first expressed concerns about the havoc the construction of the Cahora Bassa Dam might wreak on the ecology of the region over 20 years ago while working in the area.
		Before the Cahora Bassa Dam closed in 1974 the river was clear during winter and a dark muddy brown when in full flood," he said.
	www.uct.ac.za /depts/dpa/monpaper/97-no20/bryan.htm (547 words)

	Africast Global Africa Network- News
		MAPUTO, December 29 -- The final agreement between the Mozambican and Portuguese governments on the Cahora Bassa dam, under which majority ownership of the dam operating company, HCB, will pass into Mozambican hands, will be signed here in January, Mozambican energy minister Salvador Namburete said.
		Namburete told the state-run news agency, AIM, on Wednesday that the agreement could not be signed this month as planned due to technical difficulties.
		Cahora Bassa is the largest dam in southern Africa, and its turbines can generate 2,075 megawatts.
	news.africast.com /africastv/article.php?newsID=57426 (268 words)

	Cahora Bassa forced to reopen sluice gates
		"The information we have is that Cahora Bassa was forced to open a fourth flood gate on Saturday due to heavy rains upstream," UN spokesperson Frances Christie told AFP.
		Water is pouring into the dam's reservoir at a rate of about 10 350 cubic metres a second, while the dam is now releasing about 8 400 cubic metres a second.
		The dam had reduced the amount of water it was releasing, which helped stabilize the Zambezi River's water level.
	www.iol.co.za /general/avant_newsview.php?click_id=68&art_id=qw985606861960B252&set_id=6 (354 words)

	AngolaPress - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The dam operating company, Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), remains 82 percent owned by the Portuguese state, while Mozambique holds 18 percent stake in the firm.
		These include how to dam manage the dam after handover, and the structure of HCB in the future, given existing commitments and responsibilities, including a huge debt to the Portuguese treasury, which the Portuguese now estimate at about two billion US dollars.
		The Cahora Bassa dam issue will certainly be at the top of Guebuza`s agenda during meetings with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates and other politicians in that country.
	www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-e.asp?ID=387809 (354 words)

	DAM-L 2 articles on Cahora Bassa Dam/LS (fwd)
		In principle, the Portuguese have >accepted a "regularization" of the case through the retrocession of >the Cahora Bassa dam management to Mozambique, through a procedure >that remains to be determined.
		However, that plant may suffer from the proximity of the >current Cahora Bassa dam, which is also on the Zambezi river.
		>The lone concession on Lisbon's part was the handover of management >of the Cahora Bassa dam to Mozambique under terms that remain to be >settled, and on one condition: a quick start to work on a northern >power station at Cahora Bassa with a capacity of 500 MW.
	www.ox.org /lists/html/dam-l/2001/msg00573.html (710 words)

	WWF - The true cost of ignoring the World Commission on Dams
		The Kariba dam on the Zambezi river is one of Africa’s largest dams.
		Further downstream in Mozambique, the 2075 MW capacity of the Cahora Bassa dam is in principle sufficient to supply the electricity needs of all of Mozambique.
		Some parts of the dam industry have claimed that the WCD is discredited, and criticized WWF's recent efforts to raise awareness about the commission's findings through an advertising campaign in major international publications.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater/news/index.cfm?uNewsID=10541 (968 words)

	Cut in Flow of Water From Cahora Bassa Dam / News / Home - Niassa Web Portal
		Discharges from the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi, in the central Mozambican province of Tete, were reduced to 1,500 cubic metres a second on Tuesday, the minimum required to generate electricity, according to the latest bulletin from the National Water Board (DNA) on the state of the country's rivers.
		The reduction in the flow of water released from the dam - which was 2,401.6 cubic metres a second on Saturday - was made possible by a decline in the amount of water entering Cahora Bassa lake from further upstream.
		The reduced flow from the dam will be welcome news for the residents of the lower Zambezi valley where a significant flood is already in progress.
	www.niassa.net /news/cut_in_flow_of_water_from_cahora_bassa_dam (382 words)

	acahora
		Langa said that a tariff dispute between the dam's operating company and its main client, Eskom, the South African power supply company, is at the centre of discussions.
		Mozambique is also interested in negotiating the dam's R25 billion accumulated debt and Mozambique's full ownership of the scheme, Langa added.
		The dam's operating company and Eskom have failed to agree on a price for electricity supply, with Mozambique insisting the SA 2c Eskom pays per kilowatt per hour of energy is too little.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2002/07/24/foreign/ACAHORA.HTM (195 words)

	MALAWI: Power importation deal takes shape \| Legal > Contracts & Agreements from AllBusiness.com
		Negotiations for Malawi to start importing power from Mozambique's Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi River look set to be concluded with a bilateral agreement on a power importation deal.
		Presently, Sapp has 12 member countries out of the 14 SADC states, and Malawi is the only country which is not yet connected to the regional grid system that would enable it import or export electricity from around the region.
		Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) the company that operates the Cahora Bassa Dam on the Zambezi River in the western Mozambican province of Tete, won a tender advertised in March this year by the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), the monopoly state-run power provider.
	www.allbusiness.com /legal/contracts-agreements/931856-1.html (558 words)

	Austral Consultores - Partners to fund Mozambique’s take over of Cahora Bassa dam found (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Mozambican government has finally found partners to fund the country’s long-awaited take over of the strategic Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam in the centre of the country from Portugal.
		Cahora Bassa was built when Mozambique was still a Portuguese colony with the main of supplying power to former apartheid regime of South Africa.
		Cahora Bassa currently produces far below capacity amid a proliferation of mega industries in Mozambique, some of which on hold due to lack of power.
	www.austral.co.mz /article/articleview/587/1/7 (251 words)

	SABCnews.com - sabcnews/specials
		24 Feb - The Cahora Bassa dam increases its release of excess water by 40% aggravating flooding throughout the Zambezi River Valley.
		Despite this increase, the Cahora Bassa is now at maximum capacity and receiving inflows that exceed releases.
		The heaviest rain fell on Tete province (305.7 mm in Tete city), followed by Manica (112.22 mm in Chimoio), Zambezia (85.4 mm in Quelimane) and Sofala (64.2 mm in Beira) provinces.
	www.sabcnews.com /features/moz_floods/chronology.html (528 words)

	MacauHub
		On the face of it Cahora Bassa would seem to be a good deal for Portugal as it would receive US$950 million from the Mozambican state.
		But Portugal has insisted that its should receive US$2.5 billion for Cahora Bassa, which would mean that November’s agreement would represent a 62 percent pardon of the debt that would be accounted as a capital transfer, which would, in theory, increase the budget deficit.
		The Cahora Bassa dam, which is one of Africa’s largest hydroelectric projects, was built on the Zambezi River and created a reservoir covering some 230 kilometers, in the West of Mozambique.
	www.macauhub.com.mo /en/news.php?ID=1718 (477 words)

	Dam buster? - 26 February 2001 - New Scientist Tech
		The 27-year-old dam is close to overflowing and has a history of technical problems.
		The Cahora Bassa, at 160 metres high, is Africa's largest hydroelectric dam with a reservoir capacity of 64 cubic kilometres.
		In February 1997, the dam's gates reportedly came close to failure under the pressure of fast-rising flood waters.
	www.newscientisttech.com /article/dn465 (579 words)

	Planet Ark - Mozambique opening swollen Cahora Bassa dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		BEIRA, Mozambique - Mozambican authorities said on Sunday they were slowly opening the Cahora Bassa reservoir, threatening to send a wave of water into flood-stricken areas of central Mozambique.
		Cahora Bassa, the country's largest dam sited on the Zambezi River, is receiving increased volumes of water from neighbouring Zambia and Zimbabwe, which have also seen heavy rains since January.
		Officials said 30,000 people living in and around the town of Marromeu were in immediate risk from the dam waters, which were expected to reach hard-hit areas in two to four days.
	www.planetark.org /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9929 (420 words)

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