Record no. MRB-2026-006559

Cahora Bassa Dam

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Completed in 1974 on the Zambezi River, Cahora Bassa Dam impounds Lake Cahora Bassa, one of the largest reservoirs in Africa, and its power station is among the continent's biggest hydroelectric facilities.