Power Generation
The Kariba Dam supplies 1,266 MW of electricity to parts of both Zambia (the Copperbelt) and Zimbabwe and generates 6,400 GW·h (23 PJ) per annum. Each country has its own power station on the north and south bank of the dam respectively. The south station belonging to Zimbabwe has been in operation since 1960 and has six generators of 117.5 MW capacity each for a total of 705 MW. The north station belonging to Zambia has been in operation since 1976, and has four generators of 153.5 MW each for a total of 614 MW; work to expand this capacity to 1,080 MW is expecting completion in December 2012. Lake Kariba, the reservoir created by the dam, extends for 280 km (174 mi) with a storage capacity of 180 km³.
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