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Cahora Bassa North Bank Hydropower Plant, Mozambique

 

  • Build the 1,245 MW Cahora Bassa North Bank hydropower plant project on the north bank of the 2,075 MW Cahora Bassa hydropower plant, located on the Zambezi River in Mozambique’s Tete province
  • The project is currently in the study phase and is expected to be approved by the government in 2025, with construction to commence within two years and completion targeted by 2032
  • The Cahora Bassa dam is a 171-metre-high roller compacted concrete dam with a crest length of 303 metres, which forms a 55.8 billion-cubic-metre reservoir. The original construction included provision for two power stations, one on the south bank and a second on the north bank
  • The south bank power plant was built at the time of dam construction and is situated in a cavern on the south bank of the Zambezi River. The station includes five 415 MW Francis turbines providing a total installed capacity of 2,075 MW, and is utilised for baseload generation
  • According to a 2018 World Bank report, the proposed North Bank power station would be developed as a peaking facility in an underground cavern on the north bank of the Zambezi River
  • The plant would use the existing dam, reservoir and other facilities, and would comprise three additional 415MW Francis turbines, extending the scheme’s total installed capacity to 3,320 MW
  • A 140-metre bridge would be built downstream of the dam to provide access to the north bank during construction. Access during operation would be through a tunnel from the crest of the dam while transmission lines would pass over the dam wall and connect to the existing Songo substation