Kariba Dam wall rehab to cost $294,2 million

The Kariba Dam wall will undergo a $294,2 million rehabilitation programme of the six spill gates and remodelling of the plunge pool beginning next year, a senior government official has said.

Speaking after a tour of Kariba South Power Station on Friday, Energy and Power Development secretary Partson Mbiriri said the plan was to start with the remodelling of the plunge pool within the first half of 2015.

Mbiriri said the refurbishment of the spill gates would be done one at a time, each taking a year to complete.

He said the remodelling of the pool would cost $125 million, while the remainder of the $294,2 million would be used for the refurbishment of the spill gates.