Mozambique - Lake Cahora Bassa, Mozambique

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This is one of the largest civil engineering projects of its time in Africa. Although the dam is not as large as Lake Kariba it has better electricity producing capacity. The setting and surrounding scenery is beautiful. It was build to be able to control the flooding of the Zambezi, and to store water for agricultural and industrial projects planned for the Lower Zambezi Valley. The site was decided on in 1960 but the dam was only built in the early seventies and was subject to attacks by Renamo rebels even during the building process. In 1974 the building was completed and the lake started filling.

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