Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station The proposed Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station, planned to be on the Zambezi River across the International border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The proposed power station will be located on the Zambezi River, approximately , downstream of Victoria Falls, straddling the international border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Currently, the proposal is for two power plants, each with an installed capacity of ; one on the Zambian side and another on the Zimbabwean side. The dam to supply the reservoir with water will be a tall arch-gravity type. The project is
Zambia and Regional Diplomacy liberation of their country during the years of exile. Zambia's policy of liberation through diplomacy and discreet support for African nationalist movements within the region is most poignant in the South African case. Zambia has also provided key support to the liberation struggles of nearby Zimbabwe from their colonial rulers in the 1960's to 1970's. Specifically, Zambia provided armed and diplomatic support to Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) during their struggles against the British backed Rhodesian government in the Rhodesian Bush War. Zambia provided limited arms and training towards Zimbabwe's African nationalist movements,