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
Zimbabweans in Zambia in bulk in Zambia and then bring it back to Zimbabwe for sale have been blamed for food shortages in border areas. Among Zimbabweans who have moved to Zambia are a small number of white Zimbabwean farmers, whose numbers had reached roughly 150 to 300 people . They farm a variety of crops including tobacco, wheat, and chili peppers on an estimated 150 farms. The capital they brought, combined with general economic liberalisation under the late Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa, has been credited with stimulating an agricultural boom in Zambia. In 2004, for the first time in 26 years, Zambia