The Mphanda Nkuwa site, located 64 km downstream of Cahora Bassa and 70 km upstream of the town of Tete was identified in the 1965 Master Plan by Hidrotecnica Portuguesa (HP). Since then, this scheme was reviewed and updated at different times between 1965 and 1996, by different consultants.

Project Site (Map by JV)

Given the natural conditions of the site of Mphanda Nkuwa, there are three possibilities for the dam and three possibilities for the headrace and power station. All these possibilities have been reviewed in the study.

The project is located in surroundings as indicated in the pricture below, which shows part of the river stretch where the Mphanda Nkuwa reservoir will be situated. The page Environmental and Social Issues gives a description of the project site and the reservoir of the Project.

Map of the Region (only small overview locating project sites)

Picture of the Zambezi River downstream of Chaora Bassa

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