Cahora Bassa Dam

E70573

artificial lake electric power company gravity dam hydroelectric dam reservoir

Cahora Bassa Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Mozambique that forms one of Africa’s largest artificial lakes and supplies significant power to the region.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial lake → electric power company → gravity dam → hydroelectric dam → reservoir →
associatedWith	Portuguese colonial infrastructure projects →
constructionStartDate	1969 →
continent	Africa →
country	Mozambique →
countryDuringConstruction	Portuguese Mozambique →
energySource	hydropower →
formsReservoir	Lake Cahora Bassa →
hasImpactOn	regional power grid →
hasSpillway	yes →
height	approximately 171 m →
installedCapacity	about 2075 MW →
length	approximately 303 m →
locatedIn	Mozambique → Tete Province →
locatedInHemisphere	Southern Hemisphere →
locatedInTimeZone	Central Africa Time →
locatedInValley	Zambezi Valley →
locatedNear	town of Songo →
locatedOnRiver	Zambezi River NERFINISHED →
notableFor	being one of Africa’s largest artificial lakes → being one of Africa’s largest hydroelectric schemes → long-distance power export to South Africa →
numberOfTurbines	5 →
openingDate	1974 →
operator	Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa →
partOf	Zambezi River basin →
primaryPurpose	hydroelectric power generation →
regionServed	Southern Africa →
reservoirArea	large surface area relative to African reservoirs →
reservoirName	Lake Cahora Bassa →
reservoirType	storage reservoir →
secondaryPurpose	regional power supply →
status	operational →
suppliesElectricityTo	Mozambique → South Africa → Southern Africa region →
transmissionLineDestination	South Africa →
transmissionType	HVDC →
transmissionVoltage	±533 kV →
turbineType	Francis turbine →
watercourse	Zambezi River NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cahora Bassa Gorge → Cahora Bassa Gorge ("Cahora Bassa Reservoir") → Zambezi Valley →	near
Cahora Bassa Gorge ("Cahora Bassa hydroelectric scheme") →	associatedWith
Zambezi Basin ("Cahora Bassa Lake") →	containsLake
Zambezi Basin ("Cahora Bassa Dam reservoir") →	containsReservoir
Cahora Bassa Dam ("Lake Cahora Bassa") →	formsReservoir
Zambezi River →	hasDam
Zambezi Basin →	hasHydropowerDam
Cahora Bassa Dam ("Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa") →	operator
Cahora Bassa Dam ("Lake Cahora Bassa") →	reservoirName