Kariba Dam Rehabilitation project (KDRP) - Reshaping of the plunge pool (PP) - 2nd phase (KDRP-PP-II)

About this project

The purpose of this Action (KDRP-PP-II) is to allow the completion of the Action laid down in the 11th EDF Financing Agreement (FA) ZM/FED/031-570 (Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project, KDRP).The Overall Objective of KDRP is to increase the reliability of supply and clean energy to Zambia and Zimbabwe and to minimize the risk of failure of the Kariba Dam. To do so, the project is supporting the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) in carrying out the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam through the stabilisation of its plunge pool and refurbishment of its spillway. Once the works are completed, the stability and proper functioning of the Kariba Dam will be ensured: the installed generation capacity of 2,130 MW will be maintained in the long term, while the risk of dam failure will be downgraded.KDRP is co-financed in parallel co-financing by the EU, WB, AfDB, SIDA and ZRA. The project has three distinct separate components:(1) Institutional support ¿ WB/AfDB, SIDA and ZRA funded(2) Plunge Pool reshaping ¿ EU funded(3) Refurbishment of the spillway ¿ WB/AfDB and SIDA fundedThus, in 2017, a EUR 49 million works contract was signed to carry out the reshaping of the plunge pool. The provided engineering design included the construction of a cofferdam to dewater the plunge pool and allow for its reshaping in the dry through excavation operations and the construction of a concrete fault protection slab. Unfortunately, this engineering design was based on geological assumptions that have proved…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 13Climate Action

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Zambia

Sectors

Hydro-electric power plantsDisaster Risk Reduction

Focus

Environment · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Main focus

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2023-ACT-61056.

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