{"id":113332,"date":"2024-10-12T14:42:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T07:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113332"},"modified":"2024-10-12T14:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T07:42:47","slug":"drought-is-parching-the-worlds-largest-man-made-lake-stripping-zambia-of-its-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113332","title":{"rendered":"Drought is parching the world&#8217;s largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LAKE KARIBA, Zambia (AP) \u2014 Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly fuel he can\u2019t always afford.<\/p>\n<p>Like everyone <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/zambia\">in Zambia<\/a><\/span>, Sikunyongana is facing a daily struggle to find and afford electricity during a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/environment\">climate-induced<\/a><\/span> energy crisis that\u2019s robbed the southern African country of almost all its power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly God knows when this crisis will end,\u201d said Sikunyongana. His generator ran out of diesel and spluttered to a halt as he spoke. \u201cYou see what I mean?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-f10000\"\/><\/p>\n<picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ff857a1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6187x4124+0+0\/resize\/800x533!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb5%2F02%2F383686dff2060ba6a98baeabceba%2F0c6d8cd546cb490c80bb7f5f849b4647 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/6be7c22\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6187x4124+0+0\/resize\/1600x1066!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb5%2F02%2F383686dff2060ba6a98baeabceba%2F0c6d8cd546cb490c80bb7f5f849b4647 2x\"><source 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/6027fcf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6187x4124+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb5%2F02%2F383686dff2060ba6a98baeabceba%2F0c6d8cd546cb490c80bb7f5f849b4647\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>Tindor Sikunyongana welds using a diesel generator in Lusaka, Zambia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo\/Themba Hadebe)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Zambia\u2019s worst electricity blackouts in memory have been caused by <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/southern-africa-drought-hunger-food-climate-2ef702abc386f7182dbc5f8f4192be3c\">a severe drought in the region<\/a><\/span> that has left the critical Kariba dam, the source of Sikunyongana\u2019s woes, with insufficient water to run its hydroelectric turbines. Kariba is the largest man-made lake in the world by volume and lies 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Lusaka on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>The massive dam wall was built in the 1950s and more than 80 workers died during construction. It was meant to revolutionize the countries\u2019 energy supplies by trapping the water of the Zambezi River, turning a valley into a huge lake and providing an endless supply of renewable hydroelectric power.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-fullwidth=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageTwoUpEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<picture data-crop=\"twoup-3x2\"><source media=\"(max-width: 599px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/c488ccc\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5483+0+2\/resize\/599x399!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ec07a92\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5483+0+2\/resize\/1198x798!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 2x\"><source media=\"(max-width: 599px)\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ccf305f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5483+0+2\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/cc06750\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5483+0+2\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 2x\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/0c7bc47\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5484+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/38d7ab1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5484+0+2\/resize\/1534x1022!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 2x\"><source width=\"767\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/10f0db0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5484+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f67ecfe\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5484+0+2\/resize\/1534x1022!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/10f0db0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5484+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f67ecfe\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5484+0+2\/resize\/1534x1022!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a 2x\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/10f0db0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8231x5484+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe8%2F9d%2F3d76dff537fac8c02e8360fb9105%2F26b50065f4b44e969bd91f091f14584a\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<p><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">Engineers inspect a turbine for Kariba dam near Siavonga, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo\/Themba Hadebe)<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<picture data-crop=\"twoup-3x2\"><source media=\"(max-width: 599px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/259a043\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5507+0+3\/resize\/599x399!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b8ad4fd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5507+0+3\/resize\/1198x798!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 2x\"><source media=\"(max-width: 599px)\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ab995c8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5507+0+3\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/266a921\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5507+0+3\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 2x\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b47483b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5508+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/043fb01\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5508+0+2\/resize\/1534x1022!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 2x\"><source width=\"767\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/c3e5105\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5508+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/6e0a6f8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5508+0+2\/resize\/1534x1022!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/c3e5105\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5508+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/6e0a6f8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5508+0+2\/resize\/1534x1022!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9 2x\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/c3e5105\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8267x5508+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F8c%2F1e2dd9eec597da50d390e0d463c7%2Fa426572cc0434a709666f0881e128bc9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<p><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">Engineer Chrispin Ndoti works in a control room for the Kariba dam near Siavonga, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo\/Themba Hadebe)<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-business-zimbabwe-zambia-climate-and-environment-6339a30b4a4edcee6e8e3f5a5357834a\">That\u2019s not the case anymore<\/a><\/span> as months of drought brought by the naturally occurring El Nino weather pattern and exacerbated by warming temperatures have put Zambia\u2019s hydroelectric station on the brink of completely shutting down for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The water level is so low that only one of the six turbines on Zambia\u2019s side of the dam is able to operate, cutting generation to less than 10% of normal output. Zambia relies on Kariba for more than 80% of its national electricity supply, and the result is Zambians have barely a few hours of power a day at the best of times. 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ba7c9d1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6512x4342+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fd7%2F0b%2Fa953bd7ab5d71df2ad129a0d20c3%2F4fb43dd01d0842d2a938ac2479567bb7\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>The sun rises near Kariba dam in Siavonga, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo\/Themba Hadebe)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Less than half of Zambia\u2019s 20 million people had <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/electricity-africa-just-energy-transition-d20d1ba86e90c3b9c81f0fc76979acfc\">access to electricity<\/a><\/span> before Kariba\u2019s problems. Millions more have now been forced to adjust as mothers find different ways to cook for their families and children do their homework by candlelight. The most damaging impact is during the daylight hours when small businesses, the backbone of the country, struggle to operate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is also going to increase poverty levels in the country,\u201d said economist Trevor Hambayi, who fears Zambia\u2019s economy will shrink dramatically if the power crisis is prolonged. 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/95e3247\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe6%2F4a%2F885ef24893ff76bb003b6231d6f0%2F46c9c13251324f3692806c83a512a4fb\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>A woman scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo\/Themba Hadebe)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The power crisis is a bigger blow to the economy and the battle against poverty than the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Zambia Association of Manufacturers president Ashu Sagar.<\/p>\n<p>Africa contributes the least to global warming but is <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-climate-change-flooding-droughts-af5beebf70f414098ad2a4a73a19b76c\">the most vulnerable continent<\/a><\/span> to extreme weather events and climate change as poor countries can\u2019t meet the high financials costs of adapting. This year\u2019s drought in southern Africa is the worst in decades and has parched crops and left millions hungry, causing <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/malawi-africa-drought-disaster-el-nino-ccdb755b84133d0e2796da3296410edf\">Zambia and others to already declare national disasters<\/a><\/span> and ask for aid.<\/p>\n<p>Hydroelectric power accounts for 17% of Africa\u2019s energy generation, but <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/0073d996da8b4cb68e4ae1263a2e3d0e\/ethiopia-opens-massive-gibe-3-hydroelectric-dam-omo-river\">that figure is expected to rise<\/a><\/span> to 23% by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency. Zambia is not alone in that hydroelectric power makes up over 80% of the energy mix in Mozambique, Malawi, Uganda, Ethiopia and Congo, even as experts warn it will become more unreliable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtreme weather patterns, including prolonged droughts, make it clear that overreliance on hydro is no longer sustainable,\u201d said Carlos Lopes, a professor at the Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-4e0000\"\/><\/p>\n<picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" 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data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>A worker fills drums with water at a collection point at Bauleni Township in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo\/Themba Hadebe)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Zambian government has urged people and businesses <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/solar-power-sierra-leone-electricity-business-renewables-4dae37aa5c7984e157f00ed5b88fd75b\">to embrace solar power<\/a><\/span>. But many Zambians can\u2019t afford the technology, while the government itself has turned to more familiar but polluting diesel generators to temporarily power hospitals and other buildings. It has also said it will increase its electricity from coal-fired stations out of necessity. While neighboring Zimbabwe has also lost much of its electricity generation from Kariba and blackouts there are also frequent, it gets a greater share of its power from coal plants.<\/p>\n<p>At Kariba, the 128-meter-high (420-feet) dam wall is almost completely exposed. 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/90b5959\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fd7%2Fed%2Fdd3792513b28d2777fa7f34609b9%2F5b538127926547b482dfc5ef7af2ea27\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>Baobab trees stand in Chirundu, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Themba Hadebe)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Leonard Siamubotu, who has taken tourists on boat cruises on the picturesque lake for more than 20 years, has seen the change. As the water level dropped, it exposed old, dead trees that were completely submerged for years after the wall was built. \u201cI\u2019m seeing this tree for the first time,\u201d he said of one that\u2019s appeared in the middle of the lake.<\/p>\n<p>The lake\u2019s water level naturally rises and recedes according to the season, but generally it should go up by around six meters after the rains. It moved by less than 30 centimeters after the last rainy season barely materialized, authorities said. They hope this year\u2019s rains, which should start in November, will be good. But they estimate that it\u2019ll still take three good years for Kariba to fully recover its hydroelectric capability.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say there\u2019s also no guarantee those rains will come and it\u2019s dangerous to rely <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/water-united-nations-world-meteorological-organization-86183afa4d917fe9777f730159849c8f\">on a changing climate<\/a><\/span> given Zambia has had drought-induced power problems before, and the trend is they are getting worse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not a solution &#8230; just to sit and wait for nature,\u201d said Hambayi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-bf0000\"\/><\/p>\n<picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 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