Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
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| Height | 6200 (cm) |
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| Opened | 1977 |
| Construction cost | 275 million USD |
| Turbines | 2 × 60 MW (80,000 hp) |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Impound | Kafue River |
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| ID | 1240157 |
About Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
The Itezhi-Tezhi Dam on the Kafue River in west-central Zambia was built between 1974 and 1977 at the Itezhi-Tezhi Gap, in a range of hills through which the river had eroded a narrow valley, leading to the broad expanse of the wetlands known as the Kafue Flats.
