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10 major dams being built by the second republic.
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There are over 2 000 dams in the Zimbabwean portion of the Limpopo River Basin of varying sizes. Within the Upper Mzingwane and Mwenezi catchments there are 21 medium or large dams in Zimbabwe (LBPTC 2010).

InMarch 2021, GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE poured in over $10 billion into the development of 10 major dam projects across the country. The programme aimed at boosting the country’s water harvesting capacity.

To start with, Kunzvi Dam
*District: Goromonzi district (confluence of the Nora and Nyagui rivers)
Capacity: 158,4 million cubic meters
*Projected use: Augment the capital, Harare water supply
*Contractor: China Nanchang Engineering
*Time Period: 39 months)
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2.Gwayi-Shangani Dam
The dam was allocated US$600 million in 2004, US$20 million in 2017 for initial works, as at May 2020 – US$122 million used under the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP).
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*District: Lubimbi, Hwange District, Matabeleland North (Confluence of Gwayi/Shangani Rivers)
*Capacity: 635 million cubic meters
*Projected use:Water supply to Bulawayo, remainder for irrigation projects along water pipeline & generate 6MW of electricity

3. Semwa Dam
*District: Mt Darwin (Ruya River)
*Capacity: area 4 500km2, full supply capacity of 260 million cubic meters
*Projected use: Irrigation, small hydro power plant & water supply to Rushinga and Chimhanda growth points.

*Promised completion date: 2023
*Status: (40 percent complete, Zinwa Report 2020)

4.Silverstroom (Mbada) Dam
*District: Centenary, Mashonaland Central (Musengezi River)
*Size/ capacity: 140 million cubic metre capacity.
*Projected use: Irrigation, water supply –Centenary & Muzarabani, power generation (800 kilowatts)
Contractor: Nancheng Engineering.

5.Vungu Dam
*District: Zibagwe, Midlands Province
*Size/ capacity:118 million cubic meters *Projected use: irrigation, water supply
*Contractor: Grindale Engineering (Private) Limited
*Start of construction: 2022, Tender awarded in January 2022.
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6.Ziminya Dam (Shangani River)

*District: Nkayi district, Matabeleland North province
*Size/ capacity: 98 million cubic metre
*Projected use: Irrigation, livestock, fisheries, water supply to rural service centres
*Start of construction: 2019-2022
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7.2023

Bindura Dam
*District: Bindura District, Mashonaland *Central province (Mazowe River)
*Size/ capacity: 100 million cubic metres
*Projected use: water supply to Bindura, mines & Irrigation
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8.Dande Dam
*District: Guruve, Mashonaland Central (Dande River)
*Size/ capacity: 160 million cubic metres
*Projected use: Irrigation, water supply Guruve & Mbire, livestock, wildlife, fisheries, 3,6 megawatts.
*Start of construction: works commenced in 2019.
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9. Chivhu Dam
*District: Chikomba district, Mashonaland East province (Sebakwe River)
*Size/ capacity: 26 million cubic meters
*Projected use: Irrigation, water supply Chivhu town,
*Start of construction: 2019
* Promised completion date: 2021 but rolled over to 2022.
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10. Tuli-Manyange
*District: Gwanda District, Matabeleland South province
*Capacity: 35 million cubic metres
*Projected use: Water supply for rural service centres, irrigation and livestock
*Start of construction: 2021
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