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Zambia 's worst electricity blackouts in memory have been caused by a severe drought in the region that has left the critical Kariba dam 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 .
The water level is so low that only one of the six turbines on the Zambian side of the dam is able to operate, cutting generation to less than 10% of normal output.
The lake's 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.
Experts say it'll still take three good years for Kariba to fully recover its hydroelectric capability.
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