Zambia shut down the hydropower plant on its side of the lake on September 14, which would see households and businesses only getting three hours of electricity supply per day, while Zimbabwe said it might be forced to turn off the turbines at its hydropower station in December.
Zambia and Zimbabwe are facing the unprecedented prospect of having to shut down their major hydropower plants as the El Nino-induced drought takes its toll on the two economies.
The drought, caused by climate change, has led to a significant drop in water levels at Kariba Dam -- the world's largest man-made lake and a shared source of hydropower between the two countries.
