Tinaye Agere
Online Reporter
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) will use an updated rainfall forecast from the ongoing Southern Africa Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) to plan water allocation for power generation at Kariba Dam for 2025.
In a statement on Tuesday, ZRA said SARCOF, which ends this Wednesday, will provide a regional outlook for the upcoming 2024/25 rainfall season, with the predictions to be used to allocate water for power generation operations at Kariba Dam next year.
“It is also worth noting that local, regional, and international weather experts are currently meeting in Harare (from August 26-28, 2024), Zimbabwe, under the auspices of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Climate Services Center (CSC) weather forum, commonly known as the “Southern Africa Climate Outlook Forum” or SARCOF,” said ZRA.
“The meeting aims to provide a consensus outlook for the upcoming 2024/2025 rainfall season. The details of the consensus outlook for the 2024/2025 rainfall season for the SADC Region, including the Kariba catchment, will be provided.
“The actual 2024/2025 downscaled rainfall forecast for the Kariba catchment will be provided by the respective Meteorological Departments of the Republics of Zambia and Zimbabwe after the SARCOF meetings are concluded.”
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter