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KUCHING (Oct 3): The Dam Safety Flying Squad has found Bakun Dam in “good and safe condition” during its inspection in 2021 and 2022, said Sarawak Energy Berhad, the dam’s owner and operator. Contrary to a Bernama report on Monday that the squad found Bakun Dam and seven others nationwide damaged
KUCHING (March 31): Sarawak Energy shared its experience in sustainable hydropower dam developments and their importance to Sarawak's energy transition and socio-economic development at the second International Conference on Dam Safety Management and Engineering 2023 (ICDSME2023) at the Shangri-La H
Is ageing Kariba Dam Wall doomed? Sifelani Tsiko The Interview A new study by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health warns that ageing dams pose a growing threat to public safety due to the potential for dam failures, over topping or leaks. Kariba Dam, a 128-metre-tall dam which stores 180 cubic kilometres of water straddling Zimbabwe and Zambia on the Zambezi River is cited as an example in the report. In this report, our Agriculture, Environment & Innovations Editor Sifelani Tsiko (ST) speaks to the Zambezi River Authority chief executive Engineer Mun...