Kariba Hydroelectric Plant - Zambia, Zimbabwe (1960)

Kariba Dam & Hydroelectric plant is located in the Kariba Gorge of River Zambesi, between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The construction of that infrastructure, the first funded by World Bank in Africa, began in August 1956. It was completed at the end of 1959, six month ahead the scheduled terms, and was inaugurated on May 17 1960. Five international groups took part in the tender, the winner was an Italian consortium. For Salini Impregilo Group, Kariba Dam represents the first major collaboration between companies (Impresit, Girola, Lodigiani), that contributed to its history and that led, over the course of time, to its current configuration. This video shows the natural environment where the infrastructure was displayed, the construction site, preparatory activities and project execution, and workers’ village. Around 10,000 people took part in the construction, including 5,000 local people, trained by Italian technicians and executives. The Kariba Hydroelectric Plant is a double-curvature concrete arch dam