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The double curvature concrete | The double curvature concrete arch dam was designed by Coyne et Bellier and constructed between 1955 and 1959 by Impresit of Italy<ref name="spurwing">[http://www.spurwing.co.zw/facts_kariba.htm Spurwing facts] {{wayback|url=http://www.spurwing.co.zw/facts_kariba.htm |date=20091105204805 }}</ref> at a cost of $135,000,000 for the first stage with only the Kariba South power cavern. Final construction and the addition of the Kariba North Power cavern by [[Mitchell Construction]]<ref>Indictment: Power & Politics in the Construction Industry, David Morrell, Faber & Faber, 1987, ISBN 978-0-571-14985-8</ref> was not completed until 1977 due to largely political problems for a total cost of $480,000,000. During construction, 86 men lost their lives.<ref name="spurwing"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.industcards.com/hydro-africa-southern.htm | title=Hydroelectric Power Plants in Southern Africa | publisher=Industry Cards | work=Power Plants Around the World Photo Gallery | accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref> | ||
== Power generation == | == Power generation == | ||
