1. Cahora Bassa Dam Large Scale Bilateral Aid.
Benefits (name those who benefit)
Disadvantages
Location =______________ River =_________________ River Catchment _______km² Surface area _________ km²
Should the dam have been built? Justify your decision below.
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Read the following statements and explain why this is an example of Bilateral Aid.
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Portugal would build and operate a hydroelectric generating station at Cahora Bassa together with transmission system required to bring electricity to the border of South Africa.
South Africa, on the other hand, had to build and operate the Apollo converter station and the transmission system required to bring the electricity from the South African/Mozambican border.
South Africa was then obliged to buy electricity that Portugal was obliged to supply.