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Protests against proposed new dam

    JOHANNESBURG

    Environmental groups and local leaders have stepped up a campaign to stop the construction of a hydro-electric dam on the Cunene River in northern Namibia near the Angolan border saying the costs and environmental impact outweigh the benefits it would bring, news reports said on Thursday.

    The campaigners who have written to government officials and potential donors such as the African Development Bank (ADB), said that because of inherent risks in such large projects, the proposed Epupa Dam had a high probability of low economic returns, ‘The Namibian’ said. Electricity imported from South Africa, it added, was still cheaper than the projected cost of the Epupa output.

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