List of power stations in Zambia

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Zambia has five large power stations, of which four are hydroelectric and one is thermal. A fifth hydroelectric power plant is under construction at Itezhi-Tezhi Dam (120MW) along with a coal powered power station at Maamba (300MW) as of 2015. There are also a number of smaller hydroelectric stations, and eight towns not connected to the national power transmission grid are served by diesel generators.

In 2014 the combined power generation from an installed capacity of 2,396MW was 14,453GWh, of which 91.2% came from hydroelectric plants.[1]

The majority of the plants are owned and operated by ZESCO, the national power utility.

Hydroelectric[]

Operational[]

Station Capacity (MW) Generation 2014 (GWh) Type Owner Notes
Kafue Gorge Upper 990 (upgraded from 900 to 990 by upgrading the 6 Turbine Generator Units from 150MW to 165MW each) 6,666 dam ZESCO
Kariba North Bank 740 (upgraded from 600MW to 740MW by upgrading Turbine Generator Units from 150MW to 185MW each) 4,999 dam ZESCO
Kariba North Bank Extension 360 1,162 dam ZESCO Peaking plant
Itezhi-Tezhi 120 dam ZESCO
Victoria Falls 108 811 run-of-river ZESCO
Mulungushi 32 198.2 dam LHPC (SN Power)
Lunsemfwa 24 98.8 dam LHPC (SN Power)
Lunzua 14.8 3.52 run-of-river ZESCO Upgraded from 0.75MW to 14.8MW in 2015
Lusiwasi 12 58.69 dam ZESCO
Chishimba Falls 6 23.68 run-of-river ZESCO
Musonda Falls 5 20.47 run-of-river ZESCO
Shiwa Ngandu 1 0.71 run-of-river ZESCO
Zengamina 0.7 run-of-river Zengamina Off-grid

Under construction[]

Station Capacity (MW) Fuel Owner Status
Kabompo 40 Hydro Copperbelt Energy Corporation Commissioning - not known
Kafue Lower 750 Hydro ZESCO Commissioning - not known

Thermal[]

Operational[]

Station Capacity (MW) Generation 2014 (GWh) Fuel Owner Notes
Maamba 300 coal Maamba Collieries Limited Commissioned 2016 [2][3]
Ndola HFO 105[4] 826 HFO Ndola Energy Company
Zambezi 2.35 2.5 diesel ZESCO off-grid
Kabompo 1.55 3.01 diesel ZESCO off-grid
Mwinilunga 1.5 3 diesel ZESCO off-grid
Lukulu 1.5 2.33 diesel ZESCO off-grid
Luangwa 1.5 2.64 diesel ZESCO off-grid
Shangombo 1 0.74 diesel ZESCO off-grid
Chavuma 1 1.06 diesel ZESCO off-grid
Mufumbwe 0.9 2.06 diesel ZESCO off-grid
Nakambala 40 biomass Zambia Sugar

Other[]

Station Capacity (MW) Generation 2014 (GWh) Fuel Owner Notes
Bangweulu 54 Solar PV Neoen Commissioned 2019[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Energy Sector Report 2014 (PDF) (Report). Energy Regulation Board, Zambia. 2015.
  2. ^ "Maamba Collieries Limited - ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc". Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  3. ^ "Zambia - Maamba Collieries Power Generation Project - ESIA" (PDF). African Development Bank. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  4. ^ Belgravia Services (2017). "Construction Of A 105MW Power Plant In Ndola, Zambia". Lusaka: Belgravia Services. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Neoen's Bangweulu Power unveils 54MW solar power plant in Zambia". Zambian Eye. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
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