Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station

Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station
Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station is located in Zambia
Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station
Map of Zambia showing the location of Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station.
CountryZambia
LocationKafue Gorge, Chikankata District
Coordinates15°53′46″S 28°33′33″E / 15.89611°S 28.55917°E / -15.89611; 28.55917
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date2023[1]
Construction costUS$2 Billion
Owner(s)Government of Zambia
Operator(s)ZESCO
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKafue River
Height140 m
Length378 m
Turbines5 x 150 MW
Installed capacity750 megawatts (1,010,000 hp)

Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station (KGL), is a 750 megawatts (1,010,000 hp) hydroelectric power station in Zambia.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference y2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Teresia Njoroge (4 April 2019). "US $2bn Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower station nears completion". Nairobi: Construction Review Online. Retrieved 15 May 2020.