Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station

Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station
Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Namibia
Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station in Namibia
CountryNamibia
LocationRuacana, Omusati Region
Coordinates17°23′56″S 14°13′17″E / 17.39889°S 14.22139°E / -17.39889; 14.22139[1]
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1978 & 2012
Construction costZAR 162 million
Operator(s)NamPower
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKunene River
Ruacana Power Station
TurbinesFrancis-type
3 x 85 MW (114,000 hp)
1 x 92 MW (123,000 hp)
Installed capacity347 MW (465,000 hp)
The Ruacana Falls in the Kunene river, seen from the Namibian side.

The Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant across the Kunene River near Ruacana in northwest Namibia, close to the Angolan border. Commissioned in 1978, it is by far the largest power station in Namibia. Its operator is NamPower, the Namibian national electric power utility company.[2]

  1. ^ "Location of Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LPwR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).