Itezhi-Tezhi Dam

Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is located in Zambia
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Zambia
LocationItezhi-Tezhi, Zambia
Coordinates15°45′55″S 26°01′05″E / 15.76528°S 26.01806°E / -15.76528; 26.01806
Construction began1974
Opening date1977 (hydroelectric plant 2016)
Construction cost275,000,000 US$
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKafue River
Height62 m (203 ft)
Length1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Power Station
Commission dateFebruary 2016
Turbines2 × 60 MW (80,000 hp)
Installed capacity120 MW (160,000 hp)

The Itezhi-Tezhi Dam on the Kafue River in west-central Zambia was built between 1974 and 1977 at the Itezhi-Tezhi Gap, in a range of hills through which the river had eroded a narrow valley, leading to the broad expanse of the wetlands known as the Kafue Flats. The town of Itezhi-Tezhi is to the east side of the dam.