Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station

Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station is located in Zambia
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station
Map of Zambia showing the location of Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station.
CountryZambia
LocationKafue Gorge, Chikankata District
Coordinates15°48′25″S 28°25′16″E / 15.80694°S 28.42111°E / -15.80694; 28.42111
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1973
Owner(s)Government of Zambia
Operator(s)ZESCO
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKafue River
Turbines6 x 150 MW
Installed capacity900 megawatts (1,200,000 hp)

The Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station (KGU), is an operational 900 megawatts (1,206,920 hp) hydroelectric power plant across the Kafue River in Zambia.[1]

  1. ^ "Zambian hydroelectric feasibility study complete". Pickering, Ontario, Canada: Electricityforum.com. November 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2020.