List of power stations in Zambia
Introduction 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.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 990 (upgraded from 900 to 990 by upgrading the 6 Turbine Generator Units from 150MW to 165MW each) 6,666dam ZESCO  Kafue Gorge Lower  600 (still under construction up to 750MW. 4 out of 5 by 150 MW generators each commissioned picking power station at 750MW for 3.5hrs a day by design) 910dam ZESCO  Kariba North Bank  720 (upgraded from 600MW to 720MW by upgrading Turbine Generator Units from 150MW to 185MW each)3,990dam ZESCO Kariba North Bank Extension3601,162damZESCOPeaking plantItezhi-Tezhi120damZESCO Victoria Falls  108 811run-of-river ZESCO  Mulungushi 32 198.2dam LHPC (SN Power)  Lunsemfwa  24 98.8dam LHPC (SN Power)  Lunzua  14.8 3.52run-of-river ZESCO Upgraded from 0.75MW to 14.8MW in 2015 Lusiwasi  12 58.69dam ZESCO  Chishimba Hydroelectric Power Station  15 73Run-of-river ZESCO  Musonda Falls  5 20.47run-of-river ZESCO  Shiwa Ngandu  1 0.71run-of-river ZESCO  Zengamina  0.7 run-of-river Zengamina Off-grid=== Under construction === Station  Capacity (MW)Fuel Owner  Status Kabompo  40Hydro Copperbelt Energy Corporation  Commissioning - not known
Thermal === Operational === Station  Capacity (MW) Generation 2014 (GWh)Fuel Owner Notes Maamba  300  coal Maamba Collieries Limited  Commissioned 2016  Ndola HFO  105 826HFO Ndola Energy Company Zambezi2.352.5dieselZESCOdecommissioned (off-grid)Kabompo1.553.01dieselZESCOdecommissioned (off-grid)Mwinilunga1.53dieselZESCOdecommissioned (off-grid)Lukulu1.52.33dieselZESCOoff-gridLuangwa1.52.64dieselZESCOoff-gridShangombo10.74dieselZESCOoff-gridChavuma11.06dieselZESCOdecommissioned (off-grid)Mufumbwe0.92.06dieselZESCOdecommissioned (off-grid)Nakambala40biomassZambia Sugar
Solar  Solar power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity (megawatts) Year completed Name of Owner Notes Bangweulu Solar Power Station Kafue District   Solar 54 2019Neoen  Kalulushi Concentrated Solar Power Station Kalulushi District   Solar 200  2024 Expected ''Kalulushi Solar Power Consortium''  Ngonye Solar Power Station Kafue District   Solar 34 2019 ''Ngonye Power Company Limited''  Serenje Solar Power Station Chitambo District   Solar 200 2023 Expected ''Ultra Green Corporation Zambia Limited''  Zambia Riverside Solar Power Station Kitwe District   Solar 34 2023 Copperbelt Energy Corporation
Other projects In March 2022,  Chariot Limited of the United Kingdom together with  Total Eren of France and Canadian mining giant First Quantum Minerals entered into a partnership to develop a 430MW solar and wind power project in Zambia.
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