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List of power stations in Zambia

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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)	6,666	dam	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)	910	dam	ZESCO
Kariba North Bank	720 (upgraded from 600MW to 720MW by upgrading Turbine Generator Units from 150MW to 185MW each)	3,990	dam	ZESCO
Kariba North Bank Extension	360	1,162	dam	ZESCO	Peaking plant
Itezhi-Tezhi	120		dam	ZESCO
Victoria Falls	108	811	run-of-river	ZESCO
Mulungushi	32	198.2	dam	LHPC (SN Power)
Lunsemfwa	24	98.8	dam	LHPC (SN Power)
Lunzua	14.8	3.52	run-of-river	ZESCO	Upgraded from 0.75MW to 14.8MW in 2015
Lusiwasi	12	58.69	dam	ZESCO
Chishimba Hydroelectric Power Station	15	73	Run-of-river	ZESCO
Musonda Falls	5	20.47	run-of-river	ZESCO
Shiwa Ngandu	1	0.71	run-of-river	ZESCO
Zengamina	0.7		run-of-river	Zengamina	Off-grid

Under construction

Station	Capacity (MW)	Fuel	Owner	Status
Kabompo	40	Hydro	Copperbelt Energy Corporation	Commissioning - not known

Thermal

Operational

Station	Capacity (MW)	Generation 2014 (GWh)	Fuel	Owner	Notes
Maamba Coal Power Station	300 (Another 300 in development)		Coal	Maamba Collieries Limited	url=http://www.zccm-ih.com.zm/energy-and-coal/maamba-collieries/	title=Maamba Collieries Limited - ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc	access-date=2019-03-19 }}
Ndola HFO	105	826	HFO	Ndola Energy Company
Zambezi	2.35	2.5	diesel	ZESCO	decommissioned (off-grid)
Kabompo	1.55	3.01	diesel	ZESCO	decommissioned (off-grid)
Mwinilunga	1.5	3	diesel	ZESCO	decommissioned (off-grid)
Lukulu	1.5	2.33	diesel	ZESCO	off-grid
Luangwa	1.5	2.64	diesel	ZESCO	off-grid
Shangombo	1	0.74	diesel	ZESCO	off-grid
Chavuma	1	1.06	diesel	ZESCO	decommissioned (off-grid)
Mufumbwe	0.9	2.06	diesel	ZESCO	decommissioned (off-grid)
Nakambala	40		biomass	Zambia Sugar

Solar

Solar power station	Coordinates	Fuel type	Capacity (megawatts)	Year completed	Name of owner	Notes	Bangweulu Solar Power Station	Kalulushi Concentrated Solar Power Station	Ngonye Solar Power Station	Serenje Solar Power Station
Kafue District	Solar	54	2019	Neoen
Kalulushi District	Solar	200	2024 Expected	Kalulushi Solar Power Consortium
Kafue District	Solar	34	2019	Ngonye Power Company Limited
Chitambo District	Solar	200	2023 Expected	Ultra Green Corporation Zambia Limited
Kitwe District	Solar	34	2023	Copperbelt Energy Corporation{{cite web	url=https://www.zambiainvest.com/energy/riverside-solar-power-plant-expantion-4/	title=Zambia Riverside Solar Power Plant to Be Expanded to 34MW	work=ZambiaInvest.com	date=13 December 2021	author=Zambia Invest	access-date=28 March 2022
Choma District	Solar	60	2025	Choma Solar Power Plant Limited.
Kitwe District	Solar	60	2024	Copperbelt Energy Corporation
Chisamba District	Solar	100	2025	ZESCO

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.

References

(2015). "Energy Sector Report 2014". Energy Regulation Board, Zambia.
"Maamba Collieries Limited - ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc".
"Zambia - Maamba Collieries Power Generation Project - ESIA". [[African Development Bank]].
Belgravia Services. (2017). "Construction Of A 105MW Power Plant In Ndola, Zambia". Belgravia Services.
Jean Marie Takouleu. (20 March 2019). "Zambia: Bangweulu’s solar park (54 MW) recently delivered by Neoen and IDC". Afrik21.africa.
Jean Marie Takouleu. (16 July 2020). "Zambia: Sinohydro to carry out work on Kalulushi CSP solar power plant". Afrik21.africa.
ESI Africa. (2 May 2019). "Zambia: 34MW Ngonye solar PV plant comes online". ESI-Africa.com.
Jean Marie Takouleu. (2 July 2021). "Zambia: Ultra Green to break ground on 200 MWp solar plant in September". Afrik21.africa.
Constance. (17 February 2023). "CEC commissions 34MW Solar Power Plant".
Jean Marie Takouleu. (8 May 2024). "Turkey’s Yeo to invest $65m in a solar power plant with storage in Zambia". Afrik21.africa.
Jean Marie Takouleu. (22 April 2024). "Electricity: solar photovoltaic fever ramps up in Zambia". Afrik21.africa.
(3 July 2025). "Zambia launches 100MW Solar Plant to cut power Imports and power Mining Sector".
(24 March 2022). "Total Eren Chariot selected to develop 430MW of renewables for Zambian mines".

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