Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station
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Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station canonical | 3 |
| Kafue Gorge hydropower scheme | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ |
| benefits |
increased electricity supply in Zambia
ⓘ
reduction of power imports ⓘ support for mining sector power demand ⓘ |
| commissioningDate |
2021
ⓘ
2022 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Chirundu District ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| electricityUse |
domestic consumption in Zambia
ⓘ
industrial consumption in Zambia ⓘ |
| energySource | water ⓘ |
| environmentalImpactCategory | large hydropower project ⓘ |
| estimatedCost | approximately US$2 billion ⓘ |
| financier |
China Development Bank
ⓘ
Export-Import Bank of China ⓘ Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Zambian national grid ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 750 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kafue Gorge ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kafue River ⓘ |
| mainContractor | Sinohydro ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Chirundu
ⓘ
Lusaka, Zambia ⓘ
surface form:
Lusaka
|
| numberOfTurbines | 5 ⓘ |
| operator |
ZESCO
ⓘ
ZESCO ⓘ
surface form:
Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited
|
| owner |
ZESCO
ⓘ
ZESCO ⓘ
surface form:
Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited
|
| partOf |
Kafue Gorge hydropower complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Kafue River hydropower cascade
|
| peakGenerationRole | base-load and mid-merit supply ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | hydropower ⓘ |
| projectType | run-of-river hydropower project ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
grid stabilization ⓘ |
| region | Southern Province, Zambia ⓘ |
| relatedFacility | Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Zambezi Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Zambezi River basin
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsInterconnection |
Southern African power pool and energy cooperation
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern African Power Pool
|
| technology | high-voltage transmission integration ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 150 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse | Kafue River ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kafue Gorge hydropower scheme