Kapichira Falls power station
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Kapichira Falls power station is a major hydroelectric facility in Malawi that generates power by harnessing the flow of the Shire River near Kapichira Falls.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ |
| category |
Hydroelectric power stations in Malawi
ⓘ
Shire River basin infrastructure ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2000 ⓘ |
| commissionedPhase |
Kapichira I 2000
ⓘ
Kapichira II 2013 ⓘ |
| country | Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | run-of-river ⓘ |
| distanceToBlantyre | approximately 80 km southwest ⓘ |
| fuelType | renewable energy ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
African Development Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Investment Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ World Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generationType | hydroelectric ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Malawi national grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Kapichira Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact | modification of Shire River flow near Kapichira Falls ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| installedCapacity |
128 MW
ⓘ
128 megawatts ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Chikwawa District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kapichira Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Shire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Blantyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator |
EGENCO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
EGENCO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shire River hydropower cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phase |
Kapichira I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kapichira II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyOwnedBy |
ESCOM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnergySource | water ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| region | Southern Region, Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Malawi national power system
ⓘ
southern Malawi ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supports | Malawi electricity supply security ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom |
Nkula Falls power station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tedzani Falls power station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWatercourse | Shire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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