List of power stations in Zambia

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 Upper	900	6,666	dam	ZESCO
Kariba North Bank	600	4,999	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 Falls	6	23.68	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

Thermal

Operational

Station	Capacity (MW)	Generation 2014 (GWh)	Fuel	Owner	Notes
Ndola HFO	50	393.4	HFO	Ndola Energy Company
Zambezi	2.35	2.5	diesel	ZESCO	off-grid
Kabompo	1.55	3.01	diesel	ZESCO	off-grid
Mwinilunga	1.5	3	diesel	ZESCO	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	off-grid
Mufumbwe	0.9	2.06	diesel	ZESCO	off-grid
Nakambala	40		biomass	Zambia Sugar

Under construction

Station	Capacity (MW)	Fuel	Owner	Status
Maamba	300	coal	Maamba Collieries Limited	Commissioning 2015-2016