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Victoria Falls Power Station
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Country
  • Zambia
LocationZambia
Coordinates17°55′51″S 25°51′37″E / 17.93083°S 25.86028°E / -17.93083; 25.86028
StatusOperational
Operator(s)
  • ZESCO
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHydropower
Power generation
Units operational12
Nameplate capacity108 MW (145,000 hp)

The Victoria Falls Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant on the Zambezi River in Livingstone, Zambia. It is located in the third gorge below Victoria Falls and consists of three power stations with a total capacity of 108 megawatts (145,000 hp):

  • Station A, commissioned in 1936, has an installed capacity of 8 megawatts (11,000 hp): 2 x 1 megawatt (1,300 hp) and 2 x 3 megawatts (4,000 hp) machines.
  • Station B, commissioned in 1968, has an installed capacity of 60 megawatts (80,000 hp): 6 x 10 megawatts (13,000 hp) machines.
  • Station C, also commissioned in 1968, has an installed capacity of 40 megawatts (54,000 hp): 4 x 10 megawatts (13,000 hp) machines).[1]

The station is owned and operated by Zesco, the state owned power utility.

  1. ^ "ZESCO website: Generation&Transmission". www.zesco.co.zm. 2010-11-17. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.

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