Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station

Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station
Map of Zambia showing the location of Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station.
CountryZambia
LocationKafue Gorge, Chikankata District
Coordinates15°48′25″S 28°25′16″E / 15.80694°S 28.42111°E / -15.80694; 28.42111
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1973
Owner(s)Government of Zambia
Operator(s)ZESCO
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKafue River
Turbines6 x 150 MW
Installed capacity900 megawatts (1,200,000 hp)

The Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station (KGU), is an operational 900 megawatts (1,206,920 hp) hydroelectric power plant across the Kafue River in Zambia.