Zambia has five large power stations, of which four are Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric and one is Thermal power station, 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 2,396Megawatt, MW 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

Under construction

Thermal

Operational

Solar

Other Projects

In March 2022
Chariot Limited
of the United Kingdom together wit
Total Eren
of France and Canadians, Canadian mining giant First Quantum Minerals entered into a partnership to develop a 430MW solar and wind power project in Zambia.

References

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