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|location =[[Zambia]] | |location =[[Kafue]], [[Zambia]] | ||
|owner =[[ZESCO]] | |owner =[[ZESCO]] | ||
|status =Operating | |status =Operating | ||
|th_fuel_primary = | |th_fuel_primary =Hydropower | ||
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The '''Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station''' is a | The '''Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station''' is a hydroelectric power plant of the [[Kafue River]] in [[Zambia]]. The construction period was from 1967 to 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zesco.co.zm/AboutUs.html|title=Historical Background of Electricity Development in Zambia|publisher=www.zesco.co.zm|accessdate=2012-08-30}}</ref> A power generating capacity of {{convert|900|MW}} was installed in six turbines, producing up to {{convert|900|MW}} each and the current capacity is 900MW.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zesco.co.zm/CAAndBD/Projects/ZescoGenerationCapacityUpto2015.html|title=Zesco’s Current Generation Capacity/Expected Capacity By 2015|publisher=www.zesco.co.zm|accessdate=2012-08-30}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
