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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>
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>


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Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station
LocationZambia
Coordinates15°48′30″S 28°25′15″E / 15.80833°S 28.42083°E / -15.80833; 28.42083Coordinates: 15°48′30″S 28°25′15″E / 15.80833°S 28.42083°E / -15.80833; 28.42083
StatusOperating
Owner(s)ZESCO
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHydropower
Power generation
Units operationalsix x 150 MW (200,000 hp)
Nameplate capacity900 MW (1,200,000 hp)

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.[1] A power generating capacity of 900 megawatts (1,200,000 hp) was installed in six turbines, producing up to 900 megawatts (1,200,000 hp) each and the current capacity is 900MW.[2]

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  1. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  2. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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