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Victoria Falls Power Station

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

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

References Edit

  1. ^ . www.zesco.co.zm. 2010-11-17. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.

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