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The Project

The Ministry of Energy and Water Development of the Republic of Zambia is looking for private partners to finance, construct and operate a hydroelectric power plant located in the Kafue Gorge, approximately 65km upstream of the confluence of the Kafue River with the Zambezi River.

Kafue gorge Lower (KGL) will be located immediately downstream of the existing 900MW Kafue Gorge Upper hydroelectric power station, which utilizes 400m of the 600m available head at the Kafue Gorge.

KGL would utilize the remaining 200m head, and would feature an installed capacity of approximately 750MW, a 120m-high dam, an underground powerhouse, and a tailrace channel discharging back to the Kafue River.