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Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station (KGU), is an operational 900 megawatts (1, 206, 920 hp) hydroelectric power plant across the Kafue River in Zambia.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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