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Victoria Falls Power Station

Livingstone District, Zambia

The 2528th largest power station in the world

108 MW · Capacity

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

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