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Power Plants in Zambia
Zambia has 15 power plants on the map, adding up to about 3 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is oil. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS15
TOTAL CAPACITY3 GW
MOST COMMON FUELOil
By fuel
How Zambia’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Oil7 · 47% · 170 MW
Hydro5 · 33% · 2 GW
Solar1 · 7% · 48 MW
Coal1 · 7% · 300 MW
Biomass1 · 7% · 12 MW
Largest power plants in Zambia
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
990 MWKafue GorgeHydro1971
930 MWKaribaHydro
300 MWMaamba plantCoal2016
120 MWItezhi- TezhiHydro1978
108 MWVictoria FallsHydro
50 MWNdolaOil
48 MWKafueSolar
40 MWLuanoOil
20 MWBancroft CopperbeltOil
20 MWNkanaOil
15 MWLuanshya NchangaOil
15 MWLusakaOil
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