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PROJECT # 0009
Zambia – 247 MW Kalungwishi Hydroelectric Power Project
LOCATION AND SIZE 247 MW hydroelectric power project located on the Kalungwishi River in the Northern and Luapula provinces of Zambia. Location Map
HOLDER Lunzua Power Authority
OTHER COUNTRIES
STATUS S3A: project structuring
TENTATIVE TENDERING
AMOUNT USD 600 million
FINANCING OPTIONS
PRESENTATION

The Kalungwishi Hydroelectric Project is a run-of-river project located on the Kalungwishi River in the Northern and Luapula provinces of Zambia. The major components of the project include:

  • a 151 MW Kundabwika Falls generating station and substation,
  • a 96 MW Kabwelume Falls generating station and substation,
  • a 330 kV transmission line (300 km)
  • a 60 kV transmission line (10 km) and associated substations,
  • associated access roads and site infrastructure.

The project will provide much needed energy to the Zambian electrical grid through a long-term power purchase agreement with ZESCO Limited.

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