Zambia, Kafue Gorge hydropower plant
Project Name: Zambia, Kafue Gorge hydropower plant
Location: On a primary tributary of the Zambezi River on the left bank, in the southern Chikankata district, 90km away from Lusaka
Reservoir: 111111
Description: A 130 metre high dam with a spillway on the left bank, power intake on the right bank, a single power tunnel leading to a surge chamber, two penstocks, five vertical Francis turbine and generator sets and a surface powerhouse with associated high voltage switchyard for power evacuation.
Contractual Amount: USD 1.914 billion
Duration of Works: 72 months
Dam Type: A 130 metre high Concrete Faced Rockfill Dam (CFRD)
Contract Type: BOOT model, 30 years operation period .
Owner: SPV SINOZAM Power Corporation
Financier: SINOZAM is owned by Sinohydro (50%), ZESCO Limited (30%) and China Africa Development Fund (CAD Fund) (20%).