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The construction of Zambia’s third major
hydro-electricity plant, the Kafue Gorge Lower, has been accorded a time-frame
of up to 2018.
This is according to the national power
utility, ZESCO in a statement.
The 750 megawatts plant will be built,
adjacent to the current Kafue gorge power station.
The Kafue Gorge lower, which is being set
up at a cost of US$ 2 billion, is expected to help mitigate the southern
African nation’s acute power deficit.
The country is currently grappling with
inadequate power supply, owing to increased social-economic activity, rendering
the national power utility, ZESCO to ratio the commodity.
Meanwhile, the other major power
generation plant at Kariba, will only become fully functional not until the end
of 2014.
The Kariba North Bank power station is
being upgraded, with the installation two extra generation machines, at a cost
of US$ 420 million.
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