Chishimba Hydroelectric Power Station
Chishimba Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station that sits across the Luombe River in Zambia. The power station, first commissioned in 1959, was rehabilitated and expanded in 1971 and again expanded and modernized in the 2020s. This power station is owned by the Government of Zambia and is operated and maintained by Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (ZESCO), the national electricity utility company. The energy generated here is distributed to the city of Kasama and other parts of Kasama District. Location The power station is located at Chishimba Falls, across the Luombe River, in Kasama District, in the Northern Province of Zambia. This is approximately , by road, northwest of the city of Kasama, the district and provincial capital. The geographical coordinates of Chishimba HPP are: 10°07'08.0"S, 30°54'52.0"E (Latitude:-10.118889; Longitude:30.914444). History The power station was first commissioned in 1959 with generation capacity of 0.9 MW. The power station went through rehabilitation and expansion, concluding in 1971, with new generating capacity of 6 MW. Rehabilitation and expansion in the 2020s In November 2020, ZESCO, who own and operate the power station advertised for qualified consulting engineering firms to bid for the job of Owner's Engineer on the project of