Kapichira Falls power station

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Kapichira Falls power station is a major hydroelectric facility in Malawi that generates power by harnessing the flow of the Shire River near Kapichira Falls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
power plant
category Hydroelectric power stations in Malawi
Shire River basin infrastructure
commissioned 2000
commissionedPhase Kapichira I 2000
Kapichira II 2013
country Malawi
damType run-of-river
distanceToBlantyre approximately 80 km southwest
fuelType renewable energy
fundingSource African Development Bank
European Investment Bank
World Bank
generationType hydroelectric
gridConnection Malawi national grid
hasDam Kapichira Dam
hasEnvironmentalImpact modification of Shire River flow near Kapichira Falls
hasTurbineType Francis turbine
installedCapacity 128 MW
128 megawatts
locatedIn Chikwawa District
linked to: Chikwawa
locatedNear Kapichira Falls
locatedOnRiver Shire River
nearCity Blantyre
numberOfTurbines 4
operator EGENCO
Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited
ownedBy EGENCO
Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited
partOf Shire River hydropower cascade
phase Kapichira I
Kapichira II
previouslyOwnedBy ESCOM
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi
primaryEnergySource water
purpose electricity generation
region Southern Region, Malawi
linked to: Southern Malawi
serves Malawi national power system
southern Malawi
status operational
supports Malawi electricity supply security
upstreamFrom Nkula Falls power station
Tedzani Falls power station
usesWatercourse Shire River

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Shire River hasHydropowerPlant Kapichira Falls power station
Nkula Falls power station connectedTo Kapichira power station
linked to: Kapichira Falls power station
Shire River basin containsHydropowerPlantOnMainRiver Kapichira hydropower station
linked to: Kapichira Falls power station