f.c. this article needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . june 2014 zesco type public industry electricity generation and supply founded 1970 headquarters lusaka zambia revenue us 250 million 2007 number of employees 3 600 2007 parent state owned website www.zesco.co.zm zesco formerly known as zambia electricity supply corporation limited is a state owned power company in zambia . it is zambia s largest power company producing about 80 % of the electricity consumed in the country . zesco represents zambia in the southern african power pool . contents 1 operations 2 power stations 3 limitations 4 references 5 notes 6 external links operations edit the company operates 9 hydropower stations with a combined capacity of 2 217.5 mw and eight small thermal power plants with a combined capacity of 11.3 mw resulting in a total installed capacity of 2 228.8 mw . 1 the company also owns and operates power distribution and transmission lines of 9 975 km . power stations edit further information list of power stations in zambia kafue gorge upper 990 mw kariba north bank 720 mw kariba north bank extension 360 mw victoria falls 108 mw a new station at the itezhi tezhi dam with 120 mw capacity is due for commissioning in 2015 or 2016 . limitations edit the national grid in zambia only extends to some parts of the country . for example it ends 380 kilometres 240 mi from the ikelenge area around kalene hill in the extreme northwest and as of 2008 zesco had no plans to provide power to this remote area . in response some small scale private operations have been established such as the zengamina 700kw hydro generator . 2 the energy regulation board is encouraging private investment in hydro power generation in view of the power deficit . 3 references edit zesco to increase electricity tariffs with effect from 1st july 2014 . notes edit energy sector report 2014 pdf report . energy regulation board zambia . 2015 . zengamina hydro project . north west zambia development trust . retrieved 2011 12 16 . erb approves zengamina tariffs pdf . the energy regulator second ed . . 2008 . retrieved 2011 12 16 . external links edit zesco official website this article about a company or corporation involved in the energy industry is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this zambia related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zesco & oldid 682176541 categories power companies of zambiacompanies established in 19701970 establishments in zambiaenergy company stubszambia stubshidden categories engvarb from september 2015use dmy dates from september 2015wikipedia articles in need of updating from june 2014all wikipedia articles in need of updatingall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 22 september 2015 at 01 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view