ZESCO is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is Zambia (12).
The fuel mix by asset count is oil (7), hydro (5). The largest listed asset is Kafue Gorge in Zambia (990 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 194 MW across units with capacity data.
CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 0 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 0 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.
Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.
| Plant | Fuel | Country | MW | t CO₂/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kafue Gorge | Hydro | Zambia | 990 | — |
| Kariba | Hydro | Zambia | 930 | — |
| Itezhi- Tezhi | Hydro | Zambia | 120 | — |
| Victoria Falls | Hydro | Zambia | 108 | — |
| Ndola | Oil | Zambia | 50 | — |
| Luano | Oil | Zambia | 40 | — |
| Bancroft Copperbelt | Oil | Zambia | 20 | — |
| Nkana | Oil | Zambia | 20 | — |
| Lusaka | Oil | Zambia | 15 | — |
| Luanshya Nchanga | Oil | Zambia | 15 | — |
| Lusiwasi | Hydro | Zambia | 12 | — |
| Mufulira Nchanga | Oil | Zambia | 10 | — |
Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.
ZESCO operates 12 power plants across 1 country, with about 2,330 MW of total capacity.
Kafue Gorge in Zambia is its largest at about 990 MW.
Its fleet is mostly oil (7), hydro (5).
