Amsons-Exergy Zambia thermal power station is a 300 MW coal power station in Northern, Zambia. It ranks #9 of 27 Zambia power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 10.8% of Zambia's electricity; the national grid averages 120 gCO₂/kWh (87.5% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_amsonsexergyzambiath_zambi.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 300 MW, Amsons-Exergy Zambia thermal power station is around the median coal plant in Zambia (300 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #6 largest coal power plant of 11 in Zambia by capacity.
Zambia has 11 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 3,965 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Chinsali power station · Gas · 1,200 MW · Chinsali
Location
Coordinates -10.115793, 31.265703 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Amsons-Exergy Zambia thermal power station?
Amsons-Exergy Zambia thermal power station is a 300 MW coal power plant in Northern, Zambia, Announced 2028.