Kanona Mukuni thermal power station

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Kanona Mukuni thermal power station is an announced power station in Mukuni, Kazungula, Southern, Zambia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kanona Mukuni thermal power station	Mukuni, Kazungula, Southern, Zambia	-17.906485, 25.918276 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Announced	coal: unknown	150	unknown	2027 (planned)
Announced	coal: unknown	150	unknown	-

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner	Parent
Kanona Power Co Ltd [100.0%]	Kanona Power Co Ltd

Background

As of December 2025, Kanona Power Co. Ltd. was planning to build a 300 MW coal-fired power plant in Mukuni village, located on 200 hectares of land behind the Mukuni substation. According to a project consultant, project plans included a 5.5 km railway line to import coal from Zimbabwe, and a 9.5 km pipeline to transport water from the Zambezi River. A 150 MW solar farm would also reportedly be developed across from the coal plant.

In April 2026, the CEO of Kanona Power reportedly said that construction on the coal plant was slated to start in May 2026. The coal plant would be built in two phases with the first 150 MW unit expected to be completed in late 2027. Kanona Power was finalizing the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Esheng PTE Ltd.

Financing

According to reporting from April 2026, the coal power station was expected to cost US$160–180 million.

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