Nkula Power Station

Nkula Power Station is the first major hydro power station in Malawi. It comprises of Nkula A with 3 machines, each rated 11.7MW, and Nkula B with 5 machines, each rated 20MW. The last machine at Nkula A was commissioned in 1966 where as the last machine at Nkula B was commissioned in 1992.

The total generation capacity is 135.10MW as detail below:

Station Name No. Of Machines Capacity per Machine (MW) Total Capacity (MW) Status
Nkula A 3 11.7 35.10 Available
Nkula B 5 20 100 Available