Wovwe Hydroelectric Power Station

The Wovwe Hydroelectric Power Station, also Wovwe Power Station, is a hydroelectric power plant on the Wovwe River in Malawi. It has installed capacity of 4.35 MW, with three generation units of 1.45 megawatts each.

Location
The power station is located across the Wovwe River, in Karonga District, in the Northern Region of Malawi, upstream of Wovwe Rice Scheme, approximately 17 km, south of Uliwa Trading Centre. This is approximately 140 km, by road, north of Mzuzu, the capital of the Northern Region of Malawi.

The geographical coordinates of Wovwe Hydroelectric Power Station are: 10°28'18.0"S, 34°10'20.0"E (Latitude:-10.471667; Longitude:34.172222).

Overview
This power station was a donation from the government of Germany. It comprises three power-generation machines of 1.35 megawatts. Wovwe Power Station can be operated on-grid and/or off-grid.