Kafue River
KGU is located on the Kafue River, approximately , by road, south of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia. This is approximately  upstream of where the Kafue River empties into the Zambezi River, and approximately upstream of the Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station. The geographical coordinates of Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station are:15°48'25.0"S, 28°25'16.0"E (Latitude:-15.806944; Longitude:28.421111).