Mutumuna Falls and the other two components in the cascade, host the 15 megawatts Chishimba Hydroelectric Power Station and related infrastructure, across the Luombe River.

[2] the Bemba people, who are indigenous to this part of Zambia believe that the spirit of Mutumuna resides at these falls.

[3][4] The Mutumuna Falls are a cultural heritage site for the Bemba people, going back for several centuries.

In 1959, the British colonial government constructed a hydroelectric dam at these and two adjacent falls, with capacity of 900,000 watts (0.9 MW).

During the early 2020s, Chishimba Hydroelectric Power Station is undergoing rehabilitation and expansion to a new capacity of 15 MW, using funds loaned by the KfW Development Bank of Germany.