It is operated by the Congolese electricity utility company, Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL).

Its location is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), north of the city of Kolwezi, the provincial capital.

[1] Due to the old age of the hardware, during the 2014 to 2015 time frame, Nzilo Power station underwent rehabilitation to maintain functional efficiency.

[4] Nzilo Power Station was constructed in the 1950s and commercially commissioned in 1953 to supply power to Glencore, a Swiss mining conglomerate, which owns mines in Lualaba Province and in the adjacent Haut-Katanga Province.

In 1974, SNEL, the electricity generation, transmission and distribution monopoly took over ownership of the power station, following a presidential decree.