Its operator is NamPower, the Namibian national electric power utility company.

[2] The power station is located near the town of Ruacana, in the Omusati Region of Namibia, adjacent to the international border with Angola.

[3] The power station is situated 757 kilometres (470 mi), by road, northwest of Windhoek, the capital and largest city of Namibia.

The fourth Francis turbine-generator was built by Alstom, Andritz Hydro and Concor and commissioned on 5 April 2012.

Several dams upstream help regulate the Kunene River to help the power station operate more efficiently.