List of power stations in Tanzania explained

The following page lists all power stations in Tanzania.

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric stationRegionCoordinatesRiverTypeName of reservoirCapacity (MW)Average Energy (GWh)[1] Firm Energy (GWh)Year completed
Hale Power StationTanga-5.2833°N 74°WPangani RiverRun-of-the-river2193551964
Nyumba ya Mungu Power StationKilimanjaro-3.8167°N 65°WMount Kilimanjaro StreamsReservoirNyumba ya Mungu Reservoir836201967
Kidatu Power StationMorogoro-7.6333°N 89°WRufiji RiverReservoirKidatu Dam2041,1116011975
Mtera Power StationDodoma-7.1333°N 94°WRufiji RiverMtera Reservoir80[2] 4291951988
Uwemba Power StationNjombe-9.45°N 81°WRun-of-the-river0.847.32.31991
New Pangani Power StationTanga-5.3333°N 77°WPangani RiverReservoir683412011994
Kihansi Power StationMorogoro-8.5667°N 86°WKihansi RiverReservoirKihansi Reservoir1806944922000
Mwenga Power StationIringa-8.6167°N 76°WRun-of-the-river42462012
Rusumo Hydroelectric Power StationKagera-2.3667°N 77°WKagera RiverRun-of-the-river802531292023 (Expected)[3]
Songwe Power StationMbeya-9.4531°N 33.0964°WSongwe RiverReservoirSongwe Basin Reservoir180[4] 2023 (Expected)
Julius Nyerere Hydropower StationMorogoro-7.8053°N 37.8456°WRufiji RiverReservoirStiegler's Lake2,115[5] 5,9202024 (Expected)[6]
Kikonge Power StationRuvuma-10.5081°N 34.7294°WRuhuhu RiverReservoir300[7] 1,2688832025 (Expected)
Kakono Hydroelectric Power StationKagera-1.0522°N 30.9105°WKagera RiverRun-of-the-river87.85242028 (Expected)[8]

Thermal

Thermal power stationCommunityCoordinatesFuel typeCapacity (MW)Year completed or completion expectedName of OwnerNotes
PAP Diesel Power StationDar es Salaam-6.6741°N 39.1873°WDiesel100[9] 2002PAP
Ubungo I Thermal Power StationDar es SalaamNatural Gas100[10] 2007Tanesco
Ubungo II Thermal Power StationDar es SalaamNatural Gas120[11] 2011Symbion Power Limited[12]
Tegeta Thermal Power StationDar es Salaam Natural Gas45[13] 2011Tanesco
Mtwara Thermal Power StationMtwara-10.2597°N 40.0386°WNatural Gas18[14] 2008Tanesco
Somanga Thermal Power StationSomanga-8.4167°N 39.2833°WNatural Gas7.5[15] 2010Tanesco
Dodoma Thermal Power StationDodomaDiesel55[16] 2011Symbion Power Limited
Songas Thermal Power StationDar es SalaamNatural Gas180[17] 2004Songas Power Limited
Arusha Thermal Power StationArushaDiesel50[18] 2012Symbion Power Limited
Nyakato Diesel Power StationMahango-2.5423°N 32.9662°WHeavy Fuel Oil60[19] 2013Tanesco
Kinyerezi I Thermal Power StationKinyerezi-6.8583°N 39.155°WNatural gas
or Jet fuel
150[20] 2015[21] Tanesco
Kinyerezi II Thermal Power StationKinyerezi-6.8589°N 39.1508°WNatural gas240[22] 2018[23] Tanesco
Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station[24] Mtwara-10.3092°N 40.1783°WNatural gas452018Dangote Industries Tanzania Limited

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tanzania Power System Master Plan, 2020 update - Tanzania Power System Master Plan, 2020 update - ResourceData. 2021-12-25. www.resourcedata.org. en.
  2. Web site: Tanzania: Mtera Dam Is Full, Why Blackouts? . 15 February 2009 . 5 November 2014 . The Zimbabwean . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105080713/http://www.thezimbabwean.co/articles/18612/tanzania-mtera-dam-is-full-why-blackouts.html . 5 November 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Rusumo Project's Council of Ministers appraises construction progress Regional Rusumo Hydroelectric Project. 2021-12-25. www.rusumoproject.org.
  4. Web site: Malawi Country Commercial Guide: Malawi Energy: Mpatamanga Hydroelectric Power Station . 20 April 2018 . 22 February 2017 . Department of Commerce, United States Government . US Government . Washington, DC.
  5. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Construction-of-Tanzania-hydro-plant-begins/2560-5211880-ig941w/index.html
  6. Web site: Development of Tanzania Stigler's Gorge power generation project to start in July 2018 . 7 April 2018 . 3 April 2018. . Kolumbia . Louis . Dar es Salaam.
  7. Web site: 31 August 2016 . 12 August 2016 . African Development Bank backs study into Tanzania hydropower and dam project . Afrotrade.net quoting Out-law.com.
  8. Web site: Afrik21.africa . 19 April 2023 . Tanzania: $276 million from the AfDB and AFD for the Kakono hydropower plant (88 MW) . Benoit-Ivan Wansi . 23 April 2023 . Paris, France.
  9. Web site: IPTL Switch-To-Gas Order Under Close State Watch. 14 October 2014. Alvar. Mwakyusa. Daily News (Tanzania). 5 November 2014.
  10. Web site: Overview of Tanzania's Electricity Sector. 5 November 2014. Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141023170705/http://www.ewura.go.tz/newsite/index.php/2012-03-09-08-22-52/electricity. 23 October 2014.
  11. Web site: Symbion Takes Over Dowans Power Plant Purchase Deal Clinched At USD120 Million . 21 May 2011 . Judica Tarimo . 5 November 2014 . IPPMedia.com.
  12. Web site: Ubungo II Thermal Power Station Also Known As 120MW Symbion Power Plant, Tanzania. 3 June 2011. 5 November 2014. Symbion Power Limited. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105121923/http://www.symbion-power.com/experience/power-plant-projects/120mw-symbion-power-plant-tanzania. 5 November 2014. dead.
  13. Web site: Tanesco: Government Funded - Completed Projects. 2010. 5 November 2014. TANESCO. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105115340/http://www.tanesco.co.tz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=253. 5 November 2014. dead.
  14. Web site: Capacity of the Mtwara Wentworth Power Limited Plant Is 18MW. 2012. Dar es Salaam. 5 November 2014. Tanzania Electric Supply Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105122433/http://www.tanesco.co.tz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=167. 5 November 2014. dead.
  15. Web site: Somanga Gas Plant . Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) . Tanesco . 24 September 2016 . 24 September 2016 . Dar es Salaam . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927015712/http://www.tanesco.co.tz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85&Itemid=241 . 27 September 2016 . dead .
  16. Web site: About Dodoma Thermal Power Station. November 2011. 5 November 2014. Symbion Power Limited.
  17. Web site: About Songas Thermal Power Station. 5 November 2014. General Electric.
  18. Web site: About Symbion Power Station, Arusha Tanzania. 2012. 5 November 2014. Symbion Power Limited.
  19. Web site: Jakaya Kikwete Launches 60MW Nyakato Power Plant. 9 September 2013. 5 November 2014. IPP Media.
  20. Web site: 27 March 2014. 5 November 2014. Tanzania: Mtwara Gas Project Execution Pleases State. Tanzania Daily News (TDN) via AllAfrica.com.
  21. Web site: 18 June 2015 . 16 June 2015 . Kinyerezi Plant To Add 150MW To Tanzania Grid . Kennedy . Senelwa . . Nairobi.
  22. Web site: Kinyerezi II power project anticipated to inject 240MW . 7 April 2018 . 20 June 2017 . ESI-Africa.com . ESI-Africa . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090434/https://www.esi-africa.com/kinyerezi-ii-power-project-inject-240mw/ . 5 April 2018 . dead .
  23. Web site: 3 April 2018 . 4 April 2018 . Tanzania: Kinyerezi II power plant injects 167.82MW into the national grid . . Kolumbia . Louis . Dar es Salaam.
  24. Web site: Dangote Cement Seeks Licence for 75 MW Power Plant In Tanzania. 4 November 2014. 4 November 2014. Fumbuka. Ng'wanakilala. Reuters, United Kingdom.
  25. Web site: . 18 June 2018 . Tanzania signs deal to build first-ever wind farm . 21 January 2022 . Kennedy Senelwa . Nairobi, Kenya.
  26. Web site: Tanzanian project gets environmental approval . Windpowermonthly.com . 12 June 2018 . Craig Richard . 21 January 2021.