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List of power stations in Tanzania

Summary

The following page lists all power stations in Tanzania.

Hydroelectric edit

Hydroelectric station Region Coordinates River Type Name of reservoir Capacity (MW) Average Energy (GWh)[1] Firm Energy (GWh)[1] Year completed
Hale Power Station Tanga 5°17′S 38°36′E / 5.283°S 38.600°E / -5.283; 38.600 Pangani River Run-of-the-river 21 93 55 1964
Nyumba ya Mungu Power Station Kilimanjaro 3°49′S 37°28′E / 3.817°S 37.467°E / -3.817; 37.467 Mount Kilimanjaro Streams Reservoir Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir 8 36 20 1967
Kidatu Power Station Morogoro 7°38′S 36°53′E / 7.633°S 36.883°E / -7.633; 36.883 Rufiji River Reservoir Kidatu Dam 204 1,111 601 1975
Mtera Power Station Dodoma 7°08′S 35°59′E / 7.133°S 35.983°E / -7.133; 35.983 Rufiji River Reservoir Mtera Reservoir 80[2] 429 195 1988
Uwemba Power Station Njombe 9°27′S 34°47′E / 9.450°S 34.783°E / -9.450; 34.783 Run-of-the-river 0.84 7.3 2.3 1991
New Pangani Power Station Tanga 5°20′S 38°39′E / 5.333°S 38.650°E / -5.333; 38.650 Pangani River Reservoir 68 341 201 1994
Kihansi Power Station Morogoro 8°34′S 35°51′E / 8.567°S 35.850°E / -8.567; 35.850 Kihansi River Reservoir Kihansi Reservoir 180 694 492 2000
Mwenga Power Station Iringa 8°37′S 35°41′E / 8.617°S 35.683°E / -8.617; 35.683 Run-of-the-river 4 24 6 2012
Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station Kagera 2°22′S 30°47′E / 2.367°S 30.783°E / -2.367; 30.783 Kagera River Run-of-the-river 80 253 129 2023 (Expected)[3]
Songwe Power Station Mbeya 09°27′11″S 33°05′47″E / 9.45306°S 33.09639°E / -9.45306; 33.09639 Songwe River Reservoir Songwe Basin Reservoir 180[4] 2023 (Expected)
Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station Morogoro 07°48′19″S 37°50′44″E / 7.80528°S 37.84556°E / -7.80528; 37.84556 Rufiji River Reservoir Stiegler's Lake 2,115[5] 5,920 2024 (Expected)[6]
Kikonge Power Station Ruvuma 10°30′29″S 34°43′46″E / 10.50806°S 34.72944°E / -10.50806; 34.72944 Ruhuhu River Reservoir 300[7] 1,268 883 2025 (Expected)[7]
Kakono Hydroelectric Power Station Kagera 1°03′08″S 30°54′38″E / 1.0521935°S 30.9104841°E / -1.0521935; 30.9104841 Kagera River Run-of-the-river 87.8 524 2028 (Expected)[8]

Thermal edit

Thermal power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity (MW) Year completed or completion expected Name of Owner Notes
PAP Diesel Power Station Dar es Salaam 6°40′27″S 39°11′14″E / 6.6741°S 39.1873°E / -6.6741; 39.1873 (PAP Diesel Power Station) Diesel 100[9] 2002 PAP
Ubungo I Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 100[10] 2007 Tanesco
Ubungo II Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 120[11] 2011 Symbion Power Limited[12]
Tegeta Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 45[13] 2011 Tanesco
Mtwara Thermal Power Station Mtwara 10°15′35″S 40°02′19″E / 10.259732°S 40.038604°E / -10.259732; 40.038604 (Mtwara Thermal Power Station) Natural Gas 18[14] 2008 Tanesco
Somanga Thermal Power Station Somanga 8°25′00″S 39°17′00″E / 8.416667°S 39.28333340°E / -8.416667; 39.28333340 (Somanga Thermal Power Station) Natural Gas 7.5[15] 2010 Tanesco
Dodoma Thermal Power Station Dodoma Diesel 55[16] 2011 Symbion Power Limited
Songas Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 180[17] 2004 Songas Power Limited
Arusha Thermal Power Station Arusha Diesel 50[18] 2012 Symbion Power Limited
Nyakato Diesel Power Station Mahango 2°32′32″S 32°57′58″E / 2.5423°S 32.9662°E / -2.5423; 32.9662 (Nyakato Diesel Power Station) Heavy Fuel Oil 60[19] 2013 Tanesco
Kinyerezi I Thermal Power Station Kinyerezi 6°51′30″S 39°09′18″E / 6.8583°S 39.1550°E / -6.8583; 39.1550 (Kinyerezi I Power Station) Natural gas
or Jet fuel 		150[20] 2015[21] Tanesco
Kinyerezi II Thermal Power Station Kinyerezi 6°51′32″S 39°09′03″E / 6.8589°S 39.1508°E / -6.8589; 39.1508 (Kinyerezi II Power Station) Natural gas 240[22] 2018[23] Tanesco
Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station[24] Mtwara 10°18′33″S 40°10′42″E / 10.309167°S 40.178333°E / -10.309167; 40.178333 (Dangote Industries Thermal Power Station) Natural gas 45 2018 Dangote Industries Tanzania Limited

Wind edit

Station Location Capacity (MW) Commissioned Notes
Miombo Hewani Wind Power Station[25] 08°37′51″S 34°48′39″E / 8.63083°S 34.81083°E / -8.63083; 34.81083 (Ngong Hills Wind Power Station) 300 2024 (Expected) Owned by Windlab Developments Tanzania Limited.[26]

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit

  • Overview of Electrical Power In Tanzania
  • Understanding Tanzania’s Independent Power Projects

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