List of power stations in Tanzania

The following page lists all power stations in Tanzania.

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric station Region Coordinates Type Capacity (MW) Year completed Name of reservoir River
Mtera Power Station Dodoma 7°08′S 35°59′E / 7.133°S 35.983°E / -7.133; 35.983 Reservoir 80[1] 1979 Mtera Reservoir Rufiji River
Kihansi Power Station Morogoro 8°34′S 35°51′E / 8.567°S 35.850°E / -8.567; 35.850 Reservoir 180 2000 Kihansi Reservoir Kihansi River
Nyumba ya Mungu Power Station Kilimanjaro 3°49′S 37°28′E / 3.817°S 37.467°E / -3.817; 37.467 Reservoir 8 1967 Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir Mt. Kilimanjaro Streams
Kidatu Power Station Morogoro 7°38′S 36°53′E / 7.633°S 36.883°E / -7.633; 36.883 Reservoir 204 1976 Kidatu Dam Rufiji River
Pangani Power Station Tanga 5°20′S 38°39′E / 5.333°S 38.650°E / -5.333; 38.650 Reservoir 68 1994 Pangani River
Hale Power Station Tanga 5°17′S 38°36′E / 5.283°S 38.600°E / -5.283; 38.600 Reservoir 21 1964 Pangani River
Kikonge Power Station Ruvuma 10°30′29″S 34°43′46″E / 10.50806°S 34.72944°E / -10.50806; 34.72944 Reservoir 300[2] 2025 (Expected)[2] Ruhuhu River
Songwe Power Station Mbeya 09°27′11″S 33°05′47″E / 9.45306°S 33.09639°E / -9.45306; 33.09639 Reservoir 180[3] 2022 (Expected) Songwe Basin Reservoir Songwe River
Stiegler's Gorge Power Station Morogoro 07°48′19″S 37°50′44″E / 7.80528°S 37.84556°E / -7.80528; 37.84556 Reservoir 2,100[4] 2021 (Expected)[5] Stiegler's Lake Rufiji River

Thermal

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[6] 2002 PAP Operational
Ubungo I Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 100[7] 2007 Tanesco Operational
Ubungo II Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 120[8] 2011 Symbion Power Limited[9] Operational
Tegeta Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 45[10] 2011 Tanesco Operational
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[11] 2008 Tanesco Operational
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[12] 2010 Tanesco Operational
Dodoma Thermal Power Station Dodoma Diesel 55[13] 2011 Symbion Power Limited Operational
Songas Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 180[14] 2004 Songas Power Limited Operational
Arusha Thermal Power Station Arusha Diesel 50[15] 2012 Symbion Power Limited Operational
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[16] 2013 Tanesco Operational
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[17] 2015[18] Tanesco Operational
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[19] 2018[20] Tanesco Operational
Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station[21] Mtwara 10°18′33″S 40°10′42″E / 10.309167°S 40.178333°E / -10.309167; 40.178333 (Dangote Industries Thermal Power Station) Coal 75 Dangote Industries Tanzania Limited Planned

Wind

Wind power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity (megawatts) Year completed Name of Owner Notes
Singida Wind East Africa Power Station[22] Singida 4°53′58″S 34°47′22″E / 4.899450°S 34.789432°E / -4.899450; 34.789432 (Singida Wind Power Station) Wind 100[23] 2018 (Expected)[23] Wind East Africa Limited Under construction

See also

References

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  10. ↑ Tanesco, . (2010). "Tanesco: Government Funded - Completed Projects". TANESCO. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  11. ↑ Tanesco (2012). "Capacity of the Mtwara Wentworth Power Limited Plant Is 18MW". Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Electric Supply Company. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Tanesco (24 September 2016). "Somanga Gas Plant". Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco). Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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  14. ↑ GE, . "About Songas Thermal Power Station". General Electric (GE). Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  15. ↑ Symbion Power, . (2012). "About Symbion Power Station, Arusha Tanzania". Symbion Power Limited. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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  18. ↑ Senelwa, Kennedy (16 June 2015). "Kinyerezi Plant To Add 150MW To Tanzania Grid". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  19. ↑ ESI-Africa (20 June 2017). "Kinyerezi II power project anticipated to inject 240MW". ESI-Africa.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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  21. ↑ Ng'wanakilala, Fumbuka (4 November 2014). "Dangote Cement Seeks Licence for 75 MW Power Plant In Tanzania". Reuters, United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  22. ↑ Mayallah, Elisha (6 December 2016). "Tanzania wind farm to be ready by 2017". East African Business Week. Kampala. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  23. 1 2 IFC (2015). "Tanzania Welcomes First Wind Farm". Washington, DC, USA: International Finance Corporation (IFC). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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