Tedzani Hydroelectric Power Station

Tedzani Hydroelectric Power Station
Location Malawi
Coordinates 15°33′34″S 34°46′38″E / 15.55944°S 34.77722°E / -15.55944; 34.77722Coordinates: 15°33′34″S 34°46′38″E / 15.55944°S 34.77722°E / -15.55944; 34.77722
Status Operational
Commission date 1973, 1977, 1996 & 2020 (Expected)
Owner(s) Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Hydropower
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 110.7 MW (148,500 hp)

The Tedzani Hydroelectric Power Station, also Tedzani Hydroelectric Power Complex, is a complex of integrated hydroelectric power plants on the Shire River in Malawi. It has a planned installed capacity of 110.7 megawatts (148,500 hp), with four power stations adjacent to each other, sharing some of the physical infrastructure and electro-mechanical connections.[1]

The electricity generating complex was developed in stages, with the first phase Tedzani I, completed in 1973,[2] and the most recent, Tedzani IV expected to come online in 2020.[3]

Location

The power stations of this electricity-generation complex are located across the Shire River, in Chikwawa District, in the Southern Region of Malawi, approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi), downstream of the Nkhula B Hydroelectric Power Station.[1] This is approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi), by road, north-west of Blantyre, the financial capital and largest city in the country.[4] The geographical coordinates of the power stations of Tedzani Hydroelectric Power Complex are: 15°33'34.0"S, 34°46'38.0"E (Latitude:-15.559444; Longitude:34.777222).[5]

The power stations

Tedzani I Hydroelectric Power Station

The first to be developed, Tedzani I was brought online in 1973. It consists of two turbines, each with capacity of 10 megawatts (13,000 hp), bringing total capacity at this power station to 20 megawatts (27,000 hp).[2]

Tedzani II Hydroelectric Power Station

Completed in 1977, Tedzani II has two power-generation units of 10 megawatts (13,000 hp) each, bringing capacity at this power station to 20 megawatts (27,000 hp).[2]

Tedzani III Hydroelectric Power Station

Tedzani III was the third power station in the complex to be completed, coming online in 1996. It consists of two generators of 26.35 megawatts (35,340 hp) each, bringing capacity at this power station to 52.7 megawatts (70,700 hp).[6]

Tedzani IV Hydroelectric Power Station

In July 2017, the Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited (Egenco) signed agreements with the Mitsubishi Corporation and with Calik Enerji, to build Tedzani IV. The 18 megawatts (24,000 hp) power station is being built with a US$52 million Grant Assistance obtained from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency. Commissioning is expected in 2020.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 EGENCO (16 April 2018). "Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited: Hydroelectric Power Station: Tedzani Hydroelectric Power Station". Blantyre: Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited (EGENCO). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 ESCOM (24 September 2015). "Hydropower Generation: Existing ESCOM Limited Generation System". Blantyre: Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (ESCOM). Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 Gregory B. Poindexter (27 July 2017). "18-MW being added to Tedzani hydropower complex in Malawi, Africa". Hyroworld.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Distance between Post Office, Blantyre, Malawi and Tedzani, Malawi". Globefeed.com. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Google (16 April 2018). "Location of Tedzani Hydroelectric Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ↑ EGENCO (16 April 2018). "Tedzani Hydro Power Station". Blantyre: Energy Generation Company Malawi Limited (EGENCO). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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