List of power stations in Tanzania

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The following page lists all power stations in Tanzania .

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Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric stationRegionCoordinatesRiverTypeName of reservoirCapacity (MW)Average Energy (GWh) [1] Firm Energy (GWh) [1] Year completed
Hale Power Station Tanga 5°17′S38°36′E / 5.283°S 38.600°E / -5.283; 38.600 Pangani River Run-of-the-river 2193551964
Nyumba ya Mungu Power Station Kilimanjaro 3°49′S37°28′E / 3.817°S 37.467°E / -3.817; 37.467 Mount Kilimanjaro Streams Reservoir Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir 836201967
Kidatu Power Station Morogoro 7°38′S36°53′E / 7.633°S 36.883°E / -7.633; 36.883 Rufiji River Reservoir Kidatu Dam 2041,1116011975
Mtera Power Station Dodoma 7°08′S35°59′E / 7.133°S 35.983°E / -7.133; 35.983 Rufiji River Reservoir Mtera Reservoir 80 [2] 4291951988
Uwemba Power Station Njombe 9°27′S34°47′E / 9.450°S 34.783°E / -9.450; 34.783 Run-of-the-river 0.847.32.31991
New Pangani Power Station Tanga 5°20′S38°39′E / 5.333°S 38.650°E / -5.333; 38.650 Pangani River Reservoir 683412011994
Kihansi Power Station Morogoro 8°34′S35°51′E / 8.567°S 35.850°E / -8.567; 35.850 Kihansi River Reservoir Kihansi Reservoir1806944922000
Mwenga Power Station Iringa 8°37′S35°41′E / 8.617°S 35.683°E / -8.617; 35.683 Run-of-the-river 42462012
Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station Kagera 2°22′S30°47′E / 2.367°S 30.783°E / -2.367; 30.783 Kagera River Run-of-the-river 802531292023 (Expected) [3]
Songwe Power Station Mbeya 09°27′11″S33°05′47″E / 9.45306°S 33.09639°E / -9.45306; 33.09639 Songwe River Reservoir Songwe Basin Reservoir180 [4] 2023 (Expected)
Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station Morogoro 07°48′19″S37°50′44″E / 7.80528°S 37.84556°E / -7.80528; 37.84556 Rufiji River Reservoir Stiegler's Lake2,115 [5] 5,9202024 (Expected) [6]
Kikonge Power Station Ruvuma 10°30′29″S34°43′46″E / 10.50806°S 34.72944°E / -10.50806; 34.72944 Ruhuhu River Reservoir 300 [7] 1,2688832025 (Expected) [7]
Kakono Hydroelectric Power Station Kagera 1°03′08″S30°54′38″E / 1.0521935°S 30.9104841°E / -1.0521935; 30.9104841 Kagera River Run-of-the-river 87.85242028 (Expected) [8]

Thermal

Thermal power stationCommunityCoordinatesFuel typeCapacity (MW)Year completed or completion expectedName of OwnerNotes
PAP Diesel Power Station Dar es Salaam 6°40′27″S39°11′14″E / 6.6741°S 39.1873°E / -6.6741; 39.1873 (PAP Diesel Power Station) Diesel 100 [9] 2002PAP
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] 2011Symbion Power Limited [12]
Tegeta Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 45 [13] 2011 Tanesco
Mtwara Thermal Power Station Mtwara 10°15′35″S40°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″S39°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] 2011Symbion Power Limited
Songas Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 180 [17] 2004Songas Power Limited
Arusha Thermal Power Station Arusha Diesel 50 [18] 2012Symbion Power Limited
Nyakato Diesel Power StationMahango 2°32′32″S32°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″S39°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″S39°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″S40°10′42″E / 10.309167°S 40.178333°E / -10.309167; 40.178333 (Dangote Industries Thermal Power Station) Natural gas 452018 Dangote Industries Tanzania Limited

Wind

Station Location Capacity (MW)CommissionedNotes
Miombo Hewani Wind Power Station [25] 08°37′51″S34°48′39″E / 8.63083°S 34.81083°E / -8.63083; 34.81083 (Ngong Hills Wind Power Station) 3002024 (Expected)Owned by Windlab Developments Tanzania Limited. [26]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">TANESCO</span>

The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is a Tanzanian parastatal organisation established in 1964. It is wholly owned by the government of Tanzania. The Ministry of Energy and Minerals regulates the operations of TANESCO.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kidatu Dam</span> Dam in Kilosa, Morogoro Region

Kidatu Dam, also Kidadu Hydroelectric Power Station, is a 204 megawatts (274,000 hp) hydroelectric dam located in Kilosa District of Morogoro Region in Tanzania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symbion Power</span>

Symbion Power is a US power engineering and construction firm that has operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2005 Symbion has been responsible for the construction of transmission and distribution facilities throughout Iraq. In 2005/2006 the company was awarded $250 million of US funded competitively bid reconstruction work. Symbion is rated in the top 10 US firms using IRRF funds.

Energy in Tanzania is fundamental to the nation's projected economic growth, with estimates indicating that the economy could expand sevenfold by 2040, while energy demand is expected to increase by only 150% due to advancements in fuel efficiency. The country is actively enhancing its energy mix, primarily relying on natural gas for more than half of its electricity generation and significant contributions from hydropower, with oil primarily used for backup power. Tanzania has a wide range of energy resources in abundance, which are not yet fully exploited. These include; wood fuel, other biomass fuels, hydropower, natural gas, coal, wind, geothermal, uranium and solar.

Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station, is a 45 megawatts (60,000 hp), natural-gas powered thermal power plant in Tanzania, the second-largest economy in the East African Community. Originally, the power station was planned to be a 75 megawatts (101,000 hp), coal-fired power station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ubungo I Thermal Power Station</span>

Ubungo I Thermal Power Station, also known as the Ubungo Power Plant, is a natural gas-fueled power plant located in Ubungo of Ubungo District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. It began commercial operations on 30 July 2008 with an installed capacity of 110 megawatts (150,000 hp).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ubungo II Thermal Power Station</span>

Ubungo II Thermal Power Station was an extension to the Ubungo I Power Station and began commercial operations in 2012. The power-plant is located in Ubungo of Ubungo District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The plant has an installed capacity of 100 megawatts (130,000 hp).

Tegeta Thermal Power Station is a Tanzania Electric Supply Company owned power plant. The project began in 2006 half funded by the Tanzanian Government and the other half by The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands under ORET/MILIEV program.

Mtwara Thermal Power Station is a power plant owned by the Tanzania Electric Supply Company. The station has a capacity of 18 MW (24,000 hp) and uses natural gas from the Mnazi Bay gas wells in Mtwara. The station is not connected to the national grid but is instead connected to the Mtwara/Lindi mini-grid.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mtwara Development Corridor</span> Infrastructure project in East Africa

The Mtwara Development Project is a major infrastructure development project involving southern Tanzania, northern Mozambique, eastern Malawi and Eastern Zambia. The goal of this project is to provide road, rail and waterway access from the surrounding region to the Port of Mtwara. The region and the corridor has been neglected by the respective governments for over 40 years and the recent discovery of oil, gas and various minerals has kick started the development of the project. A road and rail link is to be built from the port of Mtwara to Mbamba Bay on Lake Nyasa to link Malawi to the corridor and further road links into Mozambique will facilitate access to northern Mozambique.

The Tanzania Liquefied Natural Gas Project (TLNGP), also Likong’o-Mchinga Liquefied Natural Gas Project (LMLNGP), is a planned liquefied natural gas processing plant in Tanzania.

The Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Natural Gas Pipeline (MDNGP), is a pipeline that transports natural gas from Tanzania's natural gas fields in Mnazi Bay, Mtwara Region to Dar es Salaam.

Somanga Thermal Power Station is a 7.5 MW (10,100 hp), natural gas powered, electricity generating power station in Tanzania.

Tanzania Mbolea and Petrochemical Company (TMPC), a Tanzanian company that was specifically formed to design, build and operate a fertilizer-manufacturing factory in the Mtwara Region of Tanzania, using natural gas as raw material.

Kinyerezi II Thermal Power Station is a 240 MW (320,000 hp), natural gas powered, electricity generating power station in Tanzania.

Kinyerezi I Thermal Power Station, also Kinyerezi 1 Thermal Power Station or Kinyerezi 1 Gas Plant, is a 150 MW (200,000 hp), natural gas powered, electricity generating power station in Tanzania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway</span> Government-owned standard gauge railway system in Tanzania

The Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is a railway system, under construction and partially in operation, serving Tanzania and linking it to the neighbouring countries of Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, and through these to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of the East African Railway Master Plan. The new, electrified standard gauge railway is intended to replace the outdated metre-gauge railway system.

Ruhudji Hydroelectric Power Station is a planned 358 megawatts hydroelectric power station in Tanzania. The lead developer of this renewable energy project is Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), the government-owned electricity utility company. TANESCO plans to develop the power station, as a public private partnership (PPP) project. Work is contemporaneously ongoing, along with the development of the 222 megawatts Rumakali Hydroelectric Power Station, also located in Njombe Region.

Rumakali Hydroelectric Power Station is a 222 megawatts hydroelectric power station under construction in Tanzania. The power station is under development by a consortium comprising Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), the government-owned electricity utility company and the China Gezhouba Group. The power generated at this power station will be sold to TANESCO, for integration into the national electric grid.

Kakono Hydroelectric Power Station, also referred to as Kakono Power Station, is a 87.8 MW (117,700 hp) hydroelectric power station, under construction in Tanzania.

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