List of power stations in Tanzania

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The following page lists all power stations in Tanzania.

Hydroelectric[]

Hydroelectric station Region Coordinates River Type Name of reservoir Capacity (MW) 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 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 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 1976
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[1] 1979
Njombe Run-of-the-river 0.8 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 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 2000
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 2020 (Expected)[2]
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[3] 2025 (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] 2022 (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 2,100[5] 2022 (Expected)[6]

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[7] 2002 PAP
Ubungo I Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 100[8] 2007 Tanesco
Ubungo II Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 120[9] 2011 Symbion Power Limited[10]
Tegeta Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 45[11] 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[12] 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[13] 2010 Tanesco
Dodoma Thermal Power Station Dodoma Diesel 55[14] 2011 Symbion Power Limited
Songas Thermal Power Station Dar es Salaam Natural Gas 180[15] 2004 Songas Power Limited
Arusha Thermal Power Station Arusha Diesel 50[16] 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[17] 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[18] 2015[19] 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[20] 2018[21] Tanesco
Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station[22] 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[]

See also[]

  • List of power stations in Africa
  • List of largest power stations in the world

References[]

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  19. ^ Senelwa, Kennedy (16 June 2015). "Kinyerezi Plant To Add 150MW To Tanzania Grid". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Ng'wanakilala, Fumbuka (4 November 2014). "Dangote Cement Seeks Licence for 75 MW Power Plant In Tanzania". Reuters, United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

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