Tanzania/Zanzibar submarine cable interconnector project
Name and Location
Tanzania/Zanzibar submarine cable interconnector project.
Project Description
The project involves the manufacture and installation of a 40-km-long, 100-MW submarine electric transmission cable, including fibre-optic shield wire, from Ras Kiromoni, in mainland Tanzania, to Ras Fumba, in Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar archipelago.
Value
The US government will invest $45-million in the project. The funding is part of a $698-million grant, under the Millennium Challenge Corporation, to fund water, energy and infrastructure projects in Tanzania. To date, a total of $206-million has been allocated to energy projects.
Duration
Scheduled to go on-line by the end of 2012.
Client
The Millennium Challenge Account -Tanzania (MCA-Tanzania) on behalf of the governments of the US and Tanzania, in collaboration with the Zanzibar Electrical Company.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Millennium Challenge Corporation (financing); ESBI (consulting engineer and engineering, procurement and construction supervisor); Viscas Corporation (cable installation).
Latest Developments
The signing of a contract for the manufacture and installation of a new 100-MW submarine power cable took place in April 2010.
On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.
Contact Details for Project Information
MCA-Tanzania procurement director Marieth Ngaida, tel +255 22 212 4634, fax +255 22 212 4644 or email mngaida@mca-t.go.tz.
ESBI, Tanzania, tel +255 22 245 1738/1744/1745 or fax +255 22 245 1748.
Viscas Corporation, tel +81 3 5783 1858, fax +81 3 5783 1870 or email info@viscas.com.
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