Malagarasi hydropower plant, Tanzania
Name of the Project
Malagarasi hydropower plant.
Location
Kigoma region, western Tanzania.
Project Owner/s
State-owned Tanzania Electric Supply Company.
Project Description
The project is one of Tanzania’s priorities under its Second Five-Year Development Plan and will also advance the objectives of the country’s Vision 2025.
The project entails the construction of a 50 MW hydropower plant and a 132 kV evacuation transmission line, as well as the addition of 4 250 rural electrification connections, providing reliable renewable energy for households, schools, clinics and small and medium-sized enterprises.
The layout includes an overflow gravity weir, about 600 m long, that diverts the flows into the waterway. The waterway system includes a 1 km culvert that leads the discharges to the short penstocks, through an outdoor surge shaft and then to the outdoor powerhouse located on the right river bank.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
The African Development Bank and the Tanzania signed loan agreements totalling $140-million to finance the construction of the hydropower plant in May 2021.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Studio Pietrangeli (engineering services for the preparation and implementation of the construction of the project).
Contact Details for Project Information
Tanesco, tel +255 768 985100 or email communications.manager@tanesco.co.tz.
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