List of power stations in Tanzania

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 Pangani River Run-of-the-river 21 1964
Nyumba ya Mungu Power Station Kilimanjaro 3°49′S 37°28′E Mount Kilimanjaro Streams Reservoir Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir 8 1967
Kidatu Power Station Morogoro 7°38′S 36°53′E Rufiji River Reservoir Kidatu Dam 204 1976
Mtera Power Station Dodoma 7°08′S 35°59′E Rufiji River Reservoir Mtera Reservoir 80[1] 1979
Uwemba Power Station Njombe Run-of-the-river 0.8 1991
New Pangani Power Station Tanga 5°20′S 38°39′E Pangani River Reservoir 68 1994
Kihansi Power Station Morogoro 8°34′S 35°51′E Kihansi River Reservoir Kihansi Reservoir 180 2000
Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station Kagera 2°22′S 30°47′E Kagera River Run-of-the-river 80 2020 (Expected)[2]
Kikonge Power Station Ruvuma 10°30′29″S 34°43′46″E Ruhuhu River Reservoir 300[3] 2025 (Expected)[3]
Songwe Power Station Mbeya 09°27′11″S 33°05′47″E Songwe River Reservoir Songwe Basin Reservoir 180[4] 2022 (Expected)
Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station Morogoro 07°48′19″S 37°50′44″E 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 6.6741°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 10.259732°S 40.038604°E / -10.259732; 40.038604 (Mtwara Thermal Power Station) Natural Gas 18[12] 2008 Tanesco
Somanga Thermal Power Station Somanga 8.416667°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 2.5423°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 6.8583°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 6.8589°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 10.309167°S 40.178333°E / -10.309167; 40.178333 (Dangote Industries Thermal Power Station) Natural gas 45 2018 Dangote Industries Tanzania Limited

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

References
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