Ubungo I Thermal Power Station

Ubungo I Thermal Power Station also known as the Ubungo Power Plant began commercial operations on 30 July 2008 with its Gas turbines. The power-plant is located in Ubungo, Dar es Salaam and has an installed capacity of 110 megawatts (150,000 hp).[1]

Ubungo I Thermal Power Station
Map of Tanzania showing the location of Ubungo Thermal Power Station
Official nameUbungo I Thermal Power Station
CountryTanzania
LocationUbungo, Dar es Salaam
Coordinates6°47′40″S 39°12′30.5″E
StatusOperational
Construction began1994
Commission date1995 (Oil)
2008 (Natural Gas)
Construction costUS$536 Million (2005)
Owner(s)TANESCO
Operator(s)Globeleq & Songas
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelHeavy Oil
Power generation
Units operational2 x 18.5 MW
2 x 37.5 MW
Make and modelSTAL (Oil)
General Electric (Gas)
Nameplate capacity110 MW
External links
WebsiteTanesco website
Secretary Clinton Delivers Remarks at the Ubungo Power Plant in Tanzania

History

The Ubungo Power plant has existed since 1995 using turbines that run on Oil. Tanzania power supply is heavily dependent on Hydro power and after the drought in 2003-2005, the country faced major energy deficiency.[1]

Tanzania electric supply company decided to upgrade the turbines from Heavy Oil fuels to Natural gas. The company planned to obtain gas from the Songo Songo gas fields in southern Tanzania. Songas was given the contract to operate the powerplant and began commercial operations on 20 July 2004. Globeleq is the majority shareholder in Songas and operates powerplants for up to 25% of the national energy supply. Globeleq spent US$260 million in setting up the Songo Songo gas-power project and currently the operator of the power plant.[2] A majority of that investment went into building a 225 km pipeline from Songo Songo island gas fields to Ubungo, Dar es Salaam.[3]

Construction of the pipeline network was completed in May 2004. The first gas reached Dar es Salaam in July 2004, and the project started commercial operation in July 2004[4]

Ubungo II
Main article: Ubungo II Thermal Power Station

In July 2011, Siemens Energy secured an order from Jacobsen Elektro for three gas turbines to extend the Tanesco Ubungo power plant . The machines are also fueled from the Songo Songo gas field. The construction took 14 months and the new plant began operations in July 2012. This double the power output of the Ubungo Power plant project.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Ubungo Gas Plant". Tanesco. Tanzania Electric Supply Company. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. "Globeleq's Tanzania plant starts commercial operation". Globaleq. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. "SongoSongo Gas-to-Electricity Project". tpdc-tz. Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. "Songo Songo Gas Development and Power-Generation Project, Tanzania". offshoretechnology.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  5. "Ubungo Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant". Power Eng. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  6. "CCGT Plants in Africa - other countries". Industrcards. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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