Mtwara Power Plant
In February 2013, the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Symbion Power to build a 600 MW power plant in Mtwara:[1] In the same year of 2013, General Electric International (GE), a technology company, joined the project to facilitate and speed up the execution of the same.[2] The project requires US $1 billion capital expenditure and will also cover the construction of a 650 kilometre power line from Mtwara to Songea to extend the existing national grid from Makambako in Njombe Region to Songea.[3]
The power plant is planned to supply 30 MW to the Dangote Cement factory and 20 MW to the Mtwara Fertiliser Plant. Moreover, the Mtwara Airport needs 6 MW and the uranium mine in Namtumbo in Ruvuma Region requires 30 MW.[4] Another expected buyer of energy from the Mtwara power plant is the urea plant of the UK listed Wentsworth Resources Company.[5] In addition, TANESCO has received requests for power supply from Mozambique for its northern regions.[6] In December 2015, Symbion announced that it was looking for investors in the project as the project is not funded by US Government or any other lending institution.[7] Commercial operation of the plant was planned to start in 2017.[8] However,
References
- ↑ ”Tanzania to monetize gas with power plant and downstream industries”, “2b1 Consulting”, retrieved 01 December 2014.
- ↑ ”Symbion embarks on independent 600MW power project in Tanzania”, East African Business Week, retrieved 01 December 2014.
- ↑ ”Tanzania to monetize gas with power plant and downstream industries”, “2b1 Consulting”, retrieved 01 December 2014.
- ↑ ”Symbion Power Mtwara Power Project”, “All Africa”, retrieved 01 December 2014.
- ↑ ”Tanzania to monetize gas with power plant and downstream industries”, “2b1 Consulting”, retrieved 01 December 2014.
- ↑ ”Tanesco and Symbion ink pact to build Mtwara power plant”, African Review, retrieved 01 December 2014.
- ↑ ”Symbion power looking for investors in 600 mw Mtwara project”, “The Citizen”, retrieved 06 September 2018.
- ↑ ”Tanzania to monetize gas with power plant and downstream industries”, “2b1 Consulting”, retrieved 01 December 2014.
