The following page lists all power stations in Tanzania.
Hydroelectric station | Region | Coordinates | River | Type | Name of reservoir | Capacity (MW) | Average Energy (GWh)[1] | Firm Energy (GWh)[1] | Year completed |
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Hale Power Station | Tanga | 5°17′S 38°36′E | Pangani River | Run-of-the-river | 21 | 93 | 55 | 1964 | |
Nyumba ya Mungu Power Station | Kilimanjaro | 3°49′S 37°28′E | Mount Kilimanjaro Streams | Reservoir | Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir | 8 | 36 | 20 | 1967 |
Kidatu Power Station | Morogoro | 7°38′S 36°53′E | Rufiji River | Reservoir | Kidatu Dam | 204 | 1,111 | 601 | 1975 |
Mtera Power Station | Dodoma | 7°08′S 35°59′E | Rufiji River | Reservoir | Mtera Reservoir | 80[2] | 429 | 195 | 1988 |
Uwemba Power Station | Njombe | 9°27′S 34°47′E | Run-of-the-river | 0.84 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1991 | ||
New Pangani Power Station | Tanga | 5°20′S 38°39′E | Pangani River | Reservoir | 68 | 341 | 201 | 1994 | |
Kihansi Power Station | Morogoro | 8°34′S 35°51′E | Kihansi River | Reservoir | Kihansi Reservoir | 180 | 694 | 492 | 2000 |
Mwenga Power Station | Iringa | 8°37′S 35°41′E | Run-of-the-river | 4 | 24 | 6 | 2012 | ||
Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station | Kagera | 2°22′S 30°47′E | Kagera River | Run-of-the-river | 80 | 253 | 129 | 2022 (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] | 9,264 | 6,307 | 2022 (Expected)[6] |
Kikonge Power Station | Ruvuma | 10°30′29″S 34°43′46″E | Ruhuhu River | Reservoir | 300[7] | 1,268 | 883 | 2025 (Expected)[7] | |
Thermal power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (MW) | Year completed or completion expected | Name of Owner | Notes |
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PAP Diesel Power Station | Dar es Salaam | 6.6741°S 39.1873°E / -6.6741; 39.1873 (PAP Diesel Power Station) | Diesel | 100[8] | 2002 | PAP | |
Ubungo I Thermal Power Station | Dar es Salaam | Natural Gas | 100[9] | 2007 | Tanesco | ||
Ubungo II Thermal Power Station | Dar es Salaam | Natural Gas | 120[10] | 2011 | Symbion Power Limited[11] | ||
Tegeta Thermal Power Station | Dar es Salaam | Natural Gas | 45[12] | 2011 | Tanesco | ||
Mtwara Thermal Power Station | Mtwara | 10.259732°S 40.038604°E / -10.259732; 40.038604 (Mtwara Thermal Power Station) | Natural Gas | 18[13] | 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[14] | 2010 | Tanesco | |
Dodoma Thermal Power Station | Dodoma | Diesel | 55[15] | 2011 | Symbion Power Limited | ||
Songas Thermal Power Station | Dar es Salaam | Natural Gas | 180[16] | 2004 | Songas Power Limited | ||
Arusha Thermal Power Station | Arusha | Diesel | 50[17] | 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[18] | 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[19] | 2015[20] | Tanesco | |
Kinyerezi II Thermal Power Station | Kinyerezi | 6.8589°S 39.1508°E / -6.8589; 39.1508 (Kinyerezi II Power Station) | Natural gas | 240[21] | 2018[22] | Tanesco | |
Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station[23] | Mtwara | 10.309167°S 40.178333°E / -10.309167; 40.178333 (Dangote Industries Thermal Power Station) | Natural gas | 45 | 2018 | Dangote Industries Tanzania Limited | |
Station | Location | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Notes |
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Miombo Hewani Wind Power Station[24] | 08°37′51″S 34°48′39″E | 300 | 2024 (Expected) | Owned by Windlab Developments Tanzania Limited.[25] |
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