List of power stations in Tanzania
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Hydroelectric station | Community | Coordinates | Type | Capacity | Year completed | Name of reservoir | River |
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Mtera Power Station Mtera dam Mtera Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Tanzania. The dam is located midway between Iringa and Dodoma on the border between the Iringa Region and the Dodoma Region. The travel time from Dodoma is about three hours on a gravel road.-Overview:... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
80 MW | 1979 | Mtera Reservoir Mtera dam Mtera Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Tanzania. The dam is located midway between Iringa and Dodoma on the border between the Iringa Region and the Dodoma Region. The travel time from Dodoma is about three hours on a gravel road.-Overview:... |
Rufiji River Rufiji River The Rufiji River lies entirely within the African nation of Tanzania. The river is formed by the convergence of the Kilombero and Luwegu rivers. It is approximately 600 km long, with its source in southwestern Tanzania and its mouth on the Indian Ocean at a point between Mafia Island called Mafia... |
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Kihansi Power Station Kihansi Dam Kihansi Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Kihansi River at the end of the Kihansi Gorge before the convergence with the Ulanga River in Tanzania approximately 450 km southwest of the capital Dar Es Salaam.-Kihansi Dam:... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
180 MW | 2000 | Kihansi Reservoir | Kihansi River | ||
Nyumba ya Mungu Power Station Nyumba ya Mungu Dam Nyumba ya Mungu Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Tanzania. It is in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region. The water runs down the slopes of Kilimanjaro in the deep valleys. These streams pour their water in the Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir. Nyumba ya Mungu means 'House of God'... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
8 MW | Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir | Mt. Kilimanjaro Streams | |||
Kidatu Power Station Kidatu Dam Kidatu Dam is a hydroelectric dam located in the Rufiji River Basin in Tanzania. The installed capacity is 200 MW. It has four turbines.The dam was constructed in 1976.... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
204 MW | 1976 | Kidatu Dam Kidatu Dam Kidatu Dam is a hydroelectric dam located in the Rufiji River Basin in Tanzania. The installed capacity is 200 MW. It has four turbines.The dam was constructed in 1976.... |
Rufiji River Rufiji River The Rufiji River lies entirely within the African nation of Tanzania. The river is formed by the convergence of the Kilombero and Luwegu rivers. It is approximately 600 km long, with its source in southwestern Tanzania and its mouth on the Indian Ocean at a point between Mafia Island called Mafia... |
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Pangani Power Station Pangani Falls Dam Pangani Falls Dam is one of the dams in Tanzania. It is inTanga Region. Its installed capacity is 68 MW.... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
68MW | Pangani River Pangani River The Pangani River is a major river of northeastern Tanzania, which rises in Kilimanjaro, passes through Lake Jipe, and empties into the Indian Ocean at the town of Pangani... |
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Hale Power Station Hale Dam Hale Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Tanzania. it is in Tanga Region. Its installed capacity is 21 MW. Thousands of people were displaced to build the dam.-External links:* Website*http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0197-397500061-4Milline J... |
Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
21MW |
See also
- List of power stations in Africa
- List of largest power stations in the world