TANZANIA: $276 million from the AfDB and AFD for the Kakono hydropower plant (88 MW)

Posted on :Friday , 21st April 2023

In Tanzania, the Kakono hydropower project is on track. The French Development Agency (AFD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have confirmed their financing of US$ 120.7 million and US$ 116 million respectively. The loans, which will be repaid by the Tanzanian government over 17 years, will be used to build a run-of-river power plant with a capacity of 87.8 MW.

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Tanzania: AfDB Pumps 374.9bn/ - Loan for Kakono Power Project

Posted on :Friday , 24th March 2023

THE government has signed a loan agreement of 161.47 million USD with the African Development Bank (AfDB), to implement Kakono Hydropower Project (Kakono HPP).

The approximate cost of execution of the Kakono HPP is 325 million USD.

Speaking during the signing ceremony in Dar es Salaam on 16th March, Minister for Finance and Planning, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba said. . .

TANZANIA: Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Dam Impoundment Launched

Posted on :Monday , 9th January 2023

Tanzanian authorities are launching the filling of the reservoir of the Julius Nyerere hydroelectric dam on the Rufiji River. The facility will power the turbines of a 2,115 MW hydroelectric plant, one of the largest in East Africa.

News on the Rufiji hydroelectric project in Tanzania. Authorities in the East African country are beginning to impound the dam, which is being bu. . .

African countries eye 2030 start for generating nuclear energy

Posted on :Thursday , 25th August 2022

At least seven African countries are at various stages - commissioning, shopping for vendors and mapping appropriate sites - in the roll-out of nuclear power plants, as a majority eye 2030 as a start-date for generating electricity from nuclear energy.

Egypt is currently the only country to have begun construction, following the formal launch of a site in July. The US$25 bill. . .

TANZANIA: TANESCO Joins Forces with Masdar to Produce 2 GW of Clean Energy

Posted on :Friday , 12th August 2022

In Tanzania, the state-owned Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) has agreed with Masdar of the United Arab Emirates to jointly produce 2 GW of clean energy, including solar photovoltaic plants with a combined capacity of 600 MWp. The project will help meet the growing demand for electricity in this East African country where only 39% of the population has access to electricity.

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