[에너지신문] 21 March 2016 - Sumitomo, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) and Toshiba have started the construction on the Kinyerezi gas-fired CCGT power plant near Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and set to become the largest in the country, with a generation capacity of 240 MW. The power plant is currently scheduled to go into partial operation at the beginning of 2018 and will be handed over to TANESCO in September 2018.
The companies won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract awarded by the state-owned Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO). MHPS will provide key equipment (six H-25 gas turbines and generators), and TPSC will supply heat recovery boilers, steam turbines and other equipment and undertake civil and installation works, as well as coordinate technical matters. Total investment is estimated at Yen 35bn (US$315m), with the majority being co-financed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
Tanzania is reliant on hydropower generation and is suffering from chronic power shortages in a context of soaring power demand. The country has had to resort to leasing emergency power plants at relatively high rates. Large gas discoveries should help Tanzania to diversify its power mix and improve power supply.
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