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Power Plants in Tanzania

Tanzania has 34 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 69th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 8 operating and 26 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 3.3 GW across 8 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Julius Nyerere hydroelectric plant (2.1 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd (10), Kiwira Coal and Power Ltd (2) and Upepo Energy (2) — Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd alone is named on 29% of them. Half of Tanzania's power plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 8 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Kidatu hydroelectric plant, dating from 1975. 26 are in the pipeline, led by Tanzania solar farm (600 MW), proposed. They account for 45% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Tanzania.

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34
Power Plant in Tanzania
#69
of 155 countries
3.3 GW
Operating capacity
26
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Tanzania

Who owns Tanzania's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Kidatu hydroelectric plant (1975) · newest Kishapu solar farm (2024) · 8 of 34 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

How Tanzania compares · power plants by country

Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Tanzania?
OverWatts maps 34 power plants in Tanzania — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 69th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Tanzania?
Julius Nyerere hydroelectric plant, at 2.1 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Tanzania's power plants have?
About 3.3 GW operating across 8 plants, with a further 7.0 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Tanzania?
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 10 of 34 (29%). Next are Kiwira Coal and Power Ltd (2), Upepo Energy (2) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (1).
How old are Tanzania's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 8 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Kidatu hydroelectric plant (1975); 3 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Tanzania?
26 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Tanzania solar farm (600 MW), Mchuchuma power station (600 MW) and Morogoro solar farm (525 MW).

Other asset classes in Tanzania

Oil & Gas Field 19Cement Plant 8Coal / Uranium Mine 6LNG Terminal 2Pipeline 2Interconnector 2Iron Ore Mine 2

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335