Tanzania to build Region's largest Gas-fired Power Plant; Export Power by 2017

[FRANCIS DA DON]

Nigeria inazalisha megawatt 50,000 kwa mwezi na bado haziwatoshi, South Africa megawatt 100,000 kwa mwezi bado haziwatoshi. Sisi megawatt 600 na tunawaza kuuza umeme. Daah ngoja tuone

May be they meant 6000mw

 

[Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni]

2.7Tril kwa 600 Mw. Mbona uts Too expensive ?
nijuavyo mimi it cost 100Bil for 100Mw.
so hapo nilitegemea hiwe 600Bil kwa 600 Mw. au ni 6,000MW.

 

[Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni]

So huu Mradi ulikuwa ni Dola 900 leo wanasema ni dola 1.3Bil , duh hii nchi ni shamba la bibi, na ukichunguza mwanzo walisema watajenga kwa hela yao, leo wantafuta investors, na hapohapo bado wamepewa Gurantee na tanesco ya miaka 25, amabayo hiyo peke yake inatosha kuchukulia mkopo bank, ina amana huu mradi hata kama ungeipa kampuni ya kiswahili au tanesco wenyewe wangeweza kukopaa bank na wakafanya huu mradi bila wasi wasi.




Symbion Power set for 600MW plant in Mtwara
By Patrick Kisembo
7th September 2014

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Symbion Power is investing USD 900 million in a new 600MW gas fired power plant in Mtwara region, it has been revealed.

In an interview with The Guardian On Sunday this week, the Symbion Power Chief Executive Officer, Paul Hinks said the company was also investing in a 600kilometres, 400kV transmission line in partnership with the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco).

Hinks said once completed, the project will allow the entire southern region to have access to power, which they haven’t had before.



“Feasibility studies have been completed and we are now moving to the next stages of project development," he explained.

Since Tanzania has embraced President Obama’s Power Africa initiative, the company was sure of having significant new development over the next two to three years as a result of this program, he said.

Already Symbion Power has completed projects for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) who have invested about USD800 million dollars in Tanzania.

“We constructed 2,000 kms of distribution lines and 26 substations and this infrastructure is providing new power to people all over the country,” he explained.

The CEO explained that already the completed project has had a massive positive effect, along with other TANESCO and Rural Electrification Agency (REA) investments.

As a result, ‘access to electricity' statistics have jumped from about 14 percent to now more than 35 percent.

“This is a great achievement by the government and provides hope to many people,” the top company operator enthused.

Regarding Tanzania ending rampant power cuts, the CEO said that realistically it will take some time for Tanzania to be completely free of power shortages.

“But from everything we see now, the Ministry of Energy, TANESCO and REA are moving rapidly to a point where regular power rationing will soon be a thing of the past," he declared.

He however indicated willingness to invest more in the country, saying Symbion and other power companies from the United States are ready to invest large amounts of money in Tanzania because they have confidence in its future.

“Like everywhere, there are challenges, but we have never been deterred in expanding our business operations and investing more money.

I think President Obama’s initiative will eventually become the major focus for power development in Tanzania and I’m honored that we are a part of it,” the buoyant investor added.

SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY

 

[Davion Delmonte Jr.]

Kila siku naskiaga hizi ngonjera

 

[Mzito Kabwela]

Hizo ni siasa tu kila mwaka ni hadith za miradi ya kufikirika tu, malizeni kwanza kinyerezi umeme mlioahidi kuwa historia uwake halafu ndo mlete hizo longo longo.

Huu wa Kinyerezi yule bibi wa Mtwara kagoma kuuachia

 

[King klax]

TANZANIA kichwa cha mwenda wazimu. .

 

[Dumbuya]

Jipuuu...jipuuu..jipuuuuuu!!!

 

[Synthesizer]

Symbion Power set for 600MW plant in Mtwara
By Patrick Kisembo
7th September 2014

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Symbion Power is investing USD 900 million in a new 600MW gas fired power plant in Mtwara region, it has been revealed.

In an interview with The Guardian On Sunday this week, the Symbion Power Chief Executive Officer, Paul Hinks said the company was also investing in a 600kilometres, 400kV transmission line in partnership with the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco).

Hinks said once completed, the project will allow the entire southern region to have access to power, which they haven’t had before.




He however indicated willingness to invest more in the country, saying Symbion and other power companies from the United States are ready to invest large amounts of money in Tanzania because they have confidence in its future.

“Like everywhere, there are challenges, but we have never been deterred in expanding our business operations and investing more money.

I think President Obama’s initiative will eventually become the major focus for power development in Tanzania and I’m honored that we are a part of it,” the buoyant investor added.

SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY

Hizi ni aina ya story ambazo ukimwambia mwanasiasa asieyeelewa kitu atakupigia makofi na kukukaribisha kwamba wewe ni mwekezaji muokozi wa Tanzania. Lakini kumdanganya mtu kama Dr Magufuli na Prof Muhongo kwa kusema tuta-invest kuzalisha 600MW ili Tanzania iuze umeme na kupata fedha za kigeni ni kuwatukana kwa kweli - na pia kuwatukana Watanzania na Waafrika kwa ujumla kwamba hatuna akili na tunadanganyika kirahisi sana.

Kwanza sote tunajua huwezi kuiuzia Msumbiji umeme. Wao wana umeme mwingi hadi wanazalisha kwa kuuza Afrika Kusini. Na pia Msumbiji wana gesi nyingi pengine zaidi ya gesi ya Tanzania na hadi sasa hawajui waifanyie nini, wazo moja ni kwamba waongeze kuzalisha umeme kwa kuwa Afrika Kusini bado wana uhitaji. Sasa leo hii unatuambia ooh tutamuuzia Mueskimo barafu ili tupate fedha?

Na pia, ushauri kwa Tanzania, waangalie sana hii miradi ya namna hii ambayo inafanywa na wazalishaji binafsi inaweza kuwa ndio mwanzo wa kifo cha Tanesco na mabwawa ya Mtera, Kidatu nk. Hivyo kabla hawajakimbilia kutia sini mikataba kama hii ni vema kujiuliza Tanesco na uzalishaji wa umeme wa maji unaathirika vipi? Ikiwezekama, tutumie kanuni zile zile za mafuta kuwe na namna ya PSA kati ya IPP (Independent Power Producers) na Tanesco katika uzalishaji wowote unaotumia natural resources za Tanzania kama gesi. La sivyo ni kuiua Tanesco, na huwezi kuliua shirika la umemem la Taifa kama Tanzania ambayo bado iko hatua za mwanzo za maendeleo na national electrification level karibu 30% tu.

 

[Abunwasi]

Suala LA kumkabizi marekani kuzalisha umeme roho yanidunda si ndo uyu kasema hayupo ela ya MCC kisa Zenji na Cyberlaw.
Ipo siku atasema mazima umeme msipokuwa mashoga

Wala usiwe na wasiwasi hawa jamaa siasa zao ni 'what is in their business interest' basi. Huko kote walikokuwa wanajifanya wanasaidia demokrasi [iraq, libya nk] ni biashara [silaha, mafuta, ujenzi upya wa miundo mbinu nk.