Mchuchuma in south western
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
near
Ludewa
Ludewa is a town and ward in Ludewa District of Njombe Region
Njombe Region (''Mkoa wa Njombe'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined lan ...
off the northern tip of
Lake Nyasa
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
It is the fifth largest fre ...
, is the site of major coal deposits. There is also a thermal power station costing$612m. Recent studies indicate that Mchuchuma/
Ketewaka coal deposits should be connected to the coast by rail to facilitate exports.
The railway that will be built will be part of the
Mtwara Development Corridor
The Mtwara Development Project is a major infrastructure development project involving southern Tanzania, northern Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, M ...
project.
See also
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Transport in Tanzania
Transport in Tanzania includes road, rail, air and maritime networks. The road network is long, of which is classified as trunk road and as regional road. The rail network consists of of track. Commuter rail service is in Dar es Salaam only. ...
*
Timeline of African Union of Railways
New lines in East Africa
2010
* Dakar-Port Sudan Railway
2008
2007
According to Railway Gazette International of November 2007, East Africa (TZ, KE, ET and UG) are proposing lines aplenty.Railway Gazette International of November 2007 ...
- other railway proposals.
References
Geography of Tanzania
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