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Ubungo II Thermal Power Station was an extension to the Ubungo I Power Station and began commercial operations in 2012. The power-plant is located in
Ubungo II Thermal Power Station was an extension to the Ubungo I Power Station and began commercial operations in 2012. The power-plant is located in Ubungo
Ubungo District (officially known as Ubungo Municipal Council) is one of five districts in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the others being Ilala to the South and Kinondoni to the North and Kigamboni across Kivukoni harbor.
Wards
Ilala District is s ...
of Ubungo District in Dar es Salaam Region
Dar es Salaam Region (''Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located in the east coast of the country. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land and ...
of Tanzania. The plant has an installed capacity of .
History
Symbion Power
Symbion Power is a US power engineering and construction firm that has operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2005 Symbion has been responsible for the construction of transmission and distribution facilities throughout Iraq. In 2005/2006 the ...
already had extensive electrification contracts within Tanzania. Symbion helped build a power plant in May 2011 and was operational in under one month. The introduction of the Symbion Power Plant to the Tanzanian electricity helped alleviate the problems experienced in the country caused by severe power shedding. Symbion's projects were funded by the Government of the United States through the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
The Power plant was handed over to the Tanzania Electric Supply Company in June 2011 and TANESCO planned to convert the current power plant to a permanent facility. TANESCO awarded Jacobsen Elektro AS from Norway to construct the Ubungo II Gas Based Power Plant. Jacobsen ordered three SGT-800 gas turbines from Siemens with a total capacity of .
The Ubungo II Gas Based Power Plant was constructed in 14 months and began operations on 1 July 2012. Unlike the Ubungo I plant, this plant is owned and operated entirely by TANESCO. However the gas for this plant is still obtained by Songas.
See also
* Ubungo I Thermal Power Station * Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) *List of power stations in Tanzania
The following page lists all power stations in Tanzania.
Hydroelectric
Thermal
Wind
See also
* List of power stations in Africa
* List of largest power stations in the world
References
External links
Overview of Electrical Power ...
*Economy of Tanzania
The economy of Tanzania is a lower-middle income economy that is overwhelmingly dependent on agriculture. Tanzania's economy has been transitioning from a command economy to a market economy since 1985. Although total GDP has increased since the ...
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