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Ubungo I Thermal Power Station also known as the Ubungo Power Plant began commercial operations on 30 July 2008 with its Gas turbines. The power-plant is located in Ubungo,
Ubungo I Thermal Power Station also known as the Ubungo Power Plant began commercial operations on 30 July 2008 with its Gas turbines. The power-plant is located in Ubungo, Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
and has an installed capacity of .
History
The Ubungo Power plant has existed since 1995 using turbines that run on Oil.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 ...
power supply is heavily dependent on Hydro power
Hydropower (from el, ὕδωρ, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kinetic energy of a wa ...
and after the drought in 2003-2005, the country faced major energy deficiency.
Tanzania electric supply company decided to upgrade the turbines from Heavy Oil fuels to Natural gas. The company planned to obtain gas from the Songo Songo gas fields in southern Tanzania. Songas was given the contract to operate the powerplant and began commercial operations on 20 July 2004. Globeleq is the majority shareholder in Songas and operates powerplants for up to 25% of the national energy supply. Globeleq spent US$260 million in setting up the Songo Songo gas-power project and currently the operator of the power plant. A majority of that investment went into building a 225 km pipeline from Songo Songo island gas fields to Ubungo, Dar es Salaam.
Construction of the pipeline network was completed in May 2004. The first gas reached Dar es Salaam in July 2004, and the project started commercial operation in July 2004
Ubungo II
In July 2011, Siemens Energy secured an order from Jacobsen Elektro for three gas turbines to extend the Tanesco Ubungo power plant . The machines are also fueled from the Songo Songo gas field. The construction took 14 months and the new plant began operations in July 2012. This double the power output of the Ubungo Power plant project.See also
* Ubungo II Thermal Power Station *Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is a Tanzanian parastatal organisation established in 1964. It is wholly owned by the government of Tanzania. The Ministry of Energy and Minerals regulates the operations of TANESCO.
Its bu ...
(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 thes ...
References
{{Power in Tanzania Power stations in Tanzania