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Traducción n.° 9 – Geothermal Plant in Tazmania

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TANZANIA: Ngozi geothermal

power plant construction to
start in 2021
The director of the Tanzania Geothermal Development Company (TGDC), Kato
Kabaka, recently announced to members of Tanzania's Parliamentary
Committee on Energy and Minerals that construction of the Ngozi geothermal
power plant would begin in 2021.

New developments on Ngozi’s geothermal project. The construction of the

plant, located in the Mbeya region of western Tanzania, will begin in 2021. The
director of the Tanzania Geothermal Development Company (TGDC), Kato
Kabaka, recently spoke out in this regard at a workshop for members of the
Tanzania Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Minerals.

“The government is currently finalising the process of amending the law that will
facilitate the development of geothermal energy in the country,” said Kato
Kabaka. He added that the authorities have already invested more than 20
billion Tanzanian shillings (US$8.7 million) in the construction project for the
Ngozi geothermal power plant. This investment was used to acquire drills for
the installation of geothermal wells on the project site.

A total investment of $821 million

Kato Kabaka also pointed out that the Tanzanian government plans to develop
seven geothermal projects between 2021 and 2025. They will be located in
Songwe and Luhoi in the lower Rufiji River, as well as in Kiejo-and Mbaka, in
Lake Natron in the heart of the Mbeya region. Once completed, the plants will
produce 200 MW.

Regarding the Ngozi project, the government plans to inject $821 million to
develop it. It will produce 600 MW. To date, 50 sites have been identified as
having sufficient potential for the first phase of the project. The aim is to
produce 200 MW, then 400 MW in Phase II. The latter also includes the
construction of an 18 km transmission line between Ngozi and Mwakibete, also
in the Mbeya region.

Exploration of the Ngozi geothermal project is still ongoing. This phase of the
project was funded to the tune of $21.7 million by the Climate Investment Fund
(CIF). This support is part of the CIF’s Renewable Energy Expansion
Programme (REEP). Included in this budget envelope: $5 million represents a
$16.73 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Source: https://www.afrik21.africa/en/tanzania-ngozi-geothermal-power-plant-
construction-to-start-in-2021/