Construction works on Tanzania’s US $432m Kinyerezi II power project is set to be completed in October this year. This is according to the site’s Genaral Manager, Mr Shoji Watababe.
“We are currently working on a few technical issues before completing the project. The work plan shows that until next month, the project will be concluded,” said Mr Shoji Watababe.
The first cycle plant
The Genaral Manager added that the project is the first cycle plant to be constructed both in Tanzania and East Africa at large. Construction began in 2016 with the government contributing 15% of the total funding of the project and Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Sumitomo Mitsui Corporation contributing 85%.
Kinyerezi II power project
Kinyerezi II power project upon completion will add an additional 240MW to the country’s national power grid. So far, the country’s total power generation stands at 1,513.3 MW, but only 782.82 MW of it is generated from natural gas. Once the project is fully operational, it will contribute an additional 36 million standard cubic feet per day to the daily national gas demand and will save up to $1 billion yearly on oil imports for electricity generation.
No comments:
Post a Comment