Gas Turbine Power Plant
Photograph: Pro-Per Energy Services
THE government is
negotiating with development partners to get new electricity generators that
will use natural gas to boost power generation and curb current outages in the
country, President Jakaya Kikwete has said.
He stated that there are
partners who are ready to work with Tanzania to bring in the generators, noting
that if the government succeeds in the endeavour, the natural gas flowing in to
Kinyerezi will be capable of producing 3,000 megawatts
Mr Kikwete made the
remarks at a joint press conference with visiting Namibian President Hage
Geingob. "This is very precarious situation given the fact that we have
lost 500mw from hydropower generation.
That is why we are
working with partners to see how we can quickly bring in new generators that
will use natural gas," he explained. He affirmed that once all power
plants; Kinyerezi II, III and IV are up and running, power blues in the country
will be history.
The president revealed
that soon he will be laying the foundation stone for the construction of the
iron ore mining and smelting projects at the Mchuchuma Coal and Liganga and to
kick start the project of power generation from coal and iron ore.
"This is another
huge project, costing 1.5 US billion dollars and soon work will begin on this
project as well," he said. Explaining the genesis of power problems that
forced the government to take steps to get alternative and sustainable power
generation sources, President Kikwete said the country had been dependant on
hydropower generation since independence, which is susceptible to weather
changes
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