The mega flagship development power project which is financed 100 per cent by the government at a cost of 6.55tri/-, commenced in June last year and is set for completion in the next two years.
The 2,115 megawatts power project will be the fourth biggest dam in
The Energy Minister Dr Medard Kalemani said recently that the government has already paid 1.19tri/- out of the total cost, which is 100 per cent of the amount stated in the contract for the initial period.
The Julius Nyerere Hydropower project is expected to transform the energy sector and guarantee the country with sufficient energy necessary for speeding up development of other economic sectors particularly the industrialisation drive.
The power project which is constructed by a joint venture of Egyptian companies, Arab Contractors and
Dr Kalemani told the parliament while tabling the 2020/21 budget estimates said the electricity generation rose to 1,601.84 megawatts as of April this year in comparison to 1,308 megawatts in 2015.
Works implemented during the 2019/20 since when it commenced in June last year are namely construction of the main dam, and the diversion tunnel with the projection of being completed in
The Energy Minister said a total of 1.44tri/- has been set aside during 2020/21 fiscal year and works to be executed include the main dam and spillways), tunnels and power house as well switch yard.
A total of 3,897 people have been employed out of whom 3,422 are
About 6,000 Tanzanians will be employed during the project implementation.
The project that is constructed along the
Electricity supply in
To grow
Over the years the power sector of
The sufficient electricity to be generated from the
However, cutting down trees means that rain water cannot sink into the ground, hence, when it rains water goes straight to the rivers then into the ocean.
Tabling the budget speech for the 2020/21 fiscal year, the Finance and Planning Minister Dr Philip Mpango said the commencement of construction of an historic project of Julius Nyerere Hydropower (2,115 MW) at
Implementation of the Julius Nyerere Hydropower project has been prioritized by the fifth phase government as a way of the Founding Father of the nation
The Founding father of the nation's quest to build a major hydropower plant in the area got new impetus in 1976 when
Rufiji valley is the largest valley in the country that covers 177,000 square kilometres and it starts in Southwest part of the country and traverses all the way to
The upper
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