44.9% Contribution of JNHPP to National Grid Electricity Generation

TLDR

• President Samia Suluhu Hassan officially commissioned the 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) in Rufiji District, Coast Region.
• The project, costing 7.45 trillion Tanzanian Shillings, is entirely financed by the government and increases Tanzania's installed electricity generation capacity to 4,646 MW.
• Construction of the JNHPP began in June 2019 and was completed in March 2025, supervised by TANESCO and the Ministry of Energy.
• The project contributed approximately 44.9% of electricity generated on the national grid in the 12 months leading up to May 31, 2026.
• The increased generation capacity from JNHPP is expected to ease electricity shortages and support industrial growth in Tanzania.