Completion of 400-kilovolt Chalinze-Dodoma Electricity Transmission Line
Latest Tanzania energy news · Completion of 400-kilovolt Chalinze-Dodoma Electricity… explained · updated Aug 22, 2026 · energy news · power · electricity
TLDR
- The 400-kilovolt Chalinze-Dodoma electricity transmission line has been completed.
- The project aims to strengthen Tanzania's national grid and enhance power distribution from the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project.
- The project cost nearly 600 billion Tanzanian Shillings and is one of the largest electricity transmission projects in the country.
- Electricity generated by the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project has reached Chalinze, making the transmission line crucial for distributing power nationwide.
- Once electricity reaches Dodoma, it will be transmitted to southern, northern, and western regions, benefiting areas such as Iringa, Mbeya, and Mwanza.