Completion of Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project Estimated at 7.452 Trillion Tanzanian Shillings
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TLDR
- The Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) was officially launched by President Samia Suluhu Hassan on August 22, 2026, in Rufiji, Pwani region.
- The project has a capacity to generate 2,115 megawatts of electricity.
- The total cost of the project is approximately 7.452 trillion Tanzanian Shillings, equivalent to 3.35 billion US dollars.
- Construction of the JNHPP began in June 2019 and is expected to be completed by March 2025.
- The project significantly increases the country's electricity generation capacity, contributing over half of the current total capacity of approximately 4,075 megawatts.