Increase in National Power Generation Capacity to Approximately 4,075 Megawatts
Latest Tanzania energy news · Increase in National Power Generation Capacity to Appro… explained · updated Aug 22, 2026 · energy news · power · electricity
TLDR
- Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan officially launched the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) on August 22, 2026, in Rufiji, Pwani region.
- The JNHPP has a generation capacity of 2,115 megawatts and is part of a strategic project funded by the Tanzanian government.
- The project cost 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.
- With the addition of JNHPP, Tanzania's total power generation capacity has reached approximately 4,075 megawatts, with JNHPP contributing over half of that capacity.