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JNHPP operated 100% by Tanzanians

Latest Tanzania business news · JNHPP operated 100% by Tanzanians explained · updated Aug 22, 2026 · business news · companies · investment

TLDR

  • President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant (JNHPP) on August 22, 2026.
  • The project is valued at 7.452 trillion Tanzanian Shillings and is fully financed through domestic government funds.
  • JNHPP has a generation capacity of 2,115 megawatts from nine turbines, each producing 235 megawatts.
  • Construction of the plant began in June 2019 and was completed in March 2025.
  • By May 31, 2026, JNHPP was contributing half of all electricity generated in Tanzania's national grid.

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