Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project to Produce 2,115 Megawatts
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TLDR
- The Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project is expected to produce a total of 2,115 megawatts of electricity.
- The project is located in Rufiji, Tanzania, and was launched by TANESCO's Managing Director Lazaro Twange.
- The construction contract for the project was signed on December 12, 2018, with Egyptian firms Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electric.
- The dam features nine generating units and has a reservoir capacity of approximately 32.784 billion cubic meters of water.
- The Kilombero River contributes about 65% of the water inflow to the reservoir, followed by the Luwegu River at 19% and the Ruaha River at 15%.