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Plans to Construct Tanzania-Uganda Interconnector to Facilitate Electricity Transport to Mining Areas

Latest Tanzania energy news · Plans to Construct Tanzania-Uganda Interconnector to Fa… explained · updated Aug 22, 2026 · energy news · power · electricity

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  • The Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) was inaugurated on August 22, 2026, in Rufiji, Pwani region, Tanzania.
  • The project consists of nine turbines, each capable of generating 235 megawatts, totaling a production capacity of 2,115 megawatts.
  • Tanzania's total electricity generation capacity has reached 4,646 megawatts, exceeding the national grid's peak demand of 2,175 megawatts.
  • The government has entered agreements to sell electricity to Zambia and is in discussions with Kenya and other neighboring countries for electricity trade.
  • The completion of a 400 kV transmission line from Chalinze to Dodoma has enabled reliable electricity delivery from JNHPP to Dodoma.

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Amesema Serikali iko katika maandalizi ya kuanza ujenzi wa Tanzania-Uganda Interconnector, ambao utasaidia kusafirisha umeme hadi maeneo ya uzalishaji wa madini katika mikoa ya Geita na Kanda ya Ziwa, ili kukidhi mahitaji ya wachimbaji.

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