Testing and Commissioning of Electricity Transmission Along Chalinze-Dodoma Line
Latest Tanzania energy news · Testing and Commissioning of Electricity Transmission A… explained · updated Aug 22, 2026 · energy news · power · electricity
TLDR
- The 400-kilovolt Chalinze–Dodoma electricity transmission line is expected to strengthen Tanzania's national grid.
- The project costs nearly 600 billion Tanzanian Shillings and is one of the largest electricity transmission projects in the country.
- Electricity generated by the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project has reached Chalinze, making the transmission line crucial for distribution.
- The Chalinze-Dodoma line will help transmit electricity to various regions including Iringa, Mbeya, Njombe, Songwe, Rukwa, Singida, Tabora, Kigoma, Mwanza, and Shinyanga.
- The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Engineer Felchesmi Mramba, emphasized the project's importance after inspecting it in Chalinze.