Tanzania

Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is a parastatal organization under the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. The Company generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to Tanzania mainland and sells bulk power to the Zanzibar Electricity Corporation (ZECO) which in turn sells it to the public in islands Unguja and Pemba. TANESCO owns most of the electricity generating, transmitting and distributing facilities in Tanzania.

Thermal power stations

• Pan African Power Diesel Power Station at Dar Es Salaam uses diesel and has a capacity of 100 MW. It is owned by Pan African Power Solutions (PAP).

• Ubungo I Thermal Power Station at Dar Es Salaam uses natural gas and has a capacity of 100 MW. It is owned by Tanesco.

• Ubungo II Thermal Power Station at Dar Es Salaam uses natural gas and has a capacity of 120 MW It is owned by Symbion Power Limited.

• Tegeta Thermal Power Station uses natural gas and has a capacity of 45 MW. It is owned by Tanesco.

• Mtwara Thermal Power Station at Mtwara uses natural gas and has a capacity of 18 MW. It is owned by Wentworth Power Ltd.

• Dodoma Thermal Power Station at Dodoma uses diesel and has a capacity of 55 MW. It is owned by Symbion Power Ltd.

• Songas Thermal Power Station at Dar Es Salaam uses natural gas and has a capacity of 180 MW. It is owned by Songas Power Ltd.

• Arusha Thermal Power Station at Arusha uses diesel and has a capacity of 50 MW. It is owned by Symbion Power Ltd.

• Nyakato Diesel Power Station at Mahango uses heavy fuel oil and has a capacity of 60 MW. It is owned by Tanesco.

• Kinyerezi I Thermal Power Station at Kineyrezi uses natural gas and has a capacity of 150 MW. It is owned by Tanesco.

• Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station at Mtwara uses coal and will have a capacity of 75 MW.

DangoteCement has signed two agreements that will enable its $600 million cement factory in Tanzania to generate 150 MW from coal. The deals ends a yearlong tug-of-war between the government and the factory after Tanesco failed to provide electricity. The factory was considering importing coal from South Africa, which was a cheaper option than buying it from the area.

Hydroelectric power stations

Hydropower, which contributes about 57% of the electricity running through Tanzania's grid, has repeatedly suffered from water shortages due to recurring drought.

• Mtera Power Station on the Rufiji River has an installed capacity of 80 MW

• Kihansi Power Station on the Kihansi River has an installed capacity of 180 MW

• Nyumba ya Mungu Power Station in the  Mt. Kilimanjaro Streams has an installed capacity of 8 MW

• Kidatu Power Station on the Rufiji River has an installed capacity of 204 MW

• Pangani Power Station on the Pangani River has an installed capacity of 68 MW

• Hale Power Station   has a capacity of 21 MW