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The government will start construction of a geothermal energy power plant in Lake Ngozi, Mbeya Region in 2021, the Tanzania Geothermal Development Company (TGDC) has said.
Speaking during a recent workshop for Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Minerals members, the company's General Manager, Mr Kato Kabaka, said the government had already dished out 20.714bn/- for the purchase of drilling machine at the project site.
"Presently, the government is finalising the process to amend the law which will facilitate management of geothermal development in the country," said the TGDC's general manager while making a presentation to the workshop.
Mr Kabaka explained that the government plans to implement construction projects of seven geothermal energy power plants between 2021 and 2025, saying the geothermal energy would provide the country with yet another opportunity to facilitate implementation of the industrial economy.
He said the projects will be carried out in Songwe, Luhoi in Lower Rufiji River, Kiejo-Mbaka, Lake Natron and Lake Ngozi in Mbeya Region, saying upon completion, the plants would generate 200 megawatts.
Mr Kabaka said implementation of Lake Ngozi geothermal energy power plant construction was currently at drilling levels, saying three geothermal wells for the pilot project will be complete within 23 months.
"Lake Ngozi geothermal energy power plant will be able to generate 30 megawatt which will be pumped into the national grid," he said.
From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - Tanzania: 5 MW Geothermal Power Project to Start Next Year
- Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - Tanzania: Government Needs $821 Million to Fund 200 MW Ngozi Geothermal Power Plant Project
- Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - Tanzania: Plans for 200 MW of Geothermal Energy by 2025
- Thursday, March 23, 2017 - Tanzania: London Consultants to Develop a Strategy, Legal, Institutional and Regulatory Framework for Geothermal Energy Sector
