Africa Energy: Tanzania dam to cost more than double government estimate

Africa Energy: Tanzania dam to cost more than double government estimate

Tanzania’s Stiegler’s Gorge Dam, due to be built on a Unesco World Heritage site, will cost more than double the government’s estimates, an independent study showed on Thursday.

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Power Utility: Zimbabwe’s Pungwe B Hydropower Online in 2015

Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) said that the Pungwe B hydropower station was expected to be fully operational in 2015. The hydropower station has the potential to generate 50 MW once completed to help make up 800 kW needed to meet demand. Current demand stands at 2,000 MW, but the country only produces 1,200 MW.

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Mozambique Renewables: Mozambique to build two hydropower plants worth $1.8 bln

Mozambique has approved a $1.8 billion plan to build two hydropower plants to meet growing energy demand in the central province of Tete, home to some of the world’s largest untapped coal reserves, a government minister said on Wednesday.

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