Ruhudji Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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Country | Tanzania |
Location | Njombe District, Njombe Region |
Coordinates | 09°31′28″S 35°22′43″E / 9.52444°S 35.37861°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Proposed |
Opening date | 2028 Expected |
Owner(s) | Government of Tanzania |
Operator(s) | TANESCO |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Ruhudji River |
Installed capacity | 358 megawatts (480,000 hp) |
Annual generation | 2,000 GWh |
Ruhudji Hydroelectric Power Station is a planned 358 megawatts hydroelectric power station in Tanzania. The lead developer of this renewable energy project is Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), the government-owned electricity utility company. TANESCO plans to develop the power station, as a public private partnership (PPP) project.[1] Work is contemporaneously ongoing, along with the development of the 222 megawatts Rumakali Hydroelectric Power Station, also located in Njombe Region.[2]