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Table 2
Potential small hydropower sites in the United Republic of Tanzania
S/N Site Load Centres District/
Region
Head
(m)
Discharge
(m3/sec)
Capacity
(kW)
1 Luwika Mbamba Bay Mbinga 359.5 1.500 5 800.0
2 Sunda Falls Tunduru Ruvuma 13.5 26.000 3 000.0
3 Mtambo Mpanda Rukwa 17.0 13.500 2 000.0
4 Malindindo Malindindo Mbinga 38.0 0.500 1 58.4
5 Lingatunda Madaba Songea Rural 160.0 2.500 3 400.0
6 Macheke Ludewa Ludewa 23.0 1.500 287.0
7 Isigula Ludewa Ludewa 200.0 1.200 2 000.0
8 Imalinyi Imalinyi village Njombe 13.0 2.500 270.0
9 Maruruma Maruruma Mufindi 20.0 2.000 333.5
10 Luganga Luganga Iringa Rural 77.0 2.000 1 300.0
11 Songwe Idunda Rungwe -Mbeya 75.0 1.500 720.0
12 Kiboigizi Karagwe District Kagera 90.0 3.800 3 200.0
13 Kenge Bukoba Kagera 10.0 24.000 2 400.0
14 Luamfi Namanyere Rukwa 40.0 9.000 1 200.0
15 Kawa Kasanga and Ngorotwa Sumbawanga 65.0 0.300 130.0
16 Mkuti Kigoma Rural Kigoma 23.0 3.300 650.0
17 Ngongi Ngongi Ruvuma 270.7 1.090 3 100.0
18 Mngaka Paradiso Mbinga -Ruvuma 15.0 7.640 900.0
19 Mngaka Lipumba Mbinga- Ruvuma 25.0 4.424 870.0
20 Lumeme Mbinga Ruvuma 301.2 1.310 4 200.0
21 Kiwira Ibililo Rungwe - Mbeya 20.0 10.000 1 350.0
22 Kitewaka Ludewa township, Ludewa 50.0 9.884 4 200.0
23 Mtigalala falls Kitonga Kilolo - Iringa 70.0 10.000 5 000.0
Source: Rural Energy Agency 4
Renewable energy policy
There is no existing policy for renewable energy in
Tanzania. The Government, through its Ministry of
Energy and Minerals, is in the process of developing a
related policy for renewable energy at large, and small
hydropower will be part of it.
In its agenda of making renewable energy industry an
integral part of its rural energy and power sector
development strategies, the Government has issued the
following policies:
(i) Rural electrification policy statement which indicates
that all lower cost technical options should be
considered, including renewable energy;
(ii) Rural Energy Act (2005) which established the Rural
Energy Agency and Fund (REA/F), with the main task to
promote access to modern energy services and allocate
performance-based subsidies for rural energy including
renewable energy systems;
(iii) Energy and Water Utility Regulatory Authority Act
(2001) which provides the regulator with the
responsibility of tariff setting affecting also the
independent renewable energy power producers.
To ensure adequate supply, the Electricity Act (2008)
created procedures for providing electricity from
different sources. The Energy and Water Utility
Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has designed a model for
Standardized Small Power Purchase Agreement/Tariff
(SSPPA/T) for private producers with project capacities
lower than 10 MW. SSPPA will be annually reviewed to
reflect operating costs.
Barriers to small hydropower development
The key barriers hindering the development of small
hydropower in Tanzania, as in most African countries,
can be summarized as follows:
Lack of infrastructure in the design and
manufacture of turbines, installation and operation.
Lack of access to appropriate technologies for pico-,
micro-, mini- and small-hydropower. Lack of
indigenous technology and low level of technology
to harness the existing hydropower potential.
Networking, best practices sharing and information
dissemination through forums and conferences, are
necessary.
Lack of local capacity (local skills and know-how as
well as the lack of self-initiatives) in developing
small hydropower projects. There is a need for
technical assistance in the planning, development
and implementation of small hydropower projects.
Insufficient information about potential sites
(hydrological data).
Inadequate small hydropower awareness,
incentives and motivation.
Inadequate private sector participation in small
hydropower development.
Lack of joint ventures (public and private sector
partnership).
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