Kiwira Mine-2 power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} The Kiwira Mine-2 power station is a proposed 200 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Tanzania.

Location

The map below shows the proposed location of the Kiwira Mine-2 power station in Mbeya, near the Songwe-Kiwira coalfield.

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Background

In 2014 the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO), a state-owned corporation of the United Republic of Tanzania, released an expression of interest seeking a joint venture partner to fully finance and help operate the proposed Coal and Power Project at Kiwira. STAMICO has a 25 year license for the Songwe-Kiwira coalfield. Project goals include:

• Expansion of the existing underground mine from 150,000 tonnes of coal annually to 300,000 tonnes;
• Construction of a new opencast mine to produce 1.2 million tonnes of coal annually;
• Construction of a 200 MW power plant; and
• Construction of a 100km transmission line from the mine site to Mbeya City.

In June 2016 Tanzania's Deputy Energy Minister Medard Kalemani told Parliament that STAMICO would spend US$500 million on the mine and 200 MW coal plant, and that "preparatory work was at an advanced stage." The EIA has been submitted. The plant may be expanded to 400 MW in the future. Chinese companies are interested in developing the project. In 2015, a senior Chinese government said Beijing was willing to provide a soft loan for the Kiwira project through its financial institutions.

As of December 2019, there have been no further developments in over two years, and the project appears to be shelved.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Kiwira Coal and Power
• Parent company:
• Location: Mbeya, Tanzania
• Coordinates: -9.485, 33.670 (exact)
• Status: Shelved
• Capacity: 200 MW (4 x 50 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Start date:
• Coal Type:
• Coal Source: Ivogo Ridge of the Songwe-Kiwira coalfield
• Source of financing:

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