Mtwara Cement power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} Mtwara Cement power station was a proposed 75-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Mtwara, Tanzania. Later the plant was proposed to be 50 MW and gas-fired.

Location

The map below shows Mtwara Town, the approximate location for the power station.

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Background

In 2014 Dangote Industries applied for a license to build a 75-megawatt coal-fired plant in Tanzania. The plant would power a 3 million tonne per annum cement factory which began operating in 2015.

In 2015 it was reported the plant would be gas-fired. However, the plant will use coal when gas is not available. Its ESIA states it will be 50 MW.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Dangote Cement
• Parent company: Dangote Industries
• Location: Mtwara Town, Mtwara, Tanzania
• Coordinates: -10.273611, 40.182778 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled (will be primarily a gas plant)
• Gross Capacity: 75 MW
• Type: Subcritical
• Start date:
• Coal Type:
• Coal Source: Mbinga coal mine
• Source of financing: