Kakono is an 87MW hydro power project. It is planned on Kagera river/basin in Kagera, Tanzania. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in single phase. Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2022.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 87 – 87 Permitting Kagera, Tanzania Tanzania Electric Supply

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The project is being developed and currently owned by Tanzania Electric Supply.

Kakono is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 1,900 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project will be 70m. The project is expected to generate 573 GWh of electricity. The project cost is expected to be around $379.4m.

The hydro power project consists of 2 units of kaplan turbines.

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Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2022.

About Tanzania Electric Supply

Tanzania Electric Supply Co Ltd (TANESCO), formerly Tanganyika Electric Supply Co Ltd, is a government owned integrated power company. The company’s operations are regulated by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. It generates, transmits, distributes and supplies electricity. TANESCO generates the power through hydro and thermal power stations. TANESCO also procures electricity from independent power producers and EPPs. Its transmission system consists of 50 substations interconnected by transmission lines, and the distribution system distributes electricity and provides customer service. The company distributes electricity to Mainland Tanzania, and supplies bulk power to Zanzibar Electricity Corporation. TANESCO is headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.