# List of power stations in Tanzania

The following page lists all power stations in Tanzania.

## Hydroelectric

| Hydroelectric station | Region | Coordinates | River | Type | Name of reservoir | Capacity (MW) | Average energy (GWh) | Firm energy (GWh) | Year completed |
| Hale Power Station | Tanga | 5°17′S 38°36′E﻿ / ﻿5.283°S 38.600°E﻿ / -5.283; 38.600 | Pangani River | Run-of-the-river | | 21 | 93 | 55 | 1964 |
| Nyumba ya Mungu Power Station | Kilimanjaro | 3°49′S 37°28′E﻿ / ﻿3.817°S 37.467°E﻿ / -3.817; 37.467 | Mount Kilimanjaro Streams | Reservoir | Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir | 8 | 36 | 20 | 1967 |
| Kidatu Power Station | Morogoro | 7°38′S 36°53′E﻿ / ﻿7.633°S 36.883°E﻿ / -7.633; 36.883 | Rufiji River | Reservoir | Kidatu Dam | 204 | 1,111 | 601 | 1975 |
| Mtera Power Station | Dodoma | 7°08′S 35°59′E﻿ / ﻿7.133°S 35.983°E﻿ / -7.133; 35.983 | Rufiji River | Reservoir | Mtera Reservoir | 80 | 429 | 195 | 1988 |
| Uwemba Power Station | Njombe | 9°27′S 34°47′E﻿ / ﻿9.450°S 34.783°E﻿ / -9.450; 34.783 | | Run-of-the-river | | 0.84 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1991 |
| New Pangani Power Station | Tanga | 5°20′S 38°39′E﻿ / ﻿5.333°S 38.650°E﻿ / -5.333; 38.650 | Pangani River | Reservoir | | 68 | 341 | 201 | 1994 |
| Kihansi Power Station | Morogoro | 8°34′S 35°51′E﻿ / ﻿8.567°S 35.850°E﻿ / -8.567; 35.850 | Kihansi River | Reservoir | Kihansi Reservoir | 180 | 694 | 492 | 2000 |
| Mwenga Power Station | Iringa | 8°37′S 35°41′E﻿ / ﻿8.617°S 35.683°E﻿ / -8.617; 35.683 | | Run-of-the-river | | 4 | 24 | 6 | 2012 |
| Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Station | Kagera | 2°22′S 30°47′E﻿ / ﻿2.367°S 30.783°E﻿ / -2.367; 30.783 | Kagera River | Run-of-the-river | | 80 | 253 | 129 | 2023 (expected) |
| Songwe Power Station | Mbeya | 09°27′11″S 33°05′47″E﻿ / ﻿9.45306°S 33.09639°E﻿ / -9.45306; 33.09639 | Songwe River | Reservoir | Songwe Basin Reservoir | 180 | | | 2023 (expected) |
| Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station | Morogoro | 07°48′19″S 37°50′44″E﻿ / ﻿7.80528°S 37.84556°E﻿ / -7.80528; 37.84556 | Rufiji River | Reservoir | Stiegler's Lake | 2,115 | 5,920 | | 2024 (expected) |
| Kikonge Power Station | Ruvuma | 10°30′29″S 34°43′46″E﻿ / ﻿10.50806°S 34.72944°E﻿ / -10.50806; 34.72944 | Ruhuhu River | Reservoir | | 300 | 1,268 | 883 | 2025 (expected) |
| Kakono Hydroelectric Power Station | Kagera | 1°03′08″S 30°54′38″E﻿ / ﻿1.0521935°S 30.9104841°E﻿ / -1.0521935; 30.9104841 | Kagera River | Run-of-the-river | | 87.8 | 524 | | 2028 (expected) |

## Thermal

| Thermal power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (MW) | Year completed or completion expected | Name of owner |
| PAP Diesel Power Station | Dar es Salaam | 6°40′27″S 39°11′14″E﻿ / ﻿6.6741°S 39.1873°E﻿ / -6.6741; 39.1873﻿ (PAP Diesel Power Station) | Diesel | 100 | 2002 | PAP |
| Ubungo I Thermal Power Station | Dar es Salaam | | Natural Gas | 100 | 2007 | Tanesco |
| Ubungo II Thermal Power Station | Dar es Salaam | | Natural Gas | 120 | 2011 | Symbion Power Limited |
| Tegeta Thermal Power Station | Dar es Salaam | | Natural Gas | 45 | 2011 | Tanesco |
| Mtwara Thermal Power Station | Mtwara | 10°15′35″S 40°02′19″E﻿ / ﻿10.259732°S 40.038604°E﻿ / -10.259732; 40.038604﻿ (Mtwara Thermal Power Station) | Natural Gas | 18 | 2008 | Tanesco |
| Somanga Thermal Power Station | Somanga | 8°25′00″S 39°17′00″E﻿ / ﻿8.416667°S 39.28333340°E﻿ / -8.416667; 39.28333340﻿ (Somanga Thermal Power Station) | Natural Gas | 7.5 | 2010 | Tanesco |
| Dodoma Thermal Power Station | Dodoma | | Diesel | 55 | 2011 | Symbion Power Limited |
| Songas Thermal Power Station | Dar es Salaam | | Natural Gas | 180 | 2004 | Songas Power Limited |
| Arusha Thermal Power Station | Arusha | | Diesel | 50 | 2012 | Symbion Power Limited |
| Nyakato Diesel Power Station | Mahango | 2°32′32″S 32°57′58″E﻿ / ﻿2.5423°S 32.9662°E﻿ / -2.5423; 32.9662﻿ (Nyakato Diesel Power Station) | Heavy Fuel Oil | 60 | 2013 | Tanesco |
| Kinyerezi I Thermal Power Station | Kinyerezi | 6°51′30″S 39°09′18″E﻿ / ﻿6.8583°S 39.1550°E﻿ / -6.8583; 39.1550﻿ (Kinyerezi I Power Station) | Natural gas or Jet fuel | 150 | 2015 | Tanesco |
| Kinyerezi II Thermal Power Station | Kinyerezi | 6°51′32″S 39°09′03″E﻿ / ﻿6.8589°S 39.1508°E﻿ / -6.8589; 39.1508﻿ (Kinyerezi II Power Station) | Natural gas | 240 | 2018 | Tanesco |
| Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station | Mtwara | 10°18′33″S 40°10′42″E﻿ / ﻿10.309167°S 40.178333°E﻿ / -10.309167; 40.178333﻿ (Dangote Industries Thermal Power Station) | Natural gas | 45 | 2018 | Dangote Industries Tanzania Limited |

## Wind

| Station | Location | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Notes |
| Miombo Hewani Wind Power Station | 08°37′51″S 34°48′39″E﻿ / ﻿8.63083°S 34.81083°E﻿ / -8.63083; 34.81083﻿ (Ngong Hills Wind Power Station) | 300 | 2024 (expected) | Owned by Windlab Developments Tanzania Limited |