page_title: Coal in Tanzania
section_title: Geology
hierarchical_section_title: Coal in Tanzania / Geology
caption_attribution_description: English: A simplified geological map of the outcrops of the Karoo rocks in Tanzania. Along with coal mines.
context_page_description: The production of coal in Tanzania has largely been underdeveloped for many years. Tanzania has an estimated 1.5 billion tonnes of reserves and is believed to have the largest reserves of coal in East Africa. In 2015, Tanzania produced in excess of 250,000 tonnes of coal, of which 94% of it was consumed domestically.
context_section_description: The majority of the coal reserves in Tanzania exist along the Songea Karoo belt in Southern Tanzania. Coal fields exist in three regions of the country in Rukwa, Mbeya and the largest in Njombe.
  The country has total coal reserves of around 1.9bn tonnes with 0.4 billion tonnes of proven reserves. With recent geological exploration, the authorities believe there is a potential of 5 billion tonnes of potential reserves.
  The largest reserves are currently found in Mchuchuma, where there are reserves of over 400 million tonnes.
caption: The distribution of Karoo Supergroup formations and coal fields in Southern Tanzania
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