Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) has signed a contract with Sagemcom Energy & Telecom SAS and STEG International Services for the second phase of the Kishapu Solar Power Project, which will generate 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
The contract, valued at 204.7 billion Tanzanian shillings ( equivalent of $77,318,283.22), was signed on July 27 and the ceremony was witnessed by Energy Minister Deogratius J. Ndejembi and Deputy Energy Minister Salome Makamba.
The project will be implemented in the Ngunga area of Kishapu District in Shinyanga Region.
Ndejembi said the Kishapu Solar Power Project forms part of the government’s strategy to diversify Tanzania’s electricity generation mix and expand access to reliable, affordable power from renewable energy sources.
He said the project is being implemented in two phases with a combined installed capacity of 150 MW. The first phase, with a capacity of 50 MW, cost 118.3 billion Tanzanian shillings and is in the final stages of construction.
The second phase, with a capacity of 100 MW, officially commenced following the signing of the implementation contract and will cost 204.7 billion Tanzanian shillings, bringing the total cost of the two phases to 323 billion Tanzanian shillings.
According to the government, the project is expected to increase electricity generation from renewable energy sources, strengthen the reliability of Tanzania’s power grid and support efforts to meet rising electricity demand.
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