Pangani Falls Dam

Pangani Falls Dam is a dam in Tanzania, which is part of the Pangani Hydro Systems. The dam is located at Koani in the Muheza District of the Tanga Region, about 8 km south of another power station at Hale. The Pangani falls power station has two turbines and has an installed capacity of 68 megawatts (91,000 hp).[1]

Pangani Falls Dam
Map of Tanzania showing the location of Pangani Falls Dam
Official namePangani Hydro Systems
LocationMuheza District, Tanga, Tanzania
Coordinates05°20′56.6″S 38°39′01.1″E
Construction began1991
Opening date1994
Construction cost$126 million (1995)
Owner(s)TANESCO
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsPangani River
Height10
Spillway typeEarth and Rock Fill
Spillway capacity47,000 m3 (38 acre⋅ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity0.8×10^6 m3 (650 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area42,200 km2 (16,300 sq mi)
Power Station
Operator(s)Tanesco
Commission date1994
Turbines2x34
Installed capacity68 MW (91,000 hp)
Website
Tanesco website

Overview

Construction of the dam began in December 1991 and was commissioned quickly just 3 years later to aid the ailing power shortages in the country. The entire project was funded by European Scandinavian nations (Norway, Finland and Sweden), which jointly decided to finance the Pangani Falls Redevelopment Project in 1989.[1][2]

The project cost a total of US$126 Million and was funded by three financiers: NORAD of Norway (42%); FINNIDA of Finland (33%) and SIDA of Sweden (25%).

See also

References

  1. "Pangani Hydro Systems". Tanesco. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. Roger Andersson; Fritz Wänseth; Melinda Cuellar; Ulrike von Mitzlaff (October 2005). Pangani Falls Re-development Project in Tanzania (PDF) (Report). sida. Retrieved 27 July 2015.


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