Mtwara Cement power station

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Mtwara Cement power station is a cancelled power station in Mtwara, Tanzania.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mtwara Cement power station	Mtwara, Mtwara, Tanzania	-10.273611, 40.182778 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology
cancelled	coal: unknown	75	subcritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner	Parent
Dangote Cement PLC [100%]	Dangote Cement PLC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): power
• Captive industry: Cement & Building

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): Mbinga mine

Background

In 2014, Dangote Industries applied for a license to build a 75-megawatt coal-fired plant in Tanzania. The plant would power a 3 million tonne per annum cement factory which began operating in 2015.

In 2015, it was reported the plant would be gas-fired. However, the plant will use coal when gas is not available. Its ESIA stated it would be 50 MW. The gas plant was expected to be completed in 2021.

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Additional data

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