Songas Pipeline

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Songas Pipeline is an operating gas pipeline in Tanzania.

Location

The pipeline starts at the Songo Songo Gas Field and Island off the Tanzania coast and runs north to Dar es Salaam to the Ubungo power plan and TANESCO's generation plants.

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Project details

• Operator: Songas Ltd.
• Owner: Songas Ltd.
• Parent Company: Globeleq, Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) (9.56%), Tanzania Development Finance Limited (TDFL) (7.65%) and Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) ()
• Capacity: 105 million cubic feet per day
• Length: 225 kilometers
• Diameter: 12 inches, 16 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2004

Background

The Songas Pipeline connects the Songo Songo Gas Field to Dar es Salaam. Construction of the entire gas project was completed in May 2004, and it began commercial operation in July 2004.