Songwe hydroelectric plant

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Songwe hydroelectric plant is a hydroelectric power plant in pre-construction on the border of Chitipa, Malawi and , Tanzania.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Songwe hydroelectric plant

Status	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner
Pre-construction	180 MW	3 x 58.3 MW; 1 x 5.2 MW	Conventional storage	Tanzania Electric Supply Company LTD (TANESCO) [50%]; ZESCO Ltd [50%]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Songwe hydroelectric plant

Cross-border location 1	Cross-border location 2	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chitipa, Malawi	Ileje, Songwe Region, Tanzania	Songwe River	-9.4975, 33.1841 (exact)

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