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Rift Valley Energy has updated African Energy with its plans for the second phase of the Luponde hydroelectric power plant in Tanzania’s Njombe region. The local developer has confirmed expected dates for the start of construction and the project’s commissioning.

Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) has signed a contract with PowerChina subsidiary Sinohydro Corporation to build the first phase of the 150MW Kishapu solar PV plant in the Shinyanga region.

The 1,290km Lobito corridor is being lined up for some $250m in financing from the United States’ Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and, reflecting the tone of recent US (re-) engagement with the region, the White House has also mooted an expansion of the Lobito corridor to the Tanzanian coast.

Developer SSI Energy has appointed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the 10MW Kahama solar PV plant. Work includes a 3km transmission line to Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco)’s Buzwagi substation.

Tanzanian energy company Taifa Group has formed a joint venture with Mauritius-based General Capital Ltd (GCL) to build Zanzibar’s first utility-scale solar PV plant.

The host government agreement for the Lindi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, widely known as Tanzania LNG, and a production-sharing agreement (PSA) for offshore blocks 1, 2 and 4 are expected to be signed in the coming weeks.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed Peak Rare Earths (PRE) has been granted a special mining licence (SML) by Tanzania's government for its Ngualla rare earth project. The $321m project involves a mine, mill and concentrator plant in southern Tanzania, 150km from Mbeya.

An anticipated surge in demand for electricity in the coming years – from a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project as well as the mining sector, a new electric railway and other sources – is prompting the government to look at adding more gas-fired capacity to the grid and to push ahead with renewable energy projects, writes Marc Howard.

Tanzanian Electrical Supply Company (Tanesco) has still not signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a renewable energy (RE) independent power project (IPP) of more than 10MW capacity. This is a glaring omission according to one participant at the Africa Investment Exchange: Energy in Transition meeting in London in mid-April, given Tanzania is endowed with excellent wind and solar resources.  

A series of agreements have been signed by Australia Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed firms involved in graphite projects, in a further sign of Tanzania’s potential to become a leading exporter.

London AIM-listed Helium One Global said on 6 April that it and Australia Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed Noble Helium had signed a letter of intent with Tunisia’s Société de Forage (Sofori) to use the Drillmec HH102 rig for its Rukwa drilling campaign.

US-headquartered Astra Energy has secured a 200-acre site on Unguja Island for a renewable energy (RE) project comprising 42.5MWp of solar PV and 7.5MW of waste-to-energy (WTE) capacity. An unspecified amount of battery capacity is also planned for the project – which is one of several initiatives to improve electricity access on the Zanzibar archipelago.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed Magnis Energy Technologies has signed a binding funding proposal for up to A$50m ($33.4m) with US investment fund SBC Global.

Zambian energy minister Peter Kapala has confirmed the time frame for completion of work to convert the Tanzania Zambia Mafuta (Tazama) pipeline from its previous role of handling imports of commingled crude feedstock.

Negotiations with Shell and Equinor for the estimated $30bn Lindi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project (also known as Tanzania LNG) have been completed, and contracts are being written up, energy minister January Makamba said on 6 March.