ABOUT
MAKAMBAKO, TANZANIA
Makambako is a medium-sized town in the Njombe Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands, located roughly 40 miles north of the district capital of Njombe city between Njombe, Iringa, and Mbeya. Its population according to the 2010 Tanzanian census is 90 000. The development of Tanzania’s energy sector is critical for the country’s ability to grow economically and expand its commercial ties regionally and globally. Currently, Tanzania's main electrical distributor (TANESCO), a parastatal organization under the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to Tanzania Mainland. TANESCO owns most of the electricity Generating, Transmitting and Distributing facilities in Tanzania Mainland. TANESCO may be doing the maximum to provide electricity to cities like Makambako, however, Electricity demand in the country is increasing rapidly mainly due to foreign investments and an increasing population. The percentage of the population connected to TANESCO’s the grid is less than 30%. Currently, power demand growth is between 10-15% per year. The goal of the project is to create a new grid in which we plan to connect another 20 to 30 percent of the population.
Tanzania has an installed generation capacity of just under 1,500 MW or 0.033 kW per capita. Solar, coal, wind and other energy sources represent about 0.5% of total energy consumption in Tanzania, our goal is to increase that number by installing wind turbines specifically in Makambako, a town knows for having promising wind sources. Many of Tanzania’s wind resources are located along coastlines, the highland plateau regions of the Rift valley, on the plains, and around the Great Lakes. In areas where assessments have been conducted to-date, only Kititimo (Singida) and Makambako (Iringa) areas were identified to have adequate wind speeds for the grid-scale electricity generation. The wind speeds average is 8.9 m/s in Makambako, measured at a height of 30 meter (REA, 2010).
Makambako is a medium-sized town in the Njombe Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands, located roughly 40 miles north of the district capital of Njombe city between Njombe, Iringa, and Mbeya. Its population according to the 2010 Tanzanian census is 90 000. The development of Tanzania’s energy sector is critical for the country’s ability to grow economically and expand its commercial ties regionally and globally. Currently, Tanzania's main electrical distributor (TANESCO), a parastatal organization under the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to Tanzania Mainland. TANESCO owns most of the electricity Generating, Transmitting and Distributing facilities in Tanzania Mainland. TANESCO may be doing the maximum to provide electricity to cities like Makambako, however, Electricity demand in the country is increasing rapidly mainly due to foreign investments and an increasing population. The percentage of the population connected to TANESCO’s the grid is less than 30%. Currently, power demand growth is between 10-15% per year. The goal of the project is to create a new grid in which we plan to connect another 20 to 30 percent of the population.
Figure 1. Electricity sold by TANESCO in millions of kWh
Tanzania has an installed generation capacity of just under 1,500 MW or 0.033 kW per capita. Solar, coal, wind and other energy sources represent about 0.5% of total energy consumption in Tanzania, our goal is to increase that number by installing wind turbines specifically in Makambako, a town knows for having promising wind sources. Many of Tanzania’s wind resources are located along coastlines, the highland plateau regions of the Rift valley, on the plains, and around the Great Lakes. In areas where assessments have been conducted to-date, only Kititimo (Singida) and Makambako (Iringa) areas were identified to have adequate wind speeds for the grid-scale electricity generation. The wind speeds average is 8.9 m/s in Makambako, measured at a height of 30 meter (REA, 2010).
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