Multiconsult to study 222-MW Rumakali, 358-MW Rhuhudji hydro projects in Tanzania
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) has awarded Multiconsult consultancy contracts for the 222-MW Rumakali and 358-MW Ruhudji Hydropower and Transmission Lines projects in Tanzania.
Multiconsult will undertake feasibility studies,
prepare conceptual design and tender documents, and conduct environmental and
social impact assessment studies for the two proposed hydropower projects and
associated transmission lines.
The Rumakali and Rhuhudji projects are both located in
the Njombe region and could double the total installed hydropower capacity in
Tanzania, from 562 MW to 1,142 MW.
“We are proud to participate in the energy development
in Tanzania by being awarded these large and important projects,” says Hilde
Gillebo, EVP Energy in Multiconsult. “The Rumakali and Ruhudji hydropower
projects will be significant in meeting the country’s increasing electricity
demand. Despite a huge hydropower and solar potential, only an estimated 36.6
per cent of the population in Tanzania currently has access to electricity. The
Tanzania government has set aggressive electrification targets, aiming to
achieve 75 per cent electrification by 2035.”
The projects are scheduled to start immediately and
are planned to be completed by the third quarter of 2021. Norplan Tanzania Ltd
and Tanzania Photomap Ltd will act as subcontractors to Multiconsult, according
to a press release.
With extensive specialist competence on renewable
energy, Multiconsult has delivered services to a wide portfolio of renewable
energy projects in Tanzania. The company`s other current engagements in the
country include various transmission and distribution and electrification
projects, including master plan for rural electrification, water resource management
projects and solar projects.
The company’s recent hydropower engagements in Africa include the Kakono hydropower plant in Tanzania, 88-MW Mount Coffee in Liberia and other small hydropower projects in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.
