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Pangani Falls — 68 MW Hydroelectric

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Pangani Falls is a 68 MW hydro power plant located in Tanzania. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
68 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1995

Year online

Owner
Tanzania Electric Supply Company

Operator

Location
-5.35, 38.65

Coordinates

Insights

#6
largest in %s
#2,799
largest %s worldwide
#11,858
largest worldwide
1995
%d yrs newer than avg
10
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
68 MW
Commissioned
1995
Status
Operational
Owner
Tanzania Electric Supply Company
Country
TZA
Coordinates
-5.349, 38.650

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,719 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
457,482 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,243
cars / year
762
homes / year
259,933
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Ubungo Gas (Songas)

Tanzania · Natural Gas

208MW · 2002

IPTL Tanzania

Tanzania · Oil

100MW · 2002

Tegeta

Tanzania · Natural Gas

45MW

Hale

Tanzania · Hydroelectric

21MW

About this plant

Pangani Falls is a 68 MW hydro power plant in Tanzania, operated by Tanzania Electric Supply Company since 1995.

Ranked #4 of 6 hydro plants in Tanzania. Its 68 MW represents 12.12% of Tanzania’s total hydro capacity of 561 MW. The largest hydro plant in Tanzania is Kidatu at 204 MW, making Pangani Falls 3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Hale (21 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Tanzania, approximately 200 km from the nearest major city, Arusha.

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