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Nyumba ya Mungu — 8 MW Hydroelectric

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Nyumba ya Mungu is a 8 MW hydro power plant located in Tanzania. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
8 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1966

Year online

Owner
Tanzania Electric Supply Company

Operator

Location
-3.82, 37.47

Coordinates

Insights

#11
largest in %s
#5,846
largest %s worldwide
#25,781
largest worldwide
1966
%d yrs older than avg
10
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
8 MW
Commissioned
1966
Status
Operational
Owner
Tanzania Electric Supply Company
Country
TZA
Coordinates
-3.821, 37.468

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
673 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
53,821 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

146
cars / year
90
homes / year
30,580
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Hale

Tanzania · Hydroelectric

21MW

About this plant

Nyumba ya Mungu is an 8 MW hydro power plant in Tanzania, operated by Tanzania Electric Supply Company since 1966.

Ranked #6 of 6 hydro plants in Tanzania, it represents 1.43% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 561 MW. The largest hydro plant in Tanzania is Kidatu at 204 MW, making Nyumba ya Mungu 25.5 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.

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