Kinyerezi II Thermal Power Station

Kinyerezi II Thermal Power Station is a 240 MW, natural gas powered, electricity generating power station in Tanzania.

Location
The power plant is located in Kinyerezi Ward, in Ilala District, in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital and largest city in Tanzania. The plant lies adjacent to the 150 MW gas-fired power station, Kinyerezi I Thermal Power Station.

Overview
Kinyerezi II Power Station is owned and operated by Tanesco, the Tanzanian electricity distribution monopoly. It was constructed between March 2014 and April 2018, by Sumitomo Corporation, partially funded by loans from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Kinyerezi II Power Plant is equipped with Mitsubishi Power H-25 gas turbines. The phase consists of 6 gas turbines. As of 3 April 2018, the power station had capacity of 167.82 MW, with ongoing expansion to the full 240 MW. The power generated is evacuated via high-voltage cables to a nearby substation, where it is integrated into the Tanzanian national electricity grid. The power plant operates on natural gas.

In October 2018, The EastAfrican, an English daily newspaper reported that the expansion of Kinyerezi II was complete and commissioning of the expanded power station was imminent.

Future plans
While Kinyerezi II's capacity is being increased to 240 megawatts, the government of Tanzania has plans to expand Kinyerezi I Power Station from the current 150 megawatts to 335 megawatts, by February 2019. There are other plans to build two new gas-fired plants; Kinyerezi III (600 megawatts) and Kinyerezi IV (450 megawatts).

Funding
The funding of the construction of Kinyerezi II Power Plant, is as depicted in the table below: