Largest power plants in Tanzania by capacity

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Kinyerezi III power station	Gas	Tanzania	600
2	Kiwira Mine-2 power station	Coal	Tanzania	600
3	Mchuchuma power station	Coal	Tanzania	600
4	Dar es Salaam power station	Coal	Tanzania	400
5	Astra Energy Tanzania power station	Gas	Tanzania	350
6	Kinyerezi IV power station	Gas	Tanzania	330
7	Kilwa power station	Gas	Tanzania	318
8	Mbeya Power Project	Coal	Tanzania	300
9	Ngaka power station	Coal	Tanzania	270
10	Somanga power station	Gas	Tanzania	250
11	Kinyerezi II power station	Gas	Tanzania	240
12	Ubungo Gas (Songas)	Gas	Tanzania	208
13	Kidatu	Hydro	Tanzania	200
14	Zinga power station	Gas	Tanzania	200
15	Magamba power station	Coal	Tanzania	200
16	Maturi power station	Coal	Tanzania	200
17	Kihansi	Hydro	Tanzania	180
18	Rukwa Coal to Power Project	Coal	Tanzania	120
19	IPTL Tanzania	Oil	Tanzania	100
20	Mtera	Hydro	Tanzania	80
21	Mtwara Cement power station	Coal	Tanzania	75
22	Pangani Falls	Hydro	Tanzania	68
23	Nyakato	Gas	Tanzania	63
24	Dodoma power station	Oil	Tanzania	55
25	Arusha power station	Oil	Tanzania	50
26	Tegeta	Gas	Tanzania	45
27	Hale	Hydro	Tanzania	21
28	Mtwara	Gas	Tanzania	18
29	Nyumba ya Mungu	Hydro	Tanzania	8

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in tanzania by capacity?

Kinyerezi III power station (Tanzania) ranks #1 with 600 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 29 power plants in in Tanzania.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Kinyerezi III power station (600); 2. Kiwira Mine-2 power station (600); 3. Mchuchuma power station (600).