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- Kidatu Mufindi Power Transmission Project
Kidatu Mufindi Power Transmission Project
Tanzania
| Borrower | Tanzania |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Energy |
| Approved | 27.03.1980 |
| Signed | 21.04.1980 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | AFDB |
| Executing Agency | TANESCO |
| Co-financiers | AFDB, CDC, TANESCO, Government, Inego investments |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 5.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 67.28 |
The project consists of the following components:
- construction of 320 km of 220 kV transmission lines between Kidatu and Mufindi via Iringa;
- extension of the Kidatu sub-station and distribution network;
- construction of two 220 kV sub-stations at Iringa and Mufindi and installation of related equipment, including power line equipment;
- installation of about 550 km of distribution lines connecting sub-stations to their load centres; and
- supervision and engineering.