Mbalawala Power Station

The Mbalawala Power Station is a 120MW coal-fired power station proposed by Australia's Intra Energy Corporation for Mbalawala, Tanzania. The company is trying to fast-track the station for 2013.

In March 2012 IEC signed a MOU with Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (“TANESCO”) for the development of the station in close proximity to the Tancoal mine. The power station is planned to connect to a new 132kV transmission line and supply electricity to Songea and the local region, as well as into the Tanzanian national grid. Once in operation, Tancoal expects to supply approximately 400,000 tonnes of coal annually to the power station.

The power station is the second stage of the Ngaka Thermal Coal Project. Stage one involves coal mining in the Mbalawala region in 2011 for regional use. Stage 3 involves the export of approximately 1.5 million tonnes per year of thermal coal to potential markets in Kenya, Mauritius, and India.

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