The Tanzania Electric Supply Company has launched its first utility-scale solar tender, offering 150 MW for projects between 20 MW and 50 MW. In the first real drive to bring solar to the sub-Saharan region, the company aims to procure power for areas including Dodoma, Mwanza and Iringa, in 2050. Participants must undertake feasibility studies, design, build and operate their projects. The deadline for submissions is 19 October. Tanzania's power generation capacity is split between thermal gas and diesel, and hydropower, but a recent study revealed it could potentially cover all its electricity demands with renewables by the next two years.
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company has launched its first utility-scale solar tender, offering 150 MW for projects between 20 MW and 50 MW. In the first real drive to bring solar to the sub-Saharan region, the company aims to procure power for areas including Dodoma, Mwanza and Iringa, in the next two years. Participants must undertake feasibility studies, design, build and operate their projects. The deadline for submissions is 19 October. Tanzania's power generation capacity is split between thermal gas and diesel, and hydropower, but a recent study revealed it could potentially cover all its electricity demands with renewables by 2050.