Table 5: List of small hydro power potential sites in Tanzania, location shown in figure 1
No. |
River Name |
Location (Region) |
Head in meters |
Capacity [kW] |
Average flow rate [m3/sec] |
1 |
Kasongenye SHP |
Biharamulo (Kagera) |
|
420 |
1? |
2 |
Kaonjuba SHP |
Kamwana river Muleba (Kagera) |
90 |
800 |
1.2 |
3 |
Yungu river |
Mbinga District (Ruvuma ) |
20 |
90 |
0.5 |
4 |
Mbawa river |
Mbinga District (Ruvuma ) |
200 |
1800 |
1 |
5 |
Luwika river |
Mbinga District (Ruvuma ) |
200 |
1400 |
0.8 |
6 |
Luaita river |
Mbinga District (Ruvuma ) |
30 |
190 |
0.6 |
7 |
Upper Ruvuma river Nakatuta site |
Ruvuma |
20 |
15000 |
6 |
8 |
Hanga river |
Songea District (Ruvuma ) |
40 |
550 |
5.2 |
9 |
Lilondo river (Mahanje Mission) |
Lingatunda waterfail (Ruvuma ) |
150 |
1400 |
0.75 |
10 |
Kibwaka river (Mhangazi River) |
Njombe (Iringa) |
50 |
5100 |
35 |
11 |
Malisa river |
Njombe (Iringa) |
75 |
1250 |
6 |
12 |
Mbaka river |
Kyela (Mbeya ) |
200-300 |
8000 |
2.5 |
13 |
Kiwira river |
Kyela (Mbeya) |
285 |
25000 |
15.7 |
14 |
Songwe river |
Rukwa |
20 |
1000 |
10.6 |
15 |
Lupa river |
Chunya (Mbeya) |
50 |
2800 |
15.7 |
16 |
Lukwate river |
Chunya (Mbeya) |
60 |
900 |
1.8 |
17 |
Wuku river |
Chunya (Sumbawanga) |
80 |
2500 |
3 |
18 |
Yeye river |
|
90 |
2500 |
2.5 |
19 |
Rungwa river |
|
108 |
50 |
35 |
20 |
Lukima river |
|
120 |
4000 |
4 |
21 |
Msadia/Mfwizi river |
|
120 |
25000 |
18 |
22 |
Mtozi river |
|
40 |
2400 |
12 |
23 |
Mbede river |
|
50 |
1240 |
0.3 |
24 |
Mamba river |
|
50 |
155 |
0.1 |
25 |
Filongo river |
|
150 |
415 |
0.3 |
26 |
Mpete river |
|
200 |
55000 |
0.03 |
27 |
Chulu river |
Rukwa |
300 |
850 |
0.3 |
28 |
Kirambo river |
|
300 |
280 |
0.1 |
29 |
Muse river |
Rukwa |
200 |
520 |
0.2 |
30 |
Luiche river |
Rukwa |
200 |
1100 |
0.5 |
31 |
Msofwe river |
|
500 |
4500 |
0.95 |
32 |
Milepa river |
Rukwa |
450 |
|
0.2 |
33 |
MBA river |
Rukwa |
300 |
1000 |
0.55 |
34 |
Kilemba river |
Sumbawanga (Rukwa) |
300 |
270 |
0.95 |
35 |
Kalambo river |
Sumbawanga (Rukwa) |
430 |
80000 |
30 |
36 |
Kawa river |
Rukwa |
200 |
2000 |
2.7 |
37 |
Luamfi river |
Rukwa |
40 |
1200 |
9 |
38 |
Mtambo river |
Mpanda (Rukwa) |
40 |
2400 |
8 |
39 |
Luegele river |
Mpanda (Rukwa) |
175 |
15000 |
15 |
40 |
Ruchugi river |
Kigoma River |
20 |
1000 |
30 |
41 |
Mkuti river |
Kigoma River |
23 |
630 |
3.3 |
42 |
Himo l and ll |
Kilimanjaro (Moshi) |
|
945 |
3.3 |
43 |
Kihurio SHP l & ll |
Seseni River, Same (Kilimanjaro) |
|
1740 |
3.3 |
44 |
Ndungu |
Goma River Same (Kilimanjaro) |
|
1740 |
3.3 |
45 |
Bombo/Gonja |
Higilili River (Tanga) |
|
|
0.64 |
46 |
Mto wa Simba |
Mto wa Mbu (Arusha) |
210 |
|
2.4 |
47 |
Mbulu SHP |
Mbulu (Arusha) |
450 |
8100 |
1.75 |
48 |
Pinying river |
Loliondo (Arusha) |
|
450 |
0.9? |
49 |
Njombe Falls |
Njombe (Iringa) |
|
2000 |
5.6 |
50 |
Kifunga Falls |
Njombe (Iringa) |
|
3600 |
16 |
51 |
Hagafiro river |
Njombe (Iringa) |
|
5000 |
|
52 |
Malagarasi SHP |
(Kigoma) |
80 |
|
16.0 |
53 |
Uvinza |
Ruchugi River (Kigoma) |
|
1000 |
30 |
54 |
Nzovwe SHP |
Sumbawanga (Rukwa) |
|
3000 |
0.33 |
55 |
Nakatuta SHP |
Songea (Ruvuma) |
30 |
9000 |
61 |
56 |
Hainu River SHP |
Mbulu Babati (Arusha) |
100 |
3520 |
0.48 |
|
TOTAL |
|
|
~310 MW |
|