The news from the responsible minister, Dr Medard Kalemani, comes after the State opened the bids for the 2100MW hydropower project in August last year and its construction will last for 36 months. The government rejects this criticism. It will thus mark the beginning of the large-scale works to be carried out by the Egyptian companies Arab Contractor and Elsewedy Electric. The massive project is part of Tanzania's power master plan, which envisions Stiegler’s Gorge helping interconnect the grids of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. In the picture J.V Arab Contractors/El Sewedy Electric officers sign an agreement of Stieglers Gorge hydropower project which will produce 2100 MW. Looking on are Mtibwa sugar estate Ltd officials. “The project is expected to bring a vast array of unspeakable benefits to hard-working Tanzanians,” he says. Officially known as the Rufiji Hydropower Project, the idea was initially conceived during colonial times in the early 1900s, and was later taken up by the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, although it never saw light of day during the father of the nation’s presidency. The Tanzanian Minister of Energy, Dr Medard Kalemani, has indicated that the construction of Stiegler’s Gorge Power Generation Project is anticipated to begin in July this year. Minerals deputy minister Subira Mgalu recapped the government’s stance in Parliament on Thursday, May 10, during the televised Questions and Answers Session when responding to a question by Kawe legislator Halima Mdee- (Chadema). Stiegler, when measuring the gorge, was charged by an elephant and fell into the ravine. Tanzania is set to commence construction works on a hydro-power dam at Stiegler’s Gorge in the Selous Game Reserve after the government made a US $310m down payment to two Egyptian companies-Arab Contractors and El Sewedy Electric Co with whom they signed a deal with in December last year. Communication and Information Technology minister Dr Faustine Ndugulile. T he government has vowed to push ahead with its plan to build the 2,100MW Stiegler’s Gorge energy generation project. Hai District Commissioner Lengai Ole Sabaya. The Tanzanian government continues to provide support for the development of the Stiegler’s Gorge Hydropower project on Rufiji River, with the latest being the issuance of an advance payment totaling $309.645 million to Egyptian company- Arab contractors to … Altitude: 120 m.a.m.s.l. Modified date: Apr 5, 2018. ​​​​​​​FORMER Prime Minister  Mizengo Pinda. When WWF published its report in 2017, tourism minister Jumanne Maghembe insisted the hydropower was needed to transform Tanzania’s economy. In Tanzania still about 70 to 80 per cent labour is absorbed in this sector. —Additional reporting by BBC. ippmedia.com © 1998-document.write(new Date().getFullYear()). Stiegler’s Gorge, which averages 100m in depth, is named after a Swiss explorer who was killed here by an elephant in 1907. The dam will be fourth largest in Africa and ninth in the world. The WHC added the Stiegler’s Gorge project as a new factor that endangers the Selous eco­system. Further upstream from the gorge, the Ruaha River and the Kilombero River rivers meet and from that confluence is born the Rufiji river. But President Magufuli revived the project after taking office in November 2015, making it one of the flagship ventures of his administration’s long-term development agenda for the country. Its water reservoir will be 100 km long and covering an area of 1,350 km2, with a retention capacity of 34 billion m3 of water. The Egyptian delegation to the signing was led by the country’s prime minister Mostafa Madbouly, who described the project as a symbol of his country’s commitment to supporting Tanzania in its development endeavors. Tanzania’s largest dam . These studies primaril… President Magufuli and Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly witness the signing of the 2100-megawatts Rufiji Hydropower Project agreement at State House in Dar es Salaam yesterday. As the project The seminars would be organised by the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF), the National Economic Empowerment Council (NEEC) and Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority […] To non-agricultural sector in the picture J.V Arab Contractors/El Sewedy Electric officers sign an agreement of stiegler's gorge project. 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