Feasibility Study for six Mini-Hydropower Projects in Tanzania
Location
Tanzania (Manyara, Iringa, Ruvuma, Mbeya, Kigoma)
project period
Feb – Dec 2013
client
GVEP International (Global Village Energy Partnership)
Services provided
Consultancy
Partner organisation
GOPA-International Energy Consultants GmbHEntec Consulting &Engineering
Support of 6 MHP project developers in building their capacity to access financing by assisting them with completing comprehensive feasibility studies; combined capacity of about 7.5 MW
Services provided by Skat: hydrological surveys, evaluation of collected data as a basis for the technical design; design of transmission and distribution lines and grid connection points; cost estimate; risk assessment
Objective: improving rural electrification by providing bankable feasibility studies for the 6 selected sites as precondition to get access to financing
Activities: evaluation and assessment of existing studies and preliminary hydrological investigations, site investigations, support to install and operate gauging stations for water level and flow measurement; training of local staff, evaluation of existing information, studies and hydrological and meteorological data and information, determination of flow duration curves, uncertainty analyses risk assessment; calculation of power production, detailed electro-mechanical design and cost estimate for electrical components, including transmission and distribution lines and interconnection points with the TANESCO grid; contribution to feasibility studies.