Pangani Falls Dam
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Pangani Falls Dam is a dam in Tanzania, which is part of the Pangani Hydro Systems. The dam is located at Koani in the Muheza District of the Tanga Region, about 8 km south of another power station at Hale. The Pangani falls power station has two turbines and has an installed capacity of 68 megawatts (91,000 hp).[1]
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Pangani Falls Dam | |
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Official name | Pangani Hydro Systems |
Location | Muheza District, Tanga, Tanzania |
Coordinates | 05°20′56.6″S 38°39′01.1″E |
Construction began | 1991 |
Opening date | 1994 |
Construction cost | $126 million (1995) |
Owner(s) | TANESCO |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Pangani River |
Height | 10 |
Spillway type | Earth and Rock Fill |
Spillway capacity | 47,000 m3 (38 acre⋅ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 0.8×10 |
Catchment area | 42,200 km2 (16,300 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Tanesco |
Commission date | 1994 |
Turbines | 2x34 |
Installed capacity | 68 MW (91,000 hp) |
Website Tanesco website |
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