Tanzania energy report

• The country aims to double the share of renewables in its energy mix and to decrease its energy intensity by 2.6%/year by 2030.
• Tanesco, a state-owned utility, owns and operates around 90% of the power capacity.
• Equinor and Shell controls large gas reserves, but the fields are not in production.
• Since 2011, power generation is growing rapidly, by more than 5%/year. It is dominated by gas (47%).
• Gas and coal production remains low; the country imports its entire consumption of oil products.
• Diesel and gasoline prices are following global trends and are in line with the African average.
• Biomass is supplying more than 80% of the total consumption.
• Since 2016, consumption of oil products declined by almost 4%/year.
• The Power System Master Plan 2020 plans an increase of 11%/year of its power capacity by 2044, to 20 GW.
• A 2.1 GW hydropower plant is expected to be commissioned in 2022.

• Institutions & Energy Policy

  The Ministry of Energy (MoE) is in charge of the country's energy policy and development, in particular through the Electricity & Renewable Energy Division and the Petroleum & Gas Division, which wascreated in 2017 from the partition of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.

• Energy Companies

  Electricity:

  The state-owned power utility Tanesco, Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited, is tasked with the generation, purchasing, transmission, distribution, and selling of electricity to Mainland Tanzania, as well as bulk supply to Zanzibar.

• Energy Supply

  Oil:

  Tanzania, which does not produce oil, imports its entire consumption of refined products. After a very rapid increase between 2009 and 2014 (16%/year), imports of oil products declined by 1%/year between 2015 and 2020 (including -6% in 2020).

• Energy Prices

  Electricity:

  The electricity tariffs are divided into five levels: Domestic Low Usage (D1), General (T1), Low Voltage (T2), Medium Voltage (T3), and High Voltage (T5).

  The electricity tariff averages 10 US$c/kWh (2020).

• Energy Consumption

  The total per capita energy consumption is around 0.4 toe (2020), more than a third lower than the average for Sub-Saharan Africa. The per capita electricity consumption was 110 kWh in 2020 (almost 70% lower than the average for Sub-Saharan Africa).

  Total energy consumption declined by 1.5% in 2020, after a 1.3%/year increase between 2013 and 2019.

• Issues & Prospects

  Electricity:

  The Power System Master Plan 2020 (PSMP 2020 Update) forecasts a total capacity of 20 GW in 2044, up from 1.6 GW in 2019, with the following capacity mix: gas 6.7 GW (33%), hydro 5.7 GW (28%), coal 5.3 GW (26%), geothermal 1.0 GW (5%), wind 0.8 GW (4%), and solar 0.7 GW (4%).

• GENERAL OVERVIEW
• INSTITUTIONS AND ENERGY POLICY
• ENERGY COMPANIES
• ENERGY SUPPLY
• ENERGY PRICES
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
• DATA TABLES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• GLOSSARY

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Below is a list of the Tanzania energy market report graphs:

• GRAPH 1: CO₂-energy emissions (MtCO₂)
• GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2020, %)
• GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
• GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2020, %)
• GRAPH 5: Gasoline & diesel prices (US$/l)
• GRAPH 6: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
• GRAPH 7: Total consumption market share by energy (2020, %)
• GRAPH 8: Final consumption market share by sector (2020, %)

In the Tanzania energy market report you will find the following tables:

• Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO₂ emissions.
• Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
• Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
• Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
• Infrastructure Projects: Covers power plant projects by energy, technology, status and operator.