Lemugul Substation is a 400/220kV substation located in Lemugul, Arusha, Tanzania. The construction works on Lemugul Substation began in 2019. The project was commissioned in 2020.

Description

The Lemugul Substation project is a new substation being operated by Tanzania Electric Supply.

The designed voltage level of the project is 400/220kV, while the operating voltage level is 400/220kV. The step-in voltage of the substation is 400kV and the step-out voltage is 220kV. The substation capacity is 250MVA.

Lemugul Substation has received approval from Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority to undertake the works on the project. Approximately $5.78m was financed by the authorities for the construction works of the project.

About Tanzania Electric Supply

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Tanzania Electric Supply Co Ltd (TANESCO), formerly Tanganyika Electric Supply Co Ltd, is a government owned integrated power company. The company’s operations are regulated by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. It generates, transmits, distributes and supplies electricity. TANESCO generates the power through hydro and thermal power stations. TANESCO also procures electricity from independent power producers and EPPs. Its transmission system consists of 50 substations interconnected by transmission lines, and the distribution system distributes electricity and provides customer service.

Methodology

All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.