Project Pipeline

Construct the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station (JNHS), also known as the Rufiji Hydroelectric Power Project (RHHP) or Stiegler's Gorge Dam, on the Rufiji River in eastern Tanzania

• A main roller compacted concrete dam, with a total length of 1,025 metres at crest level and 130 metres at dam level
• Four saddle dams with lengths of 1.4 km, 7.9 km, 4.6 km and 2.6 km and a capacity to impound 33 billion cubic metres of water
• A power station with nine turbines, each with a capacity of 235MW
• A 400 kV substation, with transmission lines linking to the national grid