A 12.5 MW biomass-based power plant in Sumbawanga, Rukwa Region, Tanzania — turning locally available agricultural residues into dispatchable, grid-ready green energy for the national grid.
Wazawa Green Energy Limited (WGEL) proposes the development, construction and long-term operation of a 12.5 MW biomass-based power generation plant in Sumbawanga, Rukwa Region, Tanzania. The facility will harness locally available agricultural residues — rice husk, maize cobs and stalks, sunflower husk stalks and forestry biomass — to export approximately 72 GWh of green energy per year to the national grid. A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with TANESCO is under progress.
Rukwa Region is one of Tanzania's most agriculturally productive regions, producing approximately 1.7 million tons of crops annually and generating over 1.87 million tons of agricultural residues per year — far exceeding the plant's requirement of 100,000–120,000 tons. Unlike solar and wind, biomass generation is dispatchable: it runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing firm capacity to a grid that is heavily dependent on hydropower.
The region is being connected to the national grid through the 400 kV Tanzania–Zambia (TAZA) transmission project, with full integration expected by February 2027 — transforming Rukwa from an energy-deficit periphery into a fully integrated node of the national network.
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