Tanzania's First Wind Project Nearly Finished

Tanzania’s first ever wind farm to reach financial close and start construction is nearing completion following US$1.2m loan from REPP

Tanzania’s first ever wind farm to reach financial close and start construction is nearing completion following a US$1.2m loan from the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), which is entirely financed by £148m from the UK Government’s Departments for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Once operational, the 2.4MW wind farm will provide much-needed energy security to customers of a rapidly expanding private rural grid network developed and operated by project developer Rift Valley Energy Group. The farm’s three turbines have recently arrived at the project site in Mwenga in the... ... More: Official Press Release REPP

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