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https://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/56282-five-competing-for-rufiji-dam-project "...Dr Abbas said it was the government�s expectation to ensure the country generates sufficient and reliable power to electrify its domestic and export demands. He further noted that expansion work at the natural gas powered Kinyerezi I and II were at different stages of completion. He said the extension work at Kinyerezi I would add up 185 MW in the national grid while the Kinyerezi II would raise the total in the state electric grid to 240 MW. �We have already released 111.88 MW in the national grid from Kinyerezi II, we hope to commission at least 30 MW every month until we reach the 240 MW mark,� he said. According to the director, implementation of both projects were at 60 and 90 per cent. Kinyerezi II would be completed by September, three months earlier than the initial deadline of December this year. Tanzania, whose population is approximately 53 million, has 1,400 MW of installed grid capacity." (In a discussion with CSI Energy Group exactly one month ago, they stated that Kinyerezi II was generating 81 MW, so another 30 MW added to the national grid, which equals about 6 mmscf/d)
It�s finally looking really good for WRL. We should expect increasing gas flow rates until Kinyerezi II produces about 150MW. (The last two turbines are steam turbines, converting heat to power). The nice thing about Kinyerezi I extension is that is not a combined cycle station, so all 185 MW will be generated by gas turbines. (The result is that Kinyerezi I extension will consume more gas than Kinyerezi II, i.e: 185 MW vs 150 MW). While 80 MMscf/d production is very healthy already, WRL truly becomes a cash cow at rates above 100 MMscf/d! Can�t wait to see that happen! http://csi.energy/project/kinyerezi-ii-combined-cycle-power-plant-240-mw/
Nice article discovered by our friendly neighbours: http://interfaxenergy.com/gasdaily/article/29860/tanzanias-domestic-gas-market-picking-up By Leigh Elston 5 March 2018 Tanzanias plans to export LNG might be progressing slowly, but President John Magufulis industrialisation drive means growth in the countrys domestic gas market is looking more promising. As state utility Tanesco and state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp. (TPDC) start to iron out payment issues that led to disruptions in power operations two years ago, investors are looking at new opportunities in Tanzanias upstream and midstream. Aminex Petroleum, which operates the Kiliwani North Development Licence (KNDL) and the Ruvuma production-sharing agreement (PSA), is looking into further drilling in Tanzania. Aminex upgraded its pmean estimates for gas in place at the Ntorya field within the Ruvuma PSA in early 2018, raising the figure from 36.8 billion cubic metres to 53.0 bcm. The plan is to drill a third well at the site, which will feed into the Madimba gas plant around 30 km away. Aminex is also conducting technical work to assess the feasibility of further drilling at the KNDL, where a new Kiliwani South prospect has been identified. Any new production brought onstream could be fed into the Songo Songo gas plant, which supplies a pipeline running to Dar es Salaam. The biggest growth areas will be in power generation and heavy industry, both of which will drive demand and are heavy users of gas, Jay Bhattacherjee, chief executive of Aminex, told Interfax Natural Gas Daily. Meanwhile Wentworth Resources, which holds the Mnazi Bay licence along with operator Maurel & Prom, has said its financial situation is continually improving as TPDC and Tanesco keep up with payments. In its most recent company update, Wentworth said it had received a net $2.5 million in February for gas sales from the Mnazi Bay concession, where production continues to rise. Volumes have begun to ramp up significantly with the first two turbines at [the] Kinyerezi 2 [gas-fired power plant in Dar es Salaam] now operational and the remaining four turbines expected to be commissioned during this year, the company said in January. Another new source of demand is the 3 mtpa Dangote cement factory in Mtwara, which is currently using diesel to generate power but intends to have fully switched to gas for both its electrical supply and to fire its kilns by March 2018. Wider gas growth plans Power sector demand growth is a key reason why the outlook for Tanzanias gas suppliers is looking rosier. The fact Tanesco is being restructured to help alleviate losses also means Tanzanias ambitious power plant plans now look more viable. Tanzanias ministry of energy plans to bring around 5 GW of new generation capacity online by 2020. Beyond the startup of Kinyerezi 2, projects include the governments 184 MW Kinyerezi 1 expansion, which should come online in 2019; China Power Inve
alph, you beat me by seconds.
We can all thank the Norwegian social welfare/parent welfare system allowing me to stay home reading forums, and still get paid.. :-)
It always amazes me that Aminex features so prominently in such articles; it could take years before they can produce from Ntorya. Smells quite strongly of marketing material unfortunately... The Mnazi Bay wells are fully hooked up and ready to flow at 100 MMscf/d if required, and with a cheap compression project this can be increased further to 130 MMscf/d, according to the latest CPR. Now that is news! All we need to do is wait, until the media finally discovers this...
Production from Ntorya may take at least a couple of years, according to Geoff Bury. (In Oslo this fall) AEX shareholders seem to underestimate the time and cost of bringing their gas to the market.
More information regarding the progress of Kinyerezi. Thank you Leafless at the AEX board. "He said the extension work at Kinyerezi I would add up 185 MW in the national grid while the Kinyerezi II would raise the total in the state electric grid to 240 MW. "We have already released 111.88 MW in the national grid from Kinyerezi II, we hope to commission at least 30 MW every month until we reach the 240 MW mark," he said. According to the director, implementation of both projects were at 60 and 90 per cent. Kinyerezi II would be completed by September, three months earlier than the initial deadline of December this year. Tanzania, whose population is approximately 53 million, has 1,400 MW of installed grid capacity" http://allafrica.com/stories/201803060513.html