# Dangote Cement to test $90M gas-fired power plant in Mtwara, Tanzania

Dangote Cement will test run a new $90 million gas-fired power plant in Mtwara, Tanzania, later in August 2020, with full commissioning expected in November 2020. The plant will supply the Mtwara cement factory and reduce reliance on coal imports.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-11
- Where: Mtwara, Tanzania
- Value: $90.0M
- Starts operating: Nov 2020
- Status: under construction
- Products: gas-fired power
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Dangote Cement](https://endata.com/companies/19418.md)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/169342/dangote-to-test-us-90-power-plant-for-mtwara-cement-factory.html), 2020-08-11: "Dangote Cement will test run a new US$90m gas-fired power plant in Mtwara, Tanzania, later this month."

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