Tanzania seeks funding for Stieglers Gorge

摘要

Rufiji Basin Development Authority (RUBADA) is seeking a financing partner to develop the 2,100-mw Stieglers Gorge hydroelectric project on southeastern Tanzania's Rufiji River. Stieglers Gorge would have a 134-meter-tall concrete arch dam creating a 100-kilometer-long reservoir impounding 34 billion cubic meters. Although a 1985 study by Norconsult of Norway placed the total project cost at US$1.6 billion, a representative said that cost now could approach US$2 billion.