GENERATION INFORMATION FOR MAFIA POWER STATION.
a) Name of the plant:-
- Mafia power Station
b) Short History of the plant.
- 1970 - Start of Power Station by using Dutch engine
- 1972 - Two generator each of 340 kW of Black stone start operation
- 1987 - Tanesco add caterpillar Generator .
- 1989 - Both of the sets ran under 50% of their capacity due to that fact Tanesco decided to install another two new geneators Wartsila 424TS.
- 2010 - Demand was increased in Mafia therefore Tanesco decided to add two Generators Ex - Njombe 624 Wartsila.To-date the Plant have an installed capacity of 2180 KW. The maximum demand is approximately 2200 kW.
c) Operation and maintenance
- Working by Tanesco staffs .
d) Future plans
- TANESCO is in a process of investing in wind mill – 5000 kW and Solar Power of 2000 kW.