CONNECTING PEMBA ISLAND TO THE

HYDRO GRIDA Case Study for a Success Story.

BACKGROUND

• The Island of Pemba has a total land area of approx. 380 square miles.• It has one third of the total population of the Zanzibar archipelago. (Approx. 406,848)• It is the Bread basket of the country as 80% of all the Cloves harvested in Zanzibar comes from there.• For a very long time, the island of Pemba was 100% dependent on the Fossil Fuels for its power generation• There was a FF power station on the edge of the Chake Chake Bay

SUCCESS STORY

• In 2010 , installation a new undersea cable, 78 kilometers long, from Tanga on the mainland to Pemba was completed.• The cable now supplies 20 MVA of hydro power to

Pemba, enough to cater the needs for the island’s demands for the next 20 – 25 years• This has eliminated the need for fossil fuels import

into the island for power generation by almost 90%• 3 Diesel Generators located on the edge of the

Chake Chake Bay have now gone silent.

REASONS FOR SUCCESS

• Policy integration (Vision 2020) – Energy, Tourism and Sustainable Development.• MDG Goals and international commitment for local support –

Energy for Tourism for Sustainable Development for Poverty Eradication• Dialogue between state, non state actors, communities, etc• Building of Partnership with Development Partners

( Governments of Zanzibar and United Republic, Norway, EU, OECD)• Technology (NEXAN) --- available products• Co-Financing

LESSONS LEARNED

• External support is crucial in energy reforms• National and local commitments are very

important (with respect to co-financing)• A national development plan that underscores the

priorities on energy sector reforms• Dialogues between all actors.• Effective planning in Energy Sector and the need to

have a specialized independent energy authority to support our sector-based targets and political commitment in the long run.

References

• http://www.norway.go.tz/News_and_events/Energy/The-Sub-Sea-Cable-to-Pemba-is-Presently-Under-Installation-/#.U3Ub6vmSxZE

• http://www.norway.go.tz/News_and_events/Energy/Electricity-to-Pemba/#.U3UcivmSxZE

• http://www.tanzania.go.tz/egov_uploads/documents/electrificationproject_sw.pdf

• http://www.busiweek.com/index1.php?Ctp=2&pI=920&pLv=3&srI=53&spI=20&cI=11

• http://www.nexans.us/eservice/US-en_US/navigatepub_158895_-25837/Nexans_completes_subsea_cable_link_to_provide_reli.html

PICTURES

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