Iringa–Sumbawanga High Voltage Power Line
The Iringa–Sumbawanga High Voltage Power Line, also Iringa–Mbeya–Tunduma–Sumbawanga High Voltage Power Line, is a high voltage electricity power line, under development in Tanzania. The 400 kiloVolts power line will connect the high voltage substation at Iringa, to another high voltage substation at Sumbawanga. Location The power line starts in the city of Iringa, in Iringa Region, about south of Dodoma, Tanzania's capital city. The power line runs in a southwesterly direction for approximately to the city of Mbeya, in Mbeya Region. At Mbeya, the power line continues southwestwards to the town of Tunduma, in Songwe Region, at the international border with Zambia, a distance of about . From Tunduma the line travels in a north-westerly direction for about to end in the city of Sumbawanga in Rukwa Region. The power line, which does not follow the road all the time, is quoted to have a total length of approximately . Overview The Iringa–Sumbawanga High Voltage Power Line serves two main purposes. The first is to create a high voltage backbone in the central and southern regions of Tanzania, stabilize the electricity grid and promote development in those communities. The second major purpose is to allow exchange of grid electricity between