TZ-Songo Gas Dev & Power Gen (FY02)

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The Songo Songo Gas Development and Power Generation Project aims at developing Tanzania's natural gas reserves, to produce least-cost power generation for domestic, and industrial use, in an environmentally sustainable manner. Components include: 1) developing the Songo Songo natural gas field, to supply gas to about 112MW at the Ubungo Power Plant - to be converted to gas firing under the project - and, to the Twiga cement plant. Works include construction of facilities at three offshore marine platforms, a marine pipeline, and related infrastructure works, to transport gas to the processing plant. The gas processing plant will incorporate gas dehydration, dew point control, and liquids stabilization in storage facilities, and, the marine pipeline will extend in a northwesterly direction, based on oceanographic reviews, seismic surveys, and environmental regulations. The Ubungo power plant will undergo turbine rehabilitation, comprising upgraded gas turbines, including expanded air chillers capacity, for conversion to gas operation (configured to both liquid, and gas fuel); 2) an environmental management plan, and monitoring criteria, to comply with environmental, and social safeguard policies; this includes training, and capacity building. Resettlement, and compensation will be assessed to comply with legal policies, and Bank guidelines; in addition, solar energy, and extension of the power grid will benefit affected populations; and, 3) technical assistance, training, and equipment to assist the Ministry of Energy and Minerals strengthen the gas institutional, and regulatory framework, the energy management information systems, and, review a possible private sector participation.