Tanzania to start tests on 542km long new Mtwara-Dar gas pipeline

The Songo Songo plant in Mtwara. A new gas pipeline that runs from Mtwara to Dar es Salaam is being tested. PHOTO | FILE

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) will on July 29 start trial tests on a new 542-kilometre long pipeline from Mtwara to Dar es Salaam for between 40 and 60 days.

The pipeline is expected to deliver higher volumes of natural gas for power generation and other applications.