Works at the Julius Nyerere Hydro-Power Project (JNHPP) in Rufiji River, also known as the Stiegler’s dam project, are now at advanced stage, and concentrated on fixing the delicate but crucial machinery to get the dam ready for power generation. The project is 62.7 percent complete.
Recently, engineers installed the draft tubes at the basement of the ninth turbine that will evacuate water from the power generation machines. The concrete slab of the base of the dam is only 42.7 metres above sea level and will supports 27 turbines that are yet to be installed. The works now are for strengthening the concrete walls for water tunnels and the final installation of the draft tubes before the turbines are fixed, ready for the power generating machines to be tested.
