Tanzania hydropower dam to cost more than double government estimate -study

An aerial view of Selous Game Reserve. Tanzania’s Stiegler’s Gorge Dam is to be built on the Unesco World Heritage site. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Tanzania’s Stiegler’s Gorge Dam, due to be built on a Unesco World Heritage site, will cost more than double the government’s estimates, an independent study showed on Thursday.

In December, Tanzania signed a deal with two Egyptian companies, El Sewedy Electric Co and Arab Contractors, to build the $3 billion hydroelectric plant.