Kikonge Hydroelectric Power Station project is a proposed 300 MW (400,000 hp) hydroelectric dam in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania.
[1] The power station and the associated dam and water reservoir would be located in the Kikonge area in the Ruvuma Region in south-western Tanzania.
[1] This is approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi), by road, north-west of Songea, the regional headquarters.
[2] This is about 625 kilometres (388 mi), by road, south-west of Dodoma, Tanzania's capital.
[3] In August 2016, the government of Tanzania secured partial funding from the African Development Bank for a pre-feasibility study for a dam across Ruhuhu River, with a reservoir of 6,000,000,000 cubic metres (2.11888000329×1011 cu ft)[1] and capable of generating 300 MW (400,000 hp) of electricity.