Lugarawa is a village of Ludewa District in Njombe Region, in the southern highlands of Tanzania.

The project lasted from 2010 to 2019, and was mainly funded (about 75%) by the European Commission under the EuropeAid program.

[3][4] The name of the project was "Hydroelectric energy for 20 isolated rural villages in the Ludewa District – Tanzania".

The hydropower plant provides electricity to approximately 51,000 inhabitants who live in Lugarawa and the 20 surrounding villages.

The St. John's Hospital in Lugarawa, operated by the Diocese of Njombe, is the most important point of contact for medical matters for the entire region with around 75,000 residents within a radius of up to 100 kilometers.