Gas transmission pipeline · Tanzania
Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline
Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline is an operating gas transmission pipeline in Tanzania. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 535 km long and 8.1 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 2015. It is owned by CNPC and Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp.
Length
535 km
Capacity
8.1 bcm/y
6.0 Mtpa LNG equivalent
Segments tracked
1
Largest diameter 914 mm (36 in)
Route
Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline runs from Tanzania. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.
Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.
- From
- Mtwara
- To
- Not reported
- Start country
- Tanzania
- End country
- Tanzania
- Countries crossed
- Tanzania
- Onshore / offshore
- Not reported
- Fuel
- Gas
- Region
- Not reported
- Route drawn on map
- 487 km
- GEM pipeline ID
- P0456
- Start year
- 2015
- Estimated cost (GEM, US dollars)
- $1.23 billion
- GEM wiki page
- gem.wiki
Segments
Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.
| Segment | Status | From → to | Length | Capacity | Diameter | Start | Route from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole pipeline | Operating | Mtwara → ? | 535 | 8.1 | 914 mm | 2015 | GEM's route file |
Connected LNG terminals
Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.
| Terminal | Country | Import / export | Status | Distance | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania LNG Terminal | Tanzania | Export | Proposed | 7.4 km | route proximity |
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.
Parent companies
In the news
Recent headlines that name Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.
Common questions
Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.
- Where does Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline run?
- Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline is recorded in Tanzania. Global Energy Monitor reports no start and end points for it.
- How long is Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline?
- Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline is 535 km long.
- How much gas can Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline carry?
- Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline has a design capacity of 8.1 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
- Is Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline operating?
- Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline is operating, having started in 2015.
- Who owns Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline?
- Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline is owned by CNPC and Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp, as recorded in the current tracker release.
- Does Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline serve an LNG terminal?
- Mtwara–Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline passes within 25 km of 1 tracked LNG terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance and how it was made.
More gas pipelines in Tanzania
Listed in name order among the 3 pipelines tracked in Tanzania, so projects with the same name sit together. A browse aid, not a claim that they are alike.
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