Application of Conceptual Model in Developing the Jangwani Mini-Hydropower Plant in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
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2021-10-28
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Mbeya University of Science and Technology Journal of Research and Development (MJRD)
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The Seventh Sustainable Development Goal is on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy. The promotion and the use of renewable energy sources is inevitable. Within the spectrum of renewable energy sources, there are the mini-hydropower plants which have been reported to have the potential to provide for rural electrification. The existence of reliable flowing water necessitates the investment in mini hydropower for off grid systems. To prove the viability of such schemes, a hydrological analysis of the Mtandazi River was conducted. The Australian Water Balance Model, a conceptual model, was used to model the stream flows using the California Method. The results suggest that for 95% exceedance, the flow is 1.62 m3/s. The flows will enable the installation of the Jangwani mini hydropower plant to generate 226.7 kW of electricity in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania. The study recommends for the conservation of the catchment for the sustainability of the flows.
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This article was published by Mbeya University of Science and Technology Journal of Research and Development (MJRD) in 2021