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Gas transmission pipeline · Madimba Village to Dar es Salaam

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 runs from Madimba Village to Dar es Salaam. 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 Madimba Village to Dar es Salaam. 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
Madimba Village
To
Dar es Salaam
Start country
Tanzania
End country
Tanzania
Countries crossed
Tanzania
Onshore / offshore
Not reported
Fuel
Gas
Region
Africa
Route drawn on map
487 km
GEM pipeline ID
P0456
Start year
2015
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.

SegmentStatusFrom → toLengthCapacityDiameterStartRoute from
Whole pipelineOperatingMadimba Village → Dar es Salaam5358.1914 mm2015GEM'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.

TerminalCountryImport / exportStatusDistanceMatched by
Tanzania LNG TerminalTanzaniaExportProposed7.4 kmroute proximity

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.

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 runs from Madimba Village to Dar es Salaam, crossing Tanzania.
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.