Mbeya Coal to Power Project SourceWatch
Background. In 2013 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Irelandbased Kibo Mining and Korean governmentowned Korea East West Power to participate in codevelopment of a coal mine: the Rukwa thermal coal deposit is in Mbeya Region. Plans also include a 300 to 350 MW minemouth power station, with a planned commissioning by 2018.