5 ADVANTAGES NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION IN TANZANIA
In Tanzania natural gas deposits have been discovered at Songosongo in kilwa in 1975 but there has been a delay in realizing full exploitation of gas due to the following reasons; 1) There is low technology among the Tanzanians that can be used in exploiting natural gas at Songosongo island along the coast of the Indian ocean. 2) Low capital to be invested since Tanzania is one of the poor countries. 3) Poor transport [infrastructure] that can facilitate exploitation of natural gas. 4) The use of other available sources of energy like HEP and forest has delayed full extraction of natural gas from Songosongo. Natural gas is a flammable gas, consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons, occurring naturally underground (often in association with petroleum ) and used as fuel. Tanzania has recently managed to exploit natural gas at Songo Songo in Kilwa district within the Lindi region. The gas is processed at Songo Songo and then transported via pipeline to various des...