Its an interesting read. Thanks for sharing. Unsurprisingly it's...

Its an interesting read. Thanks for sharing.
Unsurprisingly it's a bit negative towards coal though.
Some random extracts –

“Conclusion: Levelized cost of generation of renewables – specifically, utility scale solar and onshore wind – are now lower than that of coal and gas-based power in many countries and continue to fall. Moreover, Tanzania is primarily planning sub-critical coal-based plants, which tend to have lower efficiency and are more polluting. If the costs of pollution controls are added, their levelized cost of generation will be even higher.”


“Tanzania, driven primarily by energy security in response to recent droughts, plans to decrease its dependency on hydropower, and is looking to diversify its peak load. Additionally, natural gas is considered the obvious link between dirtier fossil fuels and renewable energy, and will in parallel allow Tanzania to raise flexibility within the grid.”


3.PSMP2016 plans commissioning of subcritical coal-based plants under the assumption they are cheap. However, they are inefficient and polluting. The true cost of thermal generation must also account for the true cost of fuel (i.e. market prices so it considers the implicit subsidy). Sharp increase in coal capacity combined with slower than projected demand and falling cost of renewables may result in coal capacity that is underutilized. This stranded cost also needs to be estimated.

1. Coal power plants are highly polluting with serious affect on human health, agriculture, water and livestock. Controlling pollution requires additional investment and adds to the cost of power generation. CSE suggests a detailed assessment of these costs.

We should forward this plan to the Australian government. They might learn something from it.
Personally, I’m all for Ultra Super Critical power plants.