Generator Rental in Arusha: 300 to 2,500 kVA
We rent generators from 300 kVA to 2,500 kVA in Arusha and across northern Tanzania, for hotels and lodges, conferences and events, flower and horticulture farms, construction and the tanzanite mines at Mererani. Every hire is delivered, installed and commissioned, with an operator on site and servicing included.
What generators are hired for in Arusha
Hotels, lodges and conferences
Standby power for hotels and safari lodges, and temporary power for conferences and events, where a power cut in front of guests is not an option.
Farms and cold storage
Flower and horticulture farms around Arusha depend on cold rooms and irrigation pumps. A standby set keeps produce cold and pumps running through grid outages.
Mererani and construction
Shaft winches, compressors and pumps at the Mererani tanzanite workings, and construction sites across the city that need power before a grid connection.
Delivery to sites in and around Arusha
Roughly 640 km by road from Dar es Salaam
Lodges and camps outside town are often on rough access roads; tell us the route so the right truck is sent
Mererani is about an hour from Arusha by road
We also supply mining equipment in Mererani: see mining equipment in Mererani.
300 to 2,500 kVA
Generators are sized on the total running load and on the largest motor and how it starts. The calculator below gives a figure for your own loads.
| Size | Typically powers | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| 300 to 500 kVA | Alluvial wash plants, small ball mill circuits, construction sites, hotels, offices and hospitals on standby | Covers most small gravity and wash plants, with headroom for motor starting when the largest motor has a soft starter. |
| 500 to 1,000 kVA | Crushing and milling circuits, larger processing plants, factories, large construction and road projects | Sized on the largest motor and how it starts as much as on the total load. |
| 1,000 to 2,500 kVA | Full processing plants, mine site power, industrial facilities, temporary power during grid works | Often supplied as two or more sets running synchronised, so one can be serviced while the others carry the load. |
What size generator do I need?
List what the generator will run. The calculator allows for motor starting surge and keeps the set below 80% load.
- Running load
- 144 kVA
- Largest starting surge
- 609 kVA
- Generator needed
- 264 kVA
- Rental size to ask for
- 300 kVA
Our smallest hire is 300 kVA, which covers this load.
Tip: the largest motor started direct on line is driving the size. A soft starter or VFD on it would let you hire a smaller set.
A first estimate only. Send us the load list and we will confirm the size before quoting.
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Delivery and collection
The set is transported to your site and collected at the end of the hire, anywhere in Tanzania.
Installation and commissioning
Positioned, connected to your distribution board and tested under load before handover.
Operator on site
An operator stays with the generator for the whole hire, running it and checking it so faults are caught before they stop your work.
Servicing during the hire
Oil, filters and routine service on schedule, and breakdown response while the set is on hire.
- Fuel
- Supplied by you, the customer using the generator. We estimate the fuel use from your running hours so you can plan deliveries to site.
- Minimum hire
- One week for industrial, mining and construction work. Two days for events.
How to rent a generator in Arusha
- 01
Tell us the load
The size you need, or your load list: each motor’s kW and how it starts. The calculator above gives a first figure.
- 02
Tell us the site and dates
Where the generator goes, road access, the start date, how long you need it (minimum one week, or two days for events) and how many hours a day it runs.
- 03
Get a quote
We confirm the size and come back with a price for the whole hire, including delivery, installation, operator and servicing. Fuel is supplied by you.
Generator rental in Arusha: questions
Can I rent a generator for a hotel or lodge in Arusha?
Yes. For standby we size the set on what must keep running during a power cut, usually kitchens, cold rooms, lighting and water pumps, and connect it to take over when the grid fails.
Can I rent a generator for a conference or event in Arusha?
Yes, with a two-day minimum hire. Tell us the dates, the venue and what will be powered, and we will size the set and have it running before the event starts.
What size generator does a flower farm or cold store need?
Cold rooms and irrigation pumps are motor loads, so the size depends on how the compressors and pumps start. List them with their kW, or use the calculator on this page, and we will confirm the size.
Do you supply generators to Mererani?
Yes. Mining hires have a one-week minimum and include delivery, installation, an operator on site and servicing. Send us the winch, compressor and pump list and we will size the set.
Can you deliver to a lodge outside Arusha town?
Yes. Tell us the location and the state of the access road when you ask for a quote, so we can plan the right truck and installation.
More on sizes, prime and standby power and large loads: generator rental in Tanzania. Also in Mwanza, Dar es Salaam, Geita, Dodoma, Mbeya, Morogoro, Tanga, Kahama and Mtwara.
Tell us the load and we'll size the generator
Send the size or your load list, the site and the dates, and we'll come back with a quote for the whole hire.