Tanzania: Deadly Graft - How Country is Choking Over Power Fraud

Dar es Salaam — Tanzania's power supply utility firm, Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) may run bankrupt unless the major contracts it entered with foreign companies are reviewed.

Tanesco's monthly collection is put at Tsh30 billion ($29m) but it is required to pay capacity charges to the tune of Tsh 14 billion ($13m) monthly.

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