The Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (Tanesco) yesterday announced a 12-hour power rationing following a drastic drop in the water level of the Mtera hydroelectric dam in Iringa Region.The rationing comes at a time when many Tanzanians were thinking that power production would stabilise following the end of the rain season.
According to Tanesco, the rationing would affect 15 regions, depending on power production and usage. This time round Tanzanians should prepare themselves for the worse as the power utility firm did not state when the rationing would end.
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