Tanzania: Lack of Investments Blamed for Recurring Power Shortages

THE government and the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) should invest heavily in power generation and distribution to permanently end recurring power shortages.

The Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Minerals expressed concerns yesterday that lack of investments in the power sector, for ten years spanning 1995 and 2005, has made the country to rely on emergency power plants which are costly to operate.

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