Tanzania: World Bank Approves Sh1.04tr Credit for Electricity

Dar es Salaam — The World Bank Group board of executive directors has approved Sh1.04 trillion ($455 million) credit to boost access to power for Tanzania's southern regions and connect the country to regional power trade.

The credit will finance construction of critical high voltage transmission infrastructure that will support the electrification of the Southern and Northwestern regions and establish cross-border transmission capacity connecting Tanzania with the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) and the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP).

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