Leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament, Mr Freeman Mbowe, speak in Parliament yesterday. PHOTO | EDWIN MJWAHUZI
By The Citizen Reporter
In Summary
- This was revealed by Tanesco’s director general Felchesmi Mramba before reporters yesterday.
Lindi. The management of
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) has said they
recently received an application for the purchase of gas fired
electricity generated in Mtwara from the Mozambican government.
This was revealed by Tanesco’s director general Felchesmi Mramba before reporters yesterday.
Mr Mramba was touring Mtwara Region to respond to
various complaints from customers, particularly chronic problem of
unreliable electricity supply.
Addressing journalists at the regional
commissioner’s officer, Mr Mramba said apart from Mozambique, they had
received applications for the gas fired electricity from several
neighbouring countries.
He said, it was on that basis that Tanesco
embarked on massive improvement of electricity infrastructure to ensure
reliable power supply.
He said Tanesco was set to build a gas powered
plant to ensure adequate supply of electricity for home use and export
to other countries.
“We will build gas power plant to increase
electricity supply for export and home uses. We are also going to repair
the electricity infrastructure,” he said.
He also said they were planning to build a
transmission line of 132kw to connect electricity from Mtwara to Lindi
and another 400kw to connect Mtwara and Ruvuma.
After completion of such works, the regions of Mtwara, Lindi and Ruvuma will be integrated into the national grid.
For her part, Mtwara regional commissioner
Mwamtumu Mahiza said since she took office there has been 35 electricity
cuts without notice from Tanesco.
Despite having a gas fired electricity plant, Mtwara town has been facing chronic problems of power cuts.
This trend has been disrupting many social services including health, water, grain milling and shops.
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