ALL new customers who applied for power to be connected to their houses in 2017 must get the service before the end of the year, Minister for Energy, Dr Merdadi Kalemani has ordered Tanesco.
Speaking at different occasions during
his working tour of Singida and Dodoma regions, Dr Kalemani said
customers who applied for power connections and made all the required
payments to the power utility in 2017 must get the service before
December 30.
“Make sure all power connection
applicants who filed their applications and made payments, this year,
get connected before December 30. This directive must be implemented
across the country “the Minister who was on tour of the two regions to
inspect power projects insisted.
The Minister also tasked Tanesco
executives to sensitise the public, especially rural dwellers, on the
benefits of power to their life, something that may inspire them to
apply for power connection. Dr Kalemani said statistics showed a section
of the public was yet to be connected to power despite the government
efforts to distribute it to their residential areas.
“There is a possibility that people were
yet to notice or learn about the benefits of electricity. This gives an
impression that there is a pressing need for you to visit their areas
and sensitise them,” Dr Kalemani ordered Tanesco executives.
Touching on the benefits of electricity,
the Minister said power always acted as development catalyst by
triggering development projects and other economic activities. He added
that it was the fifth phase government’s resolve, delivering under
industrialisation theme, to have sufficient and reliable power.
“The government is currently
electrifying rural areas with a new speed and vigour. We call upon
Tanzanians in those areas to fully exploit opportunities that arise from
the power supply by supplementing their incomes through creating income
generating activities.”
The Minister hailed efforts by regional
and district commissioners, Members of Parliament (MPs), District
Executive Directors and Village Executive Officers for carrying out
routine follow-ups on all power projects implemented in their areas.
He asked the public to accord full
cooperation to the government by protecting power infrastructure in
their areas as experience showed some of them ended up being vandalised,
bringing unnecessary cost to Tanesco while retarding development.
Dr Kalemani has been crisscrossing the
country to inspect power project, including establishing the quality of
service delivery by Tanesco.
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