TANESCO now boasts enough power supply in Kilimanjaro

From DEUS NGOWI in Moshi

ELECTRICITY supply within Kilimanjaro region has been described as ‘good enough’ to meet the requirements of new industrial investments.

The good news was announced by Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) regional manager Eng Mahawa Mkaka, this week, when briefing Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner, Anna Mghwira, when the latter visited the company’s power supply stations. “… we can now generate some 135MW of electricity for use in Kilimanjaro region … our demand so far stands at just 34MW … so we’ve an excess of more than 80MW which could serve potential investors … for at least ten years to come,” he said.
Eng Mkaka added, “This good condition is based on installations of new electricity supply infrastructures which managed to address challenges which affected power supplies within the region in the past”.
Commenting on the challenges facing the power utility in the region, Eng Mkaka said they included that of some of the clients whom he said owed the company millions of shillings.
He noted another challenge as that of damage of the company’s infrastructures committed by people whom he said was not patriotic when it comes to national properties. In her part, Ms Mghwira praised Tanesco’s leadership in the region for their good commitments, whereby she said the presence of sufficient electricity in the region was something to be proud of especially when put in mind that Tanzania is heading towards becoming an industrial nation.
“This clearly shows you are very much committed and you are serious in your job, this gives us leaders the courage to call upon investors to come in big numbers to invest in our region,” she said.