Energy minister Medard Kalemani.
Dar es Salaam/Upcountry. Recurring power outages in some regions has irked consumers who wonder why it happens when Tanzania has adequate supply of electricity.
Some consumers suspect there is ongoing power rationing, but the Energy minister Medard Kalemani explained the scenario, saying ongoing infrastructure improvements were the main cause.
In some cities, the power outages are regularly repeated, rising the worries that Tanzania may be facing the challenge of inadequate supply of the electricity.
The Citizen noticed many areas of Dar es Salaam and other regions without electricity from morning to the evening.
“We have been facing frequent power outages since last week,” says a Kariakoo market trader Khalfan Ahmed.
Similar cases of the power outages were also reported from Kilimanjaro, Morogoro, Arusha, Manyara, Dodoma and the Lake Zone regions where a random survey was done to establish the problem.
”I have been forced to temporarily suspend my business,” said Angela Michael who runs a fish shop along Kilimanjaro street in Morogoro.
Emanuel Msangi, a poultry trader at the Dodoma main market complained of power outages, saying the situation was affecting those who depend on the power for cooling purposes.
“In my opinion, I think Tanesco was not ready to serve more people in our city (Dodoma) after the government relocated here,” he said, thinking that it’ is only the problem of Dodoma.
The problem of power outages is also being witnessed in Shinyanga although Tanesco Shinyanga regional customer relations and services officer, Sara Libogoma said there was nothing but what is happening “are common technical faults.”
However, the government issued a statement explaining the frequent power outages in various parts of the country, saying it’s due to Tanesco’s ongoing renovation of its infrastructure in various parts of the country.
Speaking in Morogoro during a working session between the editors and Tanesco at the weekend, Dr Kalemani said the issue of power outages was a result of some of the infrastructure being renovated.
“Some of these infrastructure were built during the colonial era,” he said.
He said the power utility firm was replacing some wooden poles with the concrete poles as part of the ongoing improvement of the infrastructure.
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