Tanzania First Wind Farm Start Generating Electricity
Tanzania’s first-ever wind farm in Mwenga in the Mufindi district of Tanzania’s Iringa region started generating electricity in early June 2020 as part of its…
According to the National Census of 2012, about 70% of Tanzanians reside in rural areas, of which 69.8% have access to electricity in 2019/20 is 69.8% compared to 49.3% in 2016/17.
But only 24.5% of rural households were actually connected to electricity in 2019/20 (16.9% in 2016/17).
The majority of villages (97.8%) are connected to Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO)/ Rural Energy Agency (REA) power grid, 1.8% are connected to local private power producers, and 0.4% are connected to both TANESCO/REA and local private producers.
The Government of Tanzania plans to increase rural connection levels to 50% by 2025 and at least 75% by 2033.
For this, the Rural Energy Board (REB), REA, and the Rural Energy Fund (REF) were established to promote, stimulate and facilitate access to modern energy services in rural areas of Tanzania.
Tanzania’s first-ever wind farm in Mwenga in the Mufindi district of Tanzania’s Iringa region started generating electricity in early June 2020 as part of its…
A 2.4MW wind farm in Mwenga in the Mufindi district of Tanzania’s Iringa region, financed entirely by the UK Government’s Departments for Business, Energy and…
Despite a comprehensive enabling environment, a number of barriers still limit minigrid development in Tanzania, the World Bank indicates in its recent report titled “Regulatory…
Tanzania is set to establish a Renewable Energy Investment Facility (REIF), which will provide affordable finance to private sector clean energy projects providing energy access…
The World Bank (WB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Tanzania to provide USD209m for the implementation of the country’s Rural…
On August 11th 2016, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), announced the launch of a web portal designed…
The Tanzania Rural Energy Agency (REA) recently announced the beginning of implementation of the Rural Electrification Program Phase III.
The World Bank (WB) approved the Tanzania Rural Electrification Expansion Project on 20th June 2016.
JUMEME Rural Power Supply Ltd. (JUMEME), a joint venture established to develop and implement a large portfolio of solar-hybrid mini-grids in rural growth centres in…
TanzaniaInvest had the pleasure of interviewing Lutengano Mwakaesya, Director General of Tanzania’s Rural Energy Agency (REA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Energy and Minerals…