Access to Electricity in Rural Tanzania Reach 69.6% of Villages in 2021
The Director-General of the Rural Energy Agency (REA), Eng. Hassan Saidy recently disclosed that rural access to electricity has increased to 69.6% from 2% enabling…
Rural Electrification
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.
Sources: Rural Energy Agency (REA)
Last Update: 12 October 2020
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…
Tanzania First Wind Farm Near Completion
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…
Tanzania Minigrid Expansion Hindered by High Interest Rates
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 to Establish Renewable Energy Investment Facility
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…
Tanzania Sign USD209m MoU with World Bank for Rural Electrification Expansion
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…
IFC to Support Tanzania Mini Grids Development
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…
Tanzania Rural Electrification Program to Reach 7,873 Villages in 5 Years
The Tanzania Rural Energy Agency (REA) recently announced the beginning of implementation of the Rural Electrification Program Phase III.
World Bank Approve USD200m Loan to Expand Tanzania Rural Electrification
The World Bank (WB) approved the Tanzania Rural Electrification Expansion Project on 20th June 2016.
100,000 People and 2,340 Small Businesses in Tanzania Rural Areas to Access Solar Power
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…