Unprecedented power outages currently
experienced across the country, Dar es
Salaam and its environs in particular,
result from dilapidated infrastructures,
the government has stated.
Speaking on a morning Radio One special programme, the Minister for Energy and
Minerals, Prof. Sospeter Muhongo
dismissed rumors that the frequent
power blackouts were occasioned by
deteriorating water flow into the
countrys hydropower plants. During the programme, the minister
apologized -- on behalf of the
government -- for any discomforts caused
by such power cuts.
During the last Parliamentary budget
session mid this year in Dodoma, Prof Muhongo, then barely five months into
office, told the nation that power
rationing was unacceptable.
He said Tanesco would move decisively
to ensure that all electricity poles and
worn-out equipment were replaced to rectify the situation.
I think everyone is aware that the
Tanzania Metrological Agency (TMA) has
announced that the country is likely to
get more than average rains in the next
few weeks so Tanesco is busy replacing all worn-out equipment,
including poles, he said.
Prof. Muhongo explained that 40 per cent
of the countrys power output currently
depends on gas, and 41 per cent on
water. The minister also estimates that 19 per
cent of power generation comes from jet
one and heavy funnel oil ( HFO), and
reiterated government optimism that gas
and coal would soon become the main
sources of electricity supply, gradually replace hydro-plants in the near future.
There have been rumours circulating in
the public domain and in social networks
that the ongoing power outages result
from silent power-shedding covertly
being instituted by the power utility. However both the government and
Tanesco management have repeatedly
denied the allegations.
He said plans were ounderway to ensure
the nation does not back to power
shedding that rocked the economy (between July and December) last year.
The countrys demand for electricity
currently stands at an estimated
between 650MW and 720MW. SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
experienced across the country, Dar es
Salaam and its environs in particular,
result from dilapidated infrastructures,
the government has stated.
Speaking on a morning Radio One special programme, the Minister for Energy and
Minerals, Prof. Sospeter Muhongo
dismissed rumors that the frequent
power blackouts were occasioned by
deteriorating water flow into the
countrys hydropower plants. During the programme, the minister
apologized -- on behalf of the
government -- for any discomforts caused
by such power cuts.
During the last Parliamentary budget
session mid this year in Dodoma, Prof Muhongo, then barely five months into
office, told the nation that power
rationing was unacceptable.
He said Tanesco would move decisively
to ensure that all electricity poles and
worn-out equipment were replaced to rectify the situation.
I think everyone is aware that the
Tanzania Metrological Agency (TMA) has
announced that the country is likely to
get more than average rains in the next
few weeks so Tanesco is busy replacing all worn-out equipment,
including poles, he said.
Prof. Muhongo explained that 40 per cent
of the countrys power output currently
depends on gas, and 41 per cent on
water. The minister also estimates that 19 per
cent of power generation comes from jet
one and heavy funnel oil ( HFO), and
reiterated government optimism that gas
and coal would soon become the main
sources of electricity supply, gradually replace hydro-plants in the near future.
There have been rumours circulating in
the public domain and in social networks
that the ongoing power outages result
from silent power-shedding covertly
being instituted by the power utility. However both the government and
Tanesco management have repeatedly
denied the allegations.
He said plans were ounderway to ensure
the nation does not back to power
shedding that rocked the economy (between July and December) last year.
The countrys demand for electricity
currently stands at an estimated
between 650MW and 720MW. SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
