Tanzania slides into 12-hour power cuts - the East Africa

[Tulizo]

Source: The East Africa The East African: *- News*|Tanzania slides into 12-hour power cuts

A drastic drop in the water level of the Mtera hydroelectric dam in Iringa Region forced the Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (Tanesco) to announce an alternating power rationing programme ushering in 12-hours of power cuts during daytime and six hours at night in most regions.

According to the World Bank, only 15 per cent of households in the region are connected to national grids. Tanzania is the least electrified of all, with 7.2 million off-grid households.

“Clearly, the power rationing will push up the cost of production, which is already too high. The prices of commodities will as a result continue to climb,”

The power rationing could force factories to shut down and cut jobs to survive. “If a company is forced to use generators for 10 hours a day, the end user will suffer and our products will become unaffordable in local and regional markets,

prolonged power disruption reduces industrial production — which in turn leads to laying-off of workers. Tax revenue is also affected when production is reduced and operating costs are high.

Haya ndugu zangu..wakati wenzetu wanakimbia kwenda mbele.kuwahi maendeleo. Watanzania tunakimbia kwa kasi ya ajabu kurudi nyuma kuogopa maendeleo ..Mungu atusaidie vizazi vijavyo visituhukumu tukiwa ndani ya makaburi yetu..

 

[MKWELIMAN]

Kwanini wasitoe tender kwa wawekezaji wa nje na kufunguwa makampuni kama kumi kama tanesco.
Kwanini tutegemee tanesco tu???????