Tanzania to end frequent power blackouts by 2025/2026


DAR ES SALAAM, May 31 (Xinhua) -- With several power plants under construction, Tanzania would put an end to frequent power blackouts in most parts of the country in two to three years, a senior official said Wednesday.

The Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant with an installed capacity of 2,115 MW is under construction, and about 87 percent of the project has been completed, Energy Minister January Makamba told the parliament in the capital Dodoma.

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