Contents of White Paper: Tanzanian Electricity (ESI)
This NRG Expert White Paper covers electricity in Tanzania. It looks at the structure of the electrical supply industry, electricity generation, electricity transmission and distribution, and the electricity market structure.
The organisation responsible for electricity generation, is the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco). The organisation is being considered by the government for privatisation. Yet the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) faces a severe budgetary shortfall, due largely to a large bill for electricity consumption owed by the Tanzanian government.
The initiation of electricity reforms in Tanzania was catalysed by a combination of macro-reform priorities, national energy policy, electricity conditions, and international donor priorities. In 1992, the first National Energy Policy included intentions to involve the private sector in development of the energy sector. In the same year, facing a drought-induced electricity crisis and extensive load shedding, the government lifted the state utility’s monopoly on generation to attract private generation and alleviate shortages, which paved the way for the country’s two IPPs.
This white paper summarises the electricity market in Tanzania.
Contents
Country Profile – Electricity in Tanzania
Structure of the Electrical Supply Industry (ESI)
Electricity Generation
Electricity Transmission and Distribution
Electricity Market Structure
Tables
Table 1: Access to electricity in Tanzania
Table 2: Installed capacity MW Tanzania
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