Our Country Ambitious Plan...........

In a bid to produce more hydro-power, the Government will build a new hydro-power generating unit at River Malagarasi in Kigoma region with a capacity of producing 8MW.
Plans are also underway to do major rehabilitation of electric infrastructure in six regions, thanks to financing from a number of donors.
This was revealed by Energy and Minerals minister, Mr William Ngeleja when he spoke to reporters at his office yesterday. He said electric projects will be funded by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), African Development Bank (AfDB) and Rural Energy Agency (REA).
The Minister said the tenders for the set project will be floated in June this year.
According to Mr Ngeleja, MCC had offered a total of $206.47 million (Sh320.411 million). Out of the amount,
$53.68 will be used for construction of the hydro-power generating unit at Malagarasi and a service line to Kigoma/Ujiji, Uvinza and Kasulu.
He said another $89.666 will be used to improve power infrastructures in Tanga, Dodoma, Morogoro, Iringa, Mbeya and Mwanza regions.
Minister Ngeleja said the African Development Bank has committed to fund a construction of 932km 33KV and 11KV transmission lines in Mwanza and Shinyanga respectively.
"The contract between AfDB and the government was signed in March this year and we are waiting for a go ahead from AfDB for the project to commence," Mr Ngeleja said.
On the REA contribution, he noted that a total of Sh4.221billion had been set aside by the government to extend power to Longido and improve distribution network in Bagamoyo district.
Meanwhile, Mr Ngeleja allayed fears over the country resolve to start generating power from uranium by 2012.
"We will involve all stakeholders public, private and the international, to ensure that power from uranium is produced safely... we will develop capacity to manage waste from uranium," he said.
"We are not intending at producing weapons of mass destruction, rather we are aiming at power production, so they (international community) should not worry," added Ngeleja.
prepared by
Alex Bitekeye 6 April 2010 the Citizen