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Here comes the money

Isn't it amazing that everyone cares and wants to put money into Tz..

Friendly Chinese Involvement
"Chen Yuan, governor of the China Development Bank, and his delegation were in Tanzania last week to discuss co-operation in finance, infrastructure, energy, mining and revitalisation of the Tanzania-Zambia Railways (Tazara)."

A friendly Face..

Uncle SAM helps out with "$698 million agreement with Tanzania aimed to reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth by increasing household incomes through targeted investments in transportation, energy, and water."
This is a 5 year project.

Project 2: Energy Sector Project
• Objectives:
o Increased value added to businesses.
• Activities:
o Zanzibar Interconnector: laying of an approximately 40 km long, 132kV, 100MW capacity submarine electric transmission cable from the mainland to Unguja Island, Zanzibar;
o Malagarasi Hydropower and Kigoma Distribution: install 8 MW of run-of-river hydropower; and constructing up to 570 km of transmission and distribution line extensions to distribute the power to the towns of Kigoma, Uvinza, Kasulu, and small settlements along the corridor; and
o Distribution Systems Rehabilitation and Extension: rehabilitating existing distribution infrastructure (including new transformers and switchgear at up to 22 substations), and extending distribution line to unserved areas in Mwanza, Tanga, Morogoro, Iringa, Dodoma, and Mbeya regions.

For a total of 1,564,498 US funded residential and industrial and commercial connections by 2027

Rising Wealth Pressures Power Sector
Projected GDP per Capita US$


Tanzania Energy Profile
It is all about Fossil Fuels...

CNG too...
Tanzania sees 300 cars on natural gas by March '09