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Tanzania Electricity Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is a quasi-governmental organization established by the Memorandum and Statute established on November 26, 1931 which established Tanzania Electricity Supply Company Limited (TANESCO). The company generates, purchases, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to mainland Tanzania and sells energy to the Zanzibar Electricity Corporation (ZECO), which in turn sells it to the public on the islands of Unguja and Pemba. TANESCO owns most of the electricity generation, transmission and distribution facilities in mainland Tanzania and has an estimated population of over 50 million.
Historically, the first public electricity source in Tanzania was established by German settlers, then called Tanganyika in 1908 in Dar es Salaam. It served the railway workshops and the part of the city where the settlers often resided. In 1920, when the Tanganyika territory was placed under the protection of Great Britain, a state electricity department was formed to take over and manage the public supplies left by the Germans. In 1931, the government entrusted the project to Dar es Salaam and those in other regions of the country (Dodoma, Tabora and Kigoma) to private institutions. One of these companies was Tanganyika Electric Supply Company Ltd. (TANESCO) and the other company is Dar es Salaam and District Electric Supply Company Ltd (DARESCO). The two companies were merged in 1964 and subsequently changed their name to Tanzania Electricity Supply Corporation (TANESCO).
Tanzania’s 2025 development vision plans to achieve an average income of the country by 2025, which means that its GDP per capita will increase from USD 640 to at least USD 3,000 by 2025. To achieve this, we need rapid growth. economic that must be driven by a convenient, reliable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly electricity supply. Therefore, the generation capacity must be increased from 1,583 MW to at least 10,000 MW by 2025.
In carrying out its essential functions, TANESCO is guided by the National Energy Policy 2003 and the Electricity Act 2008. TANESCO Ltd operates under the regulatory directive of the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) established under the EWURA Act 2001. In compliance with the aforementioned directives, the Company has devised a structure that reduces operating costs without compromising performance and efficiency. It also reviewed the National Agenda for Industrialization aimed at transforming Tanzania’s economy into a middle-income country.READ MORE