THE Deputy Minister for Energy, Stephen Byabato has assured all stakeholders that the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP) would be completed as .
Tanzania to complete electricity connection of all country’s village
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Tanzania to complete electricity connection of all country’s village
NEARLY 2,000 villages that have no electricity will be connected to the national grid by the end of next year, parliament heard yesterday.
Stephen Byabato, deputy minister for Energy, told the House that a total of 1,974 villages have no power but was quick to add that contractors were either already on site or heading there.
He said the current electrification projects implemented through the Rural Energy Agency (REA) is set to connect the remaining villages by December 2022.
“I assure you honourable members that the remaining villages will be connected within 18 months,” he said.