Firm targets a million homes by 2017 in solar power project

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to NextGen Solawazi Limited of Chang’ombe in the city to support the implementation of a five megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in Kigoma.

Investors are seeking funding from the UK government for an ambitious plan to import solar energy generated in North Africa.

 A Germany-based firm, which started its operations in Tanzania four years ago, has delivered a new set of remote, off-grid solar products in the country.

President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday launched the country’s largest solar energy project as well as a College of Renewable Energy and Sustainability at the University of Dodoma (Udom).

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Loan of USD 144.9 million1, to Kenya - Tanzania Power Interconnection Project.
The project will allow the two countries to exchange power. In addition, the Kenya-Tanzania Interconnection Project plays an important role in promoting regional integration through power trade.
The project is expected to improve the supply, reliability and affordability of electricity in the...

>Even as Tanzanians celebrate the discovery of massive deposits of oil and gas in southern part of the country, the prospect of lighting the entire country is still a far-off dream. This is to say that efforts to expand the use of solar power must not slacken.

Rural electrification continues to be a headache to the government and to the wananchi alike, however, as solar energy technology improves, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

>Private home insurance is a new thing in Tanzania yet some real estate players believe a protecting property against risks like fire, theft and some weather and unpredictable disasters is the best way to create a stable population.

A Belgian mining firm "consistently lied" about the bulldozing of hundreds of homes in DR Congo and should pay compensation, Amnesty International says.