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Mobisol acquires Lumeter to expand off-grid solar pay-as-you-go solution

Mobisol, has acquired Lumeter, one of the largest providers of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) software for the off-grid solar industry. The acquisition creates strong synergies between Lumeter and Mobisol’s software for pay-as-you-go services. The combined company creates an unrivaled player with strong pricing power, expertise in the metering sector for stand-alone solar systems and mini-grid solutions. Furthermore, it has the ability.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Tanzania: Sun power to treat water for 200,000 refugees

Over 200,000 Burundian refugees in the Eastern African nation of Tanzania will soon benefit from a mega solar-powered water treatment facility as part of global efforts to improve sanitation in refugee camps. After nearly a decade of war and political unrest, there are some 110,00-238,000 refugees from neighboring Burundi in Tanzania, according to aid agencies. The solar initiative, co-funded by Christian NGO Water.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Tanzania: Kinyerezi II to Be Completed By December - Project Leader

By December this year, the ambitious Kinyerezi II power project will be providing about 30 to 240 megawatts of electricity to the national grid in attempts to further expand the country's power generation capacity. The revelation was made over the weekend in Dar es Salaam by the project manager Steven Manda, when he addressed the press on the progress of the project. He said every month, the Kinyerezi Phase II power plant.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Tanzania presses on with hydroelectric dam on vast game reserve

Plans to build a huge hydroelectric dam in the heart of one of Africa’s largest remaining wild areas have dismayed conservationists who fear that the plans will cause irreversible damage to the Selous game reserve in Tanzania. After many years of delays and false starts, last week the president of Tanzania, John Magufuli, announced that he would be going ahead with the Stiegler’s Gorge dam on the Rufiji river..... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Tanzania: Premier Stresses Govt's Power Generation Expansion Commitment

Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, has expressed government keenness to expand the county's power generation capacity by strengthening implementation of various energy projects. The Premier said that the country is currently implementing various projects to improve power supply and upon its completion, the nation will have reliable and affordable power that guarantees operations of many factories. Speaking in Dar es.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Solar power to treat water for 200 thousand refugees in Tanzania

SolarWorld Americas Inc is providing 1.2 megawatts of high-performance solar panels to power the world's largest solar-powered, safe-water treatment project. The project's systems will serve more than 250,000 Congolese and Burundian people living in three refugee settlements in Western Tanzania. The project is proceeding under the management of Water Mission and the funding of the Poul Due Jensen Foundation (Grundfos.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Solar Energy Powers Clean Water, Business Opportunities For Refugees In Tanzania

Sadick Thenest remembers how his 8-year-old daughter had a narrow brush with death two years ago, when she contracted cholera after drinking contaminated water. "She was so gaunt, weak and had terrible diarrhoea," said the refugee from Burundi. "A slight delay in rushing her to hospital would have meant something else - but with God's grace she survived." The father of four, aged 35, is among.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Tanzania: Tanesco Pleads for Kinyerezi Fund

Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) has pleaded with the government to release funds on time for the implementation of Kinyererzi I gas-powered power project whose construction is behind schedule. Tanesco Director General Dr Tito Mwinuka said only $59 million (Sh132 billion) out of $189 million (Sh422 billion), which is needed for the implementation of the extension of the project has been released so.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Tanzania plans to import 400 Megawatt of electricity from Ethiopia

Tanzania plans to import 400 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Ethiopia to power its industrial drive, Tanzanian President John Magufuli said. Despite reserves of over 57 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas, Tanzania faces chronic power shortages due its reliance on hydro-power dams in a drought-prone region, for about a third of its' 1,570 MW of installed capacity. Magufuli said at a joint news conference with.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Tanzania: 80mw Power Project to Benefit Three Countries

OVER 7,000 households in Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi are set to benefit from 80 megawatts of electricity from the Rusumo Falls hydro-electric project along Kagera River whose ground-breaking ceremony is set for today. Tanzania's Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo and his Rwanda and Burundian counterparts are expected to grace the ground-breaking event scheduled at the Tanzania-Rwanda border. Each partner.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Edenville Energy to proceed with Rukwa coal to power project in Tanzania

n early 2017 a new Power Master Plan Update was released by the Government of Tanzania that included the Edenville Energy project. This plan is now being progressively rolled out by the government of Tanzania to provide further power generation and transmission for the country over the long term up to 2040. The project has already had a feasibility study carried out in 2015 for a 120 MW power generation facility and the.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

Tanzania: ministry issues power system master plan

The Tanzanian energy ministry has issued its Power System Master Plan (PSMP 2016–2040), mapping out how much will be required in investments to balance the sector. On Monday, the ministry released its power roadmap, which stated that 70% of capital spending would be financed by debt and the rest by the government's own resources, the Standard reported. "The financing requirement to implement the PSMP.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th July 2017

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