Tanzania: Maasai Bomas to Get Solar Power, Computer Connections

Posted on :Wednesday , 28th January 2015

Monduli — THE mud-sealed, straw thatched, traditional Maasai Bomas may not be exactly something you would look at with any interest, except that soon these domestic structures will be exuding electricity light and also will be having computers installed inside.

The International Collaborative for Science Education and Environment (ICSEE) Tanzania in association with the Adventists. . .

Tanzania: 45 Villages in Mara to Get Electricity

Posted on :Monday , 26th January 2015

Musoma — AS part of the government's rural electrification plan, a total of 45 villages in Mara Region will be connected to power through the Rural Energy Agency (REA), it has been announced.

The announcement was made by the Minister of Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, who is on a six-day tour of the region to inspect implementation of the second phase of rural electrif. . .

Southern Africa: Renewable Energy - Future of SADC Energy Sector

Posted on :Monday , 26th January 2015

Harare — Access to clean sustainable energy has become part of the international development agenda during the past two decades, reflecting the global recognition of the important role that energy plays in the delivery of basic services and in generating jobs and income.

Widely regarded as the "Missing Millennium Development Goal (MDG)", energy has a direct impact on the. . .

Timely Completion of Power Projects Promised by Tanesco Power Board

Posted on :Saturday , 24th January 2015

The newly appointed Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) Board of Directors has pledged to fully support the country's power development projects and facilitate their early completion to tackle the existing electricit. . .

Uganda: Germany to Fund Kabale Power Dam

Posted on :Wednesday , 21st January 2015

Germany is to fund construction of the proposed 6.5MW Maziba hydroelectric power dam in the western district of Kabale, Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has said.

Rugunda told residents of Kyanamira sub-county recently that a contractor had already been secured for the $12m (Shs 34bn) project on river Maziba, 10km east of Kabale town. A 1.6MW plant built at the site in 1966 was decomm. . .