Open doors for the Private Sector ?

Electricity act of Tanzania of 2008 has opened doors to private sectors to invest on production and distribution of electricity in rual and urban areas under the provision of investment regulations. Linked to the Tanzanian National Energy Policy (NEP 2015) embrace wider and increased private sector involvement in electricity production and distribution. Tanzania National Electricity Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), which is a government owned compa- ny remain to be a dominate electricity producer and suppli- er in Tanzania.

Despite the government and other related stakeholders initiative to promote private sectors involve- ment in electricity production and distribution its realiza- tion has remain low. Private sector involvement in the power production is critical and studies indicate its great contribution towards successful power production and distribution thus accelerating ecological and socio- economic transformation in Tanzania. It is therefore a paramount importance for the government in Tanzania together with other key stakeholders in the energy sector to accelerate enabling environment that fa- vour private sector in power generation and distribution in Tanzania