Tanzanian Minister of Energy has revealed, spent $ 453.7 million in the construction of the 400 kV high voltage transmission backbone project is expected to put into operation in 2018, when Tanzania East African Community member states will reach electricity trade cooperation, East Africa and South Africa national export electricity.
According to reports, the high-voltage transmission project in Tanzania national backbone transmission lines, to reach a total length of 1600 km. Is a project to connect the southern highland region and the Lake Victoria shores Shinyanga Region, a total length of 670 kilometers, was officially launched construction last week. Once completed, the neighboring countries of Tanzania will transport 2,000 megawatts of power.
According to reports, the Tanzania National high-voltage transmission backbone project by the World Bank, the African Development Bank, Japan and the European Investment Bank to invest in the construction.
In 2014, also in Tanzania and Zambia, Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding, it plans to raise $ 1.2 billion to build a high-voltage transmission lines connecting the three countries to further promote regional security and stability of power supply.