TANESCO RESEARCH, PLANNING AND INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT URGED TO EMBRACE INNOVATION





📌 Praised for successful implementation of strategic projects

📌 Staff urged to accelerate implementation, embrace technology and utilise local expertise

By Our Correspondent, Mwanza

THE Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) has urged its Research, Planning and Investment (PRI) Department to accelerate the implementation of strategic plans and projects, emphasising the use of technology, local experts, and adherence to timelines and contractual obligations to improve project implementation efficiency.

The call was made by TANESCO Geita Regional Manager, Engineer Jahulula Jahulula, who represented the TANESCO Lake Zone Director during the closing of the four-day Research, Planning and Investment (PRI) Forum held at Rockcity Hall in Mwanza.

“Your department is the engine of TANESCO because the planning of major electricity generation and transmission projects, research and investment starts with the work carried out by your department. Therefore, its success plays a major role in taking TANESCO and the nation to greater heights,” said Eng. Jahulula.

He also commended PRI staff for their contribution to the implementation and completion of various strategic projects, including the 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP), the Kishapu Solar Power Project, the Chalinze–Dodoma electricity transmission line, and the signing of a contract for the construction of a 220kV transmission line from Mpomvu to the GGM Gold Mine.

He said that through the PRI Department, TANESCO is also continuing with regional electricity transmission projects, including the Tanzania-Zambia Interconnector (TAZA), while preparations to interconnect Tanzania’s electricity system with those of Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are also ongoing.

“Each one of us should now understand that the Corporation is counting on you, and the country is counting on you. Continue working hard with patriotism and integrity,” said Engineer Jahulula.

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