PROF MUHONGO NI MUWONGO!!!

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Muhongo faults policies on power drafted by colonialists

By Henry Mwangonde, The Citizen Correspondent

IN SUMMARY

• Despite diverse resources that Tanzania has, since independence the country just showed no interest of harnessing them. And now, it pays the price of too much reliance on hydro-power

Prof Sospeter Muhongo

Dar es Salaam. Energy and Minerals minister Prof Sospeter Muhongo yesterday faulted strategies and policies formulated by colonialists on power generation, saying they are out-of-date and are costing the nation dearly.

The minister said since independence the country has been relying on hydro-power despite having abundant resources that can enable it to generate energy from various sources.

Prof Muhongo said this when  addressing the German Academic Exchange Service Alumni conference. He said the energy sector in the country was disappointing and discouraging, saying however, that now it’s showing a promising future.

The alumni met to discuss issues related to renewable power generation and affordable energy to all Tanzanians and is expected to come up with resolutions on what should be done that will later be handed to the ministry.

“The energy system put in place by the colonial rulers is overwhelmed by a vast increase in the population,” said Prof Muhongo.

He added that the government was currently working to encourage investment in the electricity sub-sector in order to expand its generating capacity and distribution systems while, at the same time, working to develop local energy sources, including wind, solar and coal.

“We have seen that we cannot continue depending on the hydro-electric power generation and this has been the main source of the electricity problems we are facing,” he said.

Prof Muhongo, who is also a product of the German Education Exchange Programme, said that there were many sources of power that the country can rely on, but pointed out that lack of specialists on geothermal and solar energy generation was also a big challenge.

Comments:

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  Richard • 

  Mmmh! escrow funds has silenced certain individuals in the government. We should not blame colonialists when were are over 52 years of independence, we could compare ourselves with South Korea, Singapore, North Korea(they have nuclear missiles), India, Pakistan Malaysia.
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  Alex Kakala • 

  How mining projects have you created which are own by local Tanzania companies to prove your point that you have done different? In fact you are more worse than any one, you have been handle over entire projects in mining, oil and gas to the same colonial masters stop your spinning and manipulation we know who you are!

  First you are required to handle all oil and gas exploration contracts to PAC immediately all oil and gas contracts on behalf of Tanzania citizen for scrutiny!

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