Dar es Salaam, Feb. 4 -- Dodoma: PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has revealed why the government has decided to opt for partnership in natural gas operations, citing the cost of running its production as a main reason.

According to the Head of State, all over in the continent, there was no way the Private Sector could be left behind, insisting that by running only a single production area, one needed a staggering 550 billion US dollars (over 1.4tril/-), an amount which was equivalent to a budget for two ministries in just a single financial year.

“The cost to run such a business needs a lot of money. That is why we have embarked on inviting the private sector to partner with the government so as to bring about individual and nationa...