DODOMA, Nov. 13 -- RESIDENTS in 11 regions will experience scheduled power interruptions this weekend as the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) undertakes works to upgrade the Zuzu substation to accommodate the 400-kilovolt (kV) transmission system under the Tanzania-Zambia (TAZA) power project.

The affected regions are Singida, Manyara, Arusha, Kigoma, Kagera, Tabora, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Geita, Mwanza and Mara, where electricity supply will be interrupted on November 14 and 15, from 6:30 am to 5:30 pm.

TANESCO Deputy Managing Director responsible for Distribution, Engineer Timothy Mgaya, announced the planned interruptions in Dodoma yesterday while touring the Zuzu substation and briefing journalists on developments in the strat...