COTONOU, Oct. 30 -- TANZANIA has insisted on making reliable electricity and energy the foundation of its economic transformation that will stimulate industrial growth, investment, employment and national development towards 2050, with a target of increasing electricity generation capacity to more than 8,000 megawatts by 2030/31.

The commitment was outlined by the Deputy Minister for Finance, Laurent Luswetula, representing Finance Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar, after chairing the 35th Board of Governors meeting of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), held alongside the Africa Think Tank Summit (ATTS) in Cotonou, Benin.

Luswetula said Tanzania recognised reliable electricity and energy access as critical drivers of e...