Unguja, Oct. 1 -- After years of unreliable supply and costly blackouts, Zanzibar is moving closer to a stable power future with the launch of an $8.4 million electricity stabilisation project designed to modernise the islands grid and meet growing demand.

The project, carried out by Novavis International Ltd—a US-based company with Tanzanian ownership—features the installation of automatic voltage regulators, capacitor banks, and a Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) system at Mtoni Substation in Unguja.

Speaking at the launch ceremony at Hotel Verde, President Hussein Ali Mwinyi described the investment as a long-awaited step in addressing Zanzibars persistent energy challenges.

“When we came in, our electricit...