Tanzania, Aug. 28 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's long-awaited Mchuchuma-Liganga iron ore and coal project has entered a critical phase, with several feasibility studies completed and the final assessment expected to be concluded next month.

This would pave the way for implementation agreements and construction to begin before the end of the year.

Unlike previous attempts to develop the multi-billion-dollar project, the latest approach has divided the undertaking into interconnected feasibility studies covering coal mining, power generation, iron ore and steel production, as well as supporting infrastructure.

Director General of the National Development Corporation (NDC), Dr Nicolaus Shombe told The Citizen that some of the studies had be...