Mdalasini-1<\/a> exploration well.<\/p>\nMeanwhile the minister says that a pipeline connecting offshore natural gas fields to Dar es Salaam with commissioning set for September two months earlier than the estimated date.<\/p>\n
The 532 km pipeline which has been financed by Exim Bank of China will cost a $1.225 billion has faced delays following various technical setbacks and will enable the country produce energy\u00a0 using gas-fired power plants.<\/p>\n
Gas fired power plants will help Tanzania save over $1 billion from oil imports that have in the past been used to fuel diesel generators.<\/p>\n
‘During 2015\/16 the government will start implementing the construction of a 240-megawatt power plant that is expected to cost $344 million,’ he said. The minister said the government would also start work in 2015\/16 on the construction of 1,148 km of a new 400 kV power line at a cost of $664 million in the north-west power grid,\u201d Simbachawane is quoted by Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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