Tanzania Strives to Improve Energy Access Rates with World Bank and Global Environment Facility Support

Eighty-one-thousand rural and urban homes, as well as public services, will gain new access to electricity

December 20, 2007 - On the heels of a 2006 energy crisis that saw much of Tanzania’s population suffer through rolling blackouts, the East African country is working to build new energy investments that will power growth, create jobs, and reduce poverty.

The Energy Development and Access Expansion Project, a US$111.5 million hybrid International Development Association credit and Global Environment Facility grant, was approved December 13 by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors. It will help Tanzania improve electricity services and provide more energy to households, businesses, and public services.

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