Tanzania and China to Develop TZS600bn Water Project
Construction of an over TZS 600bn water project to cater for an industry boom in Mtwara Region is scheduled to start this financial year, the government affirmed on Tuesday 1 November, reports the Tanzania Daily News.
Upon completion, the project which is expected to consume USD 281m (about TZS 604bn) will supply the region with 120m litres daily from Ruvuma river, according to the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Engineer Mbogo Mfutakamba.
The project comes amid the soaring number of industries which gas and oil extraction has triggered in the region and the government's vision towards the industrial based economy by 2025.
Speaking to reporters in Dar es Salaam, Engineer Mfutakamba said the governments of Tanzania and China will implement the project, adding that China will finance the project through a soft loan.
Eric Norris