IPTL Turned Down for Electricity Generation Licence - With Good Reason it Seems

The Board of Directors of Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has turned down an application by the Independent Power Tanzania Company Limited (IPTL) for an extension of its Electricity Generation Licence for 55 months (4 years and 7 months).

On 28th March 2017, IPTL submitted the application seeking for an extension from

$3 Billion Gas Hungry Fertiliser Plant to built in Southern Tanzania

Tanzania plans to build a $3 billion (Tshs6 trillion) fertiliser factory in partnership with German firm Ferrostaal Industrial Projects, Danish industrial catalysts producer Haldor Topsoe and Pakistan’s Fauji Fertiliser Company.

The factory will use natural gas in the manufacturing process. Natural gas is one of

5.4.3.2.1.....Aminex Ready For Lift Off

With anticipation building and news due anytime, I’m so looking forward to putting the first of an expected stream of direct Aminex news onto the blog.  It's only been three weeks since the appointments of the new COO and the companies own solicitor were made and just five since collaboration with io GE was announced who themselves, bring possible leveraging of their own parent companies to the party.


During the last five weeks, the share has seen around 50% increase in SP as it has edged

Power to the People as 2,000 km Kenya-Tanzania-Zambia interconnector link to the South Africa Begins

Work has started on the 2,000 km Kenya-Tanzania-Zambia interconnector link to the South Africa Power Pool to provide opportunities for trade between the eastern and southern part of the continent.

The $309 million line from Isinya substation in Kenya to Singida in southern Tanzania is expected to transfer 2,400MW. Ketraco and Tanzania Electric Supply Company will

More Gas for Homes and Industry

THE Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is drafting a master plan for setting up infrastructure to supply natural gas to industries and houses in some regions.

Available statistics indicate this country currently uses just a tiny fraction of the resource -- 70 million cubic feet out of the total capacity of 784 million cubic feet of the gas – from Mtwara and Songo Songo, a mere ten per cent that currently goes into power generation

TPDC to More than Double Factories Connected to Gas Infrastructure

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is planning to connect 42 companies to gas infrastructure.

So far, 37 factories have been connected. “We have enough gas to connect as many

Construction Program to up Tanga Port Throughput from 700,000 tons to 3.5 Million

TANGA Port looks forward to a bright future, projecting to serve over five times the current consignment as a result of planned implementation of various construction projects, citing industries and Hoima-Tanga crude oil pipeline.

Currently, the port serves an average of 700,000 tonnes of consignment annually, thus the figure will go up to 3.5 million tonnes, Port Manager Percival Salama revealed this