Tanzania: Tanesco asked to wean itself out of government subsidies

The government wants the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) to stop depending on hydroelectric power and diversify into alternative sources of energy. In his keynote speech at a meeting of Tanesco directors and senior managers, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Arthur Mwakapugi also called on Tanesco to wean itself of government subsidies by adopting a more commercial approach of running the firm instead of depending on government handouts.