DAR ES SALAAM, July 1 -- DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Dr Doto Biteko, has announced Tanzanias plan to integrate nuclear power into the national electricity grid as part of efforts to meet the countrys growing energy demands driven by industrial expansion.

Dr Biteko made the remarks yesterday while delivering a keynote address at the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa, held in Kigali, Rwanda.

“The government under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed the Ministry of Energy, under my leadership, to ensure that electricity generated from nuclear sources is incorporated into the National Grid,” he said.

In response to the directive, Dr Biteko noted that the government is active...