Dar es Salaam, Jan. 31 -- DODOMA: THE Deputy Minister for Energy, Judith Kapinga, has said that the cost of connecting electricity to village areas is 27,000/-, while for township areas is 320,960/-.

Kapinga informed the National Assembly yesterday while responding to a question by Bukene Member of Parliament Selemani Zedi, (CCM) who sought clarification on why areas in Bukene and Itobo are not being connected to electricity at the cost of 27,000/-.

Ms Kapinga said that Bukene and Itobo are township villages whose cost of connecting electricity is 320,960/-.

She said the government is continuing to assess whether there is a possibility of making improvements based on the evaluations that have been carried out.

Furthermore, Ms Kapinga ...