Dar es Salaam, June 30 -- TANZANIA has reached a historic milestone in rural electrification under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, marking a major step toward national development and social transformation.

As of December 2024, all villages across the country have been connected to electricity, a goal long pursued by the government through the Rural Energy Agency (REA).

This achievement is the result of deliberate efforts by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, which had committed to ensuring that by the year 2025, every village in the country would have access to electricity.

Launched in 2007, REA was designed as a strategic initiative to address challenges in energy investment and infrastructure, partic...