Dar es Salaam, Feb. 7 -- ZANZIBAR: KHADIJA Ali Ahmed, 43, recently managed to connect her house to the national grid for electricity from Tanzania mainland. She is celebrating this milestone as it allows her to run her small businesses more efficiently.

Ms Ahmed bakes bread and makes ice cream to sell, providing income to support her family and cover her chil- drens school expenses.

“Although the power is unstable and frequently gets disconnected, I am happy to have access to electricity,” she said.

Abubakar Kombo Haji, who runs a small processing factory for seaweed in Pemba, agrees that electricity is crucial for business development and the progress of the country.

According to the Minister of Water, Energy and Minerals...