Dar es Salaam, March 19 -- TANZANIA has made commendable progress in meeting the countrys electricity needs with the completion of the 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Power Project (JNHPP), which now provides 1,880 megawatts to the national grid.

When President Samia Suluhu Hassan assumed office in 2021, the Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Power Project (JNHPP) was only 33 per cent complete.

Driven by a steadfast commitment to advancing the late Dr John Magufulis vision, she has propelled the project to an impressive 99.80 per cent completion by mid-February this year.

This achievement brings Tanzania closer to realising its ambitious goal of generating 5,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity by the end of this year.

The national...