DAR ES SALAAM, July 8 -- TANZANIAS Deputy Prime Minister Dr Dotto Biteko said in Kigali, Rwanda, on 30 June that President Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed the Ministry of Energy to include nuclear power in the countrys national electricity grid.

Dr Biteko also said the government is moving forward with various initiatives, including plans to start nuclear power production, noting that nuclear electricity is cheaper than other more environmentally harmful sources.

From my perspective as an economist and investment strategist, the Deputy Prime Ministers remarks align well with the World Banks recent decision, on 11 June, to lift its long-standing ban on financing nuclear energy projects.

Under President Samias leadership, and in light o...