COAST REGION, Nov. 27 -- THE Ministry of Energy is discussing nuclear power production plans with potential investors, marking a significant step in line with directives issued by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to diversify the nations energy mix.

The ministry is currently in the final stages of preliminary drafts regarding the nuclear initiative, after which broader stakeholder consultation meetings are scheduled to commence.

This was revealed yesterday by the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) Managing Director Lazaro Twange, when briefing Minister for Energy Deogratius Ndejembi, during a working visit to the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) in Coast Region.

In July this year, President Samia launched the Uranium Pilo...