MTWARA, Oct. 16 -- TANZANIA said it has discovered a rich deposit of natural gas in two villages located in Mtwara Region, about 500 kilometres South of Dar es Salaam.

The abundance of natural gas reserves has been discovered reported many areas of the Mtwara region, particularly in the villages of Mnyundo and Mpapura in the Mtwara Region, where water wells were found to be leaking natural gas.

The ongoing exploration in the Lindi–Mtwara Block, which covers a total of 48 villages across approximately 736 square kilometers, including 40 villages from Mtwara District Council (Mtwara DC) and eight villages from Mtama District Council (Mtama DC) has shown indications of natural gas presence, particularly in the villages of Mnyundo and...