Tanzania, April 11 -- The Nyerere Dam (JNHPP) has been in the news for the wrong and right reasons lately. The cause is that the debate for or against the construction of the dam isn't settled yet. It is apparent that many are waiting for anything remotely proving their point of view to praise or discredit the project.

The first thing in the news was the commissioning of the first turbine, thus dispatching 235MW of power to the national grid. The achievement has brought much-needed relief to the power crisis that Tanzania has had for years. With many more turbines yet to be commissioned, we can be sure that the powers that be will milk every ounce of political advantage out of every turbine that will be commissioned from now onwards.

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