Publication date: 2017, March
Author: MATHEMATICA
Description: Rural electrification in Tanzania has been slow because of the high cost of extending the national grid throughout the country. Indeed, it may take decades before the grid reaches the majority of Tanzanians (Ondraczek 2013). Recognizing the importance of electricity for economic development, the Tanzanian government plans to increase electrification rates to 50 percent by 2020 and to 75 percent by 2035 (IED 2014).
