Tanzania has shut down five hydroelectric stations to reduce excess electricity in the national grid, the prime minister Kassim Majaliwa has said.

According to Majaliwa, the main plant, Mwalimu Nyerere Hydroelectric Station, has alone generated enough electricity to power major cities.

Among the cities that are being powered is Dar es Salaam, the country’s commercial hub.

“We have turned off all these stations because the demand is low and the electricity production is too much, we have no allocation now,” an official from the state-run power company, Tanesco, said.

The 2,115 MW Julius Nyerere hydropower dam is said to be almost full of water, following heavy rains that started early this year.

A current spell of extreme weather has led to at least 58 deaths in Tanzania and devastated other East African nations like Kenya.

It is the first time Tanzania, which suffers chronic power shortages, has closed hydroelectric stations as a result of excess production.

https://guardian.ng/news/tanzania-shut-down-hydroelectric-stations-to-cut-excess-electricity/#:~:text=Tanzania%20has%20shut%20down%20five,electricity%20to%20power%20major%20cities.

While a country of 200M with discos and gencos is telling its inhabitants that the highest power output it can generate is mere 6000MW? Giant of Africa indeed.

Our fellow Africans are shutting down power stations because of too much electricity while our own national grid here is collapsing every day like someone with epilepsy

Hmmmmmmm

And Nigeria 🇳🇬 National Grid keeps collapsing like a randy octogenarian having Parkinson disease ...




Nigeria 🇳🇬 indeed, is an embarrassment to Africa. It still marvels and outstands me that some grown up men and women Overtly behaving as zombies will always accept any policy thrown at them by the govt in power even without critical analysis.


Africa was once seen as the dark continent of the world, but recently, smaller countries in the continent have been embarking on developments which has been pulling Africa into the world except Nigeria 🇳🇬 that doesn't want to progress with time, courtesy of our inept leaders.

Indeed, Nigeria is dragging Africa backward because she is now the dark country of the continent.

A working country is what the Agbado pigs hate…they will soon come here and start blaming Peter Obi for the news

While an average Nigerian would've rather embezzled the money meant for power generation, buy solar for his home and use the rest to go and flex in America or Europe where power is stable.

The level of corruption in our country is no longer a pathetic issue but ignorance and pure evil.

Your cesspit's lack of electricity is the consequences of having the illiterate supporter of APC futa jalon terrorists at the helm of affairs of your cesspit. A group pf people that is retrogressive without any positive impact on the society where ever they live in Africa. Keep tolerating them and keep lacking electricity. As for we Biafrans, electricity will be in abundance only a a year after Biafra's restoration. It is not a rocket science.

Isn't this particular Tanzania in this situation everything Nigeria has been dreaming to be?

What a life?

Life no truly balance..

..
Our own here dey collapse Like pikin wey get convulsions..

The that is supposed to be used to facilitate power generation so that economy will grow, they say it's budgetted for audio palliative just to Syphon funds . Stop giving people food that last only two days, we are not beggars.create conducive environment for our businesses to grow. Provide basic infrastructure.

While in Nigeria:
"Nigeria records 105 cases of grid collapse from 2015 to April 2024"

Racoon:
While a country of 200M with discos and gencos is telling its inhabitants that the highest power output it can generate is mere 6000MW? Giant of Africa indeed.

Go and read the second paragraph of the write up.

Hmm they couldn't export it?

PeterObi4LP:
Watch how one miserable soul will drag his tormentor Peter Obi into his comments.

The zombie above you already did

Sometimes you'll wonder whether the devil actually landed in Nigeria when he was cast out from heaven ...

Nigeria should buy the excess power from them.since they are good at importing everything.

vb0mb:
Many people will not read the write up.

The write up says Tanzania still suffers chronic power shortage.

Despite Tanzania still suffering chronic power shortage like Nigeria, when did Nigeria shut down power stations because of excess electricity?

Courtesy of APC, the satanic party

thesicilian:
Our fellow Africans are shutting down power stations because of too much electricity while our own national grid here is collapsing every day like someone with epilepsy

rinzaugustine:
A working country is what the Agbado pigs hate…they will soon come here and start blaming Peter Obi for the news

These names that you are calling your parents on the internet, what is your gain? Even if your parents are what you call them, can't you keep your family secrets?

Hmmmmmmm

Did I just hear excess electricity?
Abeg is Nigeria under a spell?

Racoon:
While a country of 200M with discos and gencos is telling its inhabitants that the highest power output it can generate is mere 6000MW? Giant of Africa indeed.

When some fools chased away Goodluck to install Buhari
what do you expect in such country


Today same fools are all supporting Tinubu
the one who brought Bubari

what a calamity

The electricity issue in Nigeria is more of a corruption problem.

The supply chain for electricity is so large that tlyou cannot begin to fathom the different areas and the the different actors in the power sector.

- Customes make money through clearing of all types of generator.
-Filling stations make money from people buy fuel to power their homes, shops or offices.
-Generator sellers, spare part sellers, and mechanic are all employed just because we lack electricity.
- Diesel is also used to power large generators.
- Power generation is a reoccurring campaign point for each election cycle.

There are many factors. It is not that there is no money to fix electricity, every successive government just lack the will power to do it due to corruption.

Shalom.

Kingsmeal:
Tanzania have shut down five hydroelectric stations in a bid to reduce excess electricity in the national grid.

It is the first time Tanzania, which suffers chronic power shortages, has closed hydroelectric stations due to excess production.

Shwbi Now all of you believe say NIGERIA wey no get light since 60+ years ago na Plan Work...

Electricity is not a sky rocket...
Na just plan work to make Nigeria Under develop for decades

Production is one, Distribution is another.


What is the average Electricity supply there?