Low PPP preparation funding carries great risk, experts warn
The Minister of State in the President’s Office (Planning and Investment), Prof Kitila Mkumbo, who presented his docket’s budget for 2026/27 in Parliament in Dodoma PHOTO | FILE
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s economy, currently estimated at about $90 billion, is projected under national development frameworks to grow towards $1 trillion in the coming decades. However, experts are warning that persistent underfunding of public–private partnership (PPP) project preparation could undermine this ambition.
They argue that limited budget allocations for early-stage PPP work may weaken the country’s ability to structure bankable infrastructure projects capable of attracting large-scale private investment.
