Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s natural gas sector has witnessed remarkable revenue growth over the past five years, with earnings increasing from $55.1 million in 2020 to a record $144.1 million in 2024, representing an impressive 161 percent rise.
The Tanzania in Figures report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says that the Mnazi Bay Gas Plant in the southern Mtwara Region has become the country’s main source of gas revenue, significantly outpacing the long-established Songo Songo plant.
