Deputy Energy Minister Salome Makamba addresses Parliament in Dodoma on ongoing power infrastructure projects in Igunga District. She said TANESCO will conduct a pre-feasibility study for a proposed electricity substation following the completion of a 41-kilometre power line and a switching station at Ziba. PHOTO | COURTESY
Alfred Zacharia is a business reporter for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers.
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Dodoma. Tanzania will begin a pre-feasibility study for a planned electricity substation in Igunga District as the government seeks to strengthen power supply in the area, Deputy Energy Minister Salome Makamba said on Thursday.
Ms Makamba told Parliament on September 3, 2026, that the state-run Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) had completed a 41-kilometre, 33-kilovolt power line linking Lusu substation to Ziba, as well as a switching station at Ziba.
“The construction of the switching station in Ziba has been completed and has continued to improve electricity availability and distribution in various areas of Igunga District,” said Ms Makamba.
She was responding to a question from Manonga lawmaker Abubakar Alli Omari on when construction of the proposed Ziba substation would begin, following a commitment made by President Samia Suluhu Hassan during the 2025 General Election campaign.
Ms Makamba said the government was continuing efforts to strengthen the district’s electricity network.
“Tanesco is expected to begin a pre-feasibility study for the construction of the Igunga substation,” she said, adding that the study would help prepare the project for implementation.
The investment is expected to improve the reliability of electricity supply and support economic activity in the district.
