energy predecessor tanganyika electric supply company ltd. dar es salaam and district electric supply company ltd founded 1964 headquarters dar es salaam tanzania area served tanzania mainland zanzibar key people felchesmi j. mramba m.d. products electricity services electricity generation electricity transmission electricity distribution revenue tsh 934 billion fy 2013 net income tsh 468 billion fy 2013 total assets tsh 3 774 billion fy 2013 total equity tsh 751 billion fy 2013 owner tanzanian government 100 % website www.tanesco.co.tz tanzania electric supply company limited tanesco is a tanzanian parastatal organisation established in 1964 . it is wholly owned by the government of tanzania . the ministry of energy and minerals regulates the operations of tanesco . 1 its business include electricity generation electricity transmission electricity distribution and sale of electricity to the tanzanian mainland and bulk power supply to the island of zanzibar . the company has a workforce of 4 896 persons . its main offices are located in dar es salaam and it operates regional offices throughout tanzania . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 predecessor 1.2 post independence 1.3 reform 2 corporate affairs 2.1 management 2.2 ownership 3 operations 3.1 import and export 4 small power projects 4.1 overview 4.2 tariffs 5 luku 6 gallery 7 see also 8 references 9 external links history edit predecessor edit electricity was first introduced in tanzania tanganyika in 1908 by the german colonial authorities in dar es salaam . 3 after the british mandate was established a government electricity department was formed and took over energy generation and transmission in the colony . 4 in 1931 electricity was handed to two private countries tanganyika electric supply company ltd. tanesco and dar es salaam and district electric supply company ltd danesco . 5 commercial operations for tanesco began in 1933 with the first diesel generator in the tanga region . the first dam was completed in 1936 on the pangani river . by 1959 the total capacity was 17.5 mw and the company had 400 km of supply lines . on february 12 1948 tanesco secured the contract to sell surplus power from the hydro dam to mombasa kenya . 4 post independence edit at independence 1961 the government acquired some shares from both of the utilities . however with tanzania s economic policy shifting towards ujamaa by 1975 the government acquired all the shares and merged the two utilities to form a state own utility called the tanzania electric supply company ltd. 3 from 1975 the firm responsible for generating transmitting and distributing power on the mainland . furthermore tanesco is also responsible in selling bulk electricity to zanzibar based zeco electric company . 6 reform edit with years of inefficient loss making operations and unreliable supply of electricity the government liberalized private sector investment in electricity generation in 1992 . 7 in 2002 as part of the companies act 2002 of tanzania tanesco was incorporated as a limited liability company ; however all its shares were still held by the government . 8 due to the high dependence on hydroelectric dams and poor hydrology between 2005 and 2008 tanesco lead to the procurement of their first emergency power project . 6 the first epp was the expansion of the ubungo power station with songas . 9 from 2011 to 2013 tanesco experienced another shortage of power generation due to poor hydrology and again procurement of costly epps was then undertaken . 6 corporate affairs edit management edit tanesco headquarters ubungo tanesco s management operations is conducted at their headquarters umeme park and is located in ubungo dar es salaam . the management of the company is under the managing director . currently the managing director is eng . felichesmi mramba appointed by the president jakaya kikwete on december 2 2013 . 10 11 the company is organized under the following business units generation transmission distribution and customer services investment finance information communication and technology human resources and the legal counsel . ownership edit the tanzania electric supply company ltd. is wholly owned by the government of tanzania . it is a public corporation governed by the public corporations act revised edition 2002 . 12 tanzania electric supply company stock ownership rank name of owner number of shares percentage ownership 1 government of tanzania 49 335 830 882 100.00 total 49 335 830 882 100.00 there has been lots of debate to either privatize the company or list the company on the dar es salaam stock exchange to increase the company s efficiency . 13 the government however encourages the public sector to enter the market and compete with tanesco however the government is adamant to maintain its public status to help keep the cost of electricity low for the majority of the population . 14 operations edit main article list of power stations in tanzania grid & off grid installed capacity 2012 by fuel type 3 hydro 36.9 % gas 32.9 % liquid fuel 24.7 % biomass 0.2 % import 0.9 % thermal 4.4 % tanesco s core business are to generate transmit distribute and supply electricity in tanzanian mainland and sell bulk power to zanzibar . the following is the overview of tanesco s operations as of march 2015 update 6 generation capacity in the interconnected grid system total hydro power 561 mw total gas fired power plants 544 mw only 320 mw is operational total liquid fuel fired power plants 210 mw with 50 mw capacity on short term rental basis total of 18 isolated mini grids with total installed capacity of 82 mw . out of these two mini grids with installed capacity of 29 mw is running on natural gas while the remaining 15 mini grids with total installed of capacity of 53 mw are diesel generators . transmission network 48 grid substations interconnected by transmisison lines 2732 km of 220 kv lines 1555 km of 132 kv lines 578 km of 66 kv lines distribution network 11 124 distribution transformers 17 021 km of 3 3kv lines 5 375 km of 11 kv lines import and export edit tanesco has to import a small amount of its energy from uganda and zambia to supply the needs of the bordering regions that are not connected to the national grid . 15 currently tanzania only exports electricity to kenya near the horo horo region . 16 with the recent expansion of the gas sector in tanzania the company has major plans to increase exports to neighboring countries . small power projects edit overview edit in 2009 the government through energy and water utilities regulatory authority ewura approved small power project framework . since the government didn t have renewable energy policy in place nor did they have any major plans for energy generation through renewable fuels the government encouraged renewable energy projects mini hydro biomass solar and wind with capacity range between 0.1 mw to 10 mw to be developed . 17 since introduction of spps only mini hydro and biomass power projects are in operation ; the high cost of setup fluctuating foreign exchange prices and low tariffs have discouraged investment . the spp framework also ties in with the rural energy agency rea and they are responsible for financing of rural electrification projects . this is mainly extension of grid connected and mini grid connected distribution network to the rural areas . 6 18 tariffs edit small power producers are allowed to sell their power directly to the consumer and sell the excess to tanesco . however the tariffs of sale have been decided by tanesco to maintain public interest . bellow is a table showing the possible tariff cases an spp can engage in ; an spp can engage in one case or a combination of many . 18 connected to main grid connected to isolated mini grid selling wholesale case 1 case 2 selling retail directly to final customers case 3 case 4 luku edit one of the major challenges the firm faced was revenue collection . with 1000s of customers defaulting on their electricity payments tanesco planned to establish a prepaid metering system for low demand users . tanesco undertook a prepayment metering project between 1993 and 1997 though world bank funding . the new program was referred to as lipa umeme kadiri utumiavyo luku . the system allows users to recharge their units from multiple vendors in their communities plus the ability to purchase units using their mobile money accounts . currently the installation of these meters is restricted to domestic light industrial and light commercial customers . 19 gallery edit electricity pylon ubungo power plant kihansi dam see also edit business and economics portal energy portal tanzania portal list of power stations in tanzania economy of tanzania electric utility references edit tanesco . millennium challenge account tanzania . ministry of finance tanzania . retrieved 3 august 2015 . tanesco contact us a b c msyani christian . current status of energy sector in tanzania pdf . usea.org . united states energy association . retrieved 3 august 2015 . a b historical background . tanesco . tanesco . retrieved 3 august 2015 . privatization of electricity in tanzania . 123helpme . com . 123helpme . com . retrieved 3 august 2015 . a b c d e tsakhara patrice . presentation on the tanzanian solar pv hybrid workshop held in berlin germany pdf . giz.de . deutsche geselleschaft fur internationale zusammenarbeit giz . retrieved 3 august 2015 . the energy policy of tanzania 1992 pdf . tz online . mistry of water energy and minerals . retrieved 3 august 2015 . the companies act 2002 pdf . tic.co.tz . government of tanzania . retrieved 3 august 2015 . songas power project inaugurated in tanzania . globeleq . 11 october 2004 . retrieved 3 august 2015 . taneco executive management . tanesco . tanesco . retrieved 4 august 2015 . felichesmi mramba appointed by the president as ceo tanesco source http wavuti.weebly.com 4 post 2013 12 felichesmi mramba ateuliwa na rais kuwa mkurugenzi mtendaji tanesco.html ixzz3hoqsplnn . wavuti . retrieved 4 august 2015 . external link in title help tanesco audited annual report 2013 . tanesco . kpmg . retrieved 4 august 2015 . tanzania cabinet okays tanesco reform . all africa . tanzania daily news . 23 june 2014 . retrieved 4 august 2015 . however the government is adamant to maintain public status of the company to help keep the cost of electricity low for the majority of the population . tanesco welcome rivals in power distribution check url value help . all africa . tanzania daily news . 26 may 2015 . retrieved 4 august 2015 . frey l 2009 . business guide erneuerbare energien tansania . berlin gtz . p. 23 . xinhua . kenya increases power exports to uganda . east african power industry convention . retrieved 4 august 2015 . facilitating small power projects in tanzania . esi africa . 31 may 2012 . retrieved 4 august 2015 . a b guidelines for developers of small power projects in tanzania pdf . world bank . world bank . retrieved 4 august 2015 . magambo william d.s. prepaid metering in tanzania pdf . metering.com . retrieved 4 august 2015 . external links edit official website tanesco to go public in tanzania plan to free energy sector v t e power in tanzania sectors energy in tanzania tanzania atomic energy commission companies and organisations tanzania electric supply company independent power tanzania limited symbion power limited active power stations coal dangote industries tanzania thermal power station hydro electric hale power station kidatu power station kihansi power station mtera power station nyumba ya mungu power station pangani power station natural gas kinyerezi i thermal power station mtwara thermal power station songas thermal power station tegeta thermal power station ubungo i thermal power station ubungo ii thermal power station diesel arusha thermal power station dodoma thermal power station nyakato diesel power station pap diesel power station other ministry of energy and minerals