Tanzania: VP Ndejembi Sees Tanzania Lead Africa in Connecting Power to Its Citizens As Per World Bank Statistics

What the report says

Tanzania’s Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi said the country is leading Africa in connecting citizens to electricity, citing World Bank statistics during a ceremony in Dar es Salaam on October 2, 2026. The remarks came at the signing of an electricity connection financing scheme between Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) and CRDB Bank.

According to the report in Daily News via AllAfrica, Ndejembi said Tanzania has nine million electricity customers in total, with six million served by TANESCO and three million by the Rural Energy Agency. He said the figures reflect progress in government efforts to expand access to power across the country.

The new financing arrangement is intended to make electricity connections easier to afford. The article says the scheme initially targets 500,000 rural customers each year, with CRDB covering a 27,000-shilling connection fee for eligible beneficiaries. For urban customers, TANESCO and CRDB have set up an instalment payment option. The government’s Peri-Urban project will also extend the same fee support to residents in areas that have urban administration but rural-like conditions.

The development matters because electricity access remains a key issue for households, businesses and public services in Tanzania. More broadly, such partnerships between utilities and banks are often used across Africa to reduce upfront connection costs, although the specific details in this report concern Tanzania’s current program.