• Tanzania is making significant strides in the right direction with projects such as the $42 billion flagship LNG export terminal or the 2,115MW Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant. These initiatives make Tanzania one of the most attractive investment opportunities in relation to energy development. How will these developments impact the national and regional energy industry?

How is the region preparing for energy collaboration and electricity trade?  What regional energy projects are in the pipeline and how will the countries work together to bring these to life?

• TANESCO have made an impressive turnaround with their balance sheets. What does this mean for the private sector?
• The government has committed to implementing at least 10 electricity generation projects and start execution preparations for several others during the next fiscal year to produce at least 5,000MW by 2025. What PPP opportunities have these presented?
• How is TANESCO preparing to soak up generation?

Outlook for gas availability and resulting investment opportunities

• The mega LNG project is expected to have a total production capacity of 15 million metric tons per year (mtpa). How will it shape the industry and what is the evacuation roadmap?
• Gas discoveries in areas like Songo Songo and Mnazi Bay, in addition to the offshore blocks 1,2,3, 4/1B and 4/1C, demonstrate immense gas resources in Tanzania. Have there been more recent gas discoveries? What are the investment opportunities this generates?

Natural Gas: Tanzania’s great opportunity

• The abundant natural gas resources in Tanzania generate significant opportunities for the country. Are there existing plans to develop infrastructure for efficient natural gas evacuation?
• Natural gas could serve as a means for Tanzania to decrease its carbon footprint and accelerate its energy transition. What initiatives are currently in place for the utilization of CNG as a fuel?

Zanzibar’s plan to achieve energy autonomy

• Zanzibar is completely reliant on electricity supply from mainland Tanzania and the existing interconnector suffered from different breakdowns. What plans are in progress to help Zanzibar achieve energy independence?

Oman and East Africa exchanging lessons for their own renewable hydrogen roadmap.

• Oman is putting in gear plans to produce up to 8.5 million tons of green hydrogen by 2050. What strategy is in place to achieve this ambitious target, and what lessons can be exchanged with East Africa’s hydrogen development plans?

Highlighting Tanzania’s progress in energy transmission.

• The African Development Bank is working with TANESCO on the North West Grid (NWG) 400 kV Transmission Line. The project will form part of the proposed 1,080 km NWG with an overall cost of approximately $186.12 million. What are the latest updates on the project?
• What will be the impact on a national and regional level?
• What opportunities does the project imply for the private sector?

What frameworks can be best adopted for current projects?

• What PPP models can be adopted to successfully meet Tanzania’s specific needs?
• Successful examples of PPP models from Kenya, South Africa and Mozambique.

How can projects achieve financial close?

• Can DFIs step in to fill the bankability gap in the absence of guarantees?
• What solutions are DFIs presenting?
• Exploring the role of DFIs in credit enhancement.

Bringing Tanzania’s renewable energy projects to financial close

• Tanzania has some of the best wind and solar potential on the continent. What solutions will help projects reach financial close?
• In June 2023 Tanzania entered into an agreement to construct the country’s first solar PV project for national grid integration in the Shinyanga region. How has the project come to life?
• Meridiam’s acquisition of the Rift Valley Energy Tanzania (RVE) – how was the project structured for success.

Tanzania is incredibly rich in gas, as shown by the numerous discoveries in more than six large on-shore and off-shore regions. What are opportunities and plans for its use?

• Given the large quantities of gas discovered in the country, what is the current roadmap for making gas projects financially viable?
• What role does industrialisation play in this context?
• What opportunities will the Tanzania-Mombasa and Tanzania-Zambia natural gas pipeline generate?
• The use of CNG could represent a solution to increasing fuel prices and it would support the country’s energy transition. What are the current plans for CNG use?

Cooperation between governments, IPPs, DFIs, multilateral banks and commercial banks to achieve Tanzania’s sustainable development plans.

• Concessional blended finance solutions to suit Tanzania’s needs.
• Example of successful application of concessional blended finance in energy: South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) programme.

Tanzania has ambitious plans to play an important part in connecting the region with several projects already in the pipeline.

• What does the regional energy trade map look like?
• Tanzania-Zambia-Kenya, Tanzania-Mozambique, Tanzania-Uganda. How will these interconnectors support the growth of a regional energy hub? How are the projects moving forward?
• SAPP and EAPP transmission integration – what does the road map look like?
• What financing models can be implemented?
• What regulatory frameworks could support regional interconnection?

With abundance energy generation coming to life, what does the transmission roadmap look like.

• The Julius Nyerere Hydropower project is a dream coming true. What are the energy evacuation plans?
• The 220 kV high-voltage Tanzanian National Grid financed by AfDB, WB, EIB, JICA, Korea EDCF, and the Norwegian (NORAD) and Swedish (SIDA) will play a crucial role in national power transmission. How is the project moving forward?
• What financing model can be applied for national transmission enhancement?
• What are feasibility studies indicating?

Tanzania is endowed with a variety of mineral resources: gold, coal, uranium, and various industrial minerals. What is the energy roadmap to support the mining industry?

• Tanzania and DRC cooperation: what will be the energy needs for Tanzania’s booming mining industry?
• Maximising production through the right energy mix: balancing decarbonisation vs energy security.
• Financing structures to support mining decarbonisation.