TANESCO builds alternative power route for four areas
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) has constructed an alternative overhead power transmission route to ease electricity supply challenges affecting customers in Mbagala, Kigamboni, Mkuranga and Kibiti following a fault on a major underground transmission line.
The temporary route, which crosses the electric Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) infrastructure, is intended to bypass the damaged section of the 132-kilovolt (132kV) underground transmission line at Gongo la mboto and maintain electricity supply to affected areas while repair works continue.
TANESCO Managing Director, Mr Lazaro Twange, said the alternative arrangement was developed by the utility’s technical experts as an emergency measure to reduce the impact of the fault on customers.
Speaking during an inspection of repair works and progress on the temporary transmission route yesterday, Mr Twange commended TANESCO engineers for their swift response, saying the construction of the alternative overhead line would help ensure electricity continued reaching customers as technicians worked to repair the damaged underground infrastructure.
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“We are here to inspect the progress of the work and see the measures being undertaken by our experts. We are encouraged that they have managed to establish an alternative overhead route across the SGR infrastructure to ensure electricity continues to reach our customers while repairs to the underground line are ongoing,” he said.
He assured customers that TANESCO was taking all necessary technical measures to improve electricity availability and restore normal services as quickly as possible.
The Managing Director further emphasised that the utility remained committed to strengthening its infrastructure and developing solutions to minimise disruptions whenever technical challenges occurred.
“TANESCO technical teams are continuing with the connection and completion of the temporary transmission system, a process requiring strict adherence to safety procedures to ensure the route was ready for effective operation,” he said.
According to him, the fault was first reported on November 3, 2026, along the 132kV underground transmission line connecting Gongolamboto Substation to Mbagala and Dege substations.
The disruption affected electricity supply in parts of Mbagala, Kigamboni, Mkuranga and Kibiti, as the existing alternative transmission route lacked sufficient capacity to meet the combined electricity demand in the affected areas.
