Tanzania's Leadership and The Power Crisis in Tanzania: Who is responsible?

Tanzania's Leadership and The Power Crisis in Tanzania: Who is responsible?

...while I agree with arguments that the monopoly of TANESCO, of power supply is part of the problem, I am hesitant to support that giving rum to the private sector wil solve the problem. Isnt that what's brought us here? The IPTL, RICHARD DO MONDWANS, DOWANS, etc.

Besides, isnt privatization ongoin in alternative energy? Solar, songosongo eta.
Yes, we need more hydro power. The problem is that solutions are sought in terms of "what's in for me" and with that it doesnt matter we have all year round rains to fill the dams, or privatization, or alternative energy. We need DRAMATIC CHANGE. The change we not only need 2believe in, but also B that Change, and importantly, Force that Change! NOT A POLITICAL PARTY TO LEAD, BUT A RADICAL SELF MOVEMENT TO bring CHANGE. We need PEOPLE'S POWER! Oy, yeah, I Said it!
 
I'm a bit confused. If we keep complaining it wont help! JK once said with arrogance "kelele za chura hazimzui ng'ombe kunywa maji"...
Yah, Makamba also emphisized in one of his speech that " ... Kelele za mpangaji hazimuzuii mwenye nyumba ....." refering JK to mwenye nyumba and others esp. those belonging to the opposition camp as Wapangaji .
 
Yah, Makamba also emphisized in one of his speech that " ... Kelele za mpangaji hazimuzuii mwenye nyumba ....." refering JK to mwenye nyumba and others esp. those belonging to the opposition camp as Wapangaji .

"We need DRAMATIC CHANGE. The change we not only need 2believe in, but also B that Change, and importantly, Force that Change! NOT A POLITICAL PARTY TO LEAD, BUT A RADICAL SELF MOVEMENT TO bring CHANGE. We need PEOPLE'S POWER! Oy, yeah, I Said it! "
 
Wenzetu wanachukulia suala la kuwa na vyanzo endelevu vya kupata nishati ni suala zito na nyeti kama masuala ya Usalama wa Taifa. Sio tu masuala ya kukusanya data na taarifa za kijasusi bali hata masuala ya upatikanaji nishati endelevu, kukuza uchumi n.k pia ni masuala ya ki-usalama wa taifa.

'' Indeed, energy security has moved to the centre of the contemporary strategic debate. In recent months, both the US government and the EU have strongly communicated their respective concerns about the very real threats to energy security and begun to revaluate their strategies for coping with these serious challenges. The problem is that the EU has not explored the military dimensions of the problem while the NATO Council has forged no agreement on whether the Alliance needs to develop a broad strategic approach to energy matters. Moreover, it is proving politically very difficult to foster an overarching NATO-EU dialogue, and this failure, in turn, could ultimately amplify Western energy vulnerabilities. Creative thinking and dynamic political leadership will be needed to overcome these potentially grave institutional deficiencies that essentially make it difficult to respond to emerging security challenges, including growing energy vulnerabilities. This paper will accordingly provide a broad overview of the rapidly evolving energy security challenge. It will broadly suggest that if ever there were a strategic challenge demanding multilateral and multifaceted approaches, energy would have to be at the top of the list. It will also suggest that this is an issue with which NATO, among other multilateral institutions, ought to be engaged''. source: NATO PA - 170 ESC 06 E - ENERGY SECURITY

Lakini ni kitu cha kushangaza uongozi wa CCM na serikali yake wamelala usingizi wa pono huku wakidai 'kelele za wapinzani hazizui mwenye nyumba kupata usingizi wa pono''. Ukosefu wa nishati ktk masuala ya uzalishaji viwandani au ktk matumizi ya kijamii kama hospitali, majumbani, vyuoni n.k ni sawa na kuvamiwa kivita na NDULI UKOSEFU WA NISHATI. Serikali na bunge vinatakiwa kutangaza hali ya hatari na kuongoza hii vita kuhakikisha ushindi upatikane ndani ya miezi 12 kuanzia sasa.

Hakuna masuala ya 'Procurement Act, Tender Board wala nini katika vita bali ni kukusanya resources zote na kuzielekeza katika mapambano ya kumuondoa adui mgao wa umeme.
 
Jakaya Kikwete, Edward Lowasa, Rostum Azizi and Chenge are the real problems.
 
Tanzania hakuna tatizo la nishati kama wengi tunavyoaminishwa na watawala wetu; tatizo la Tanzania ni uongozi. Matatizo yote tunayoyaona yanahusiana moja kwa moja na uongozi uliopo. Hakuna mapendekezo yoyote ya chanzo mbadala cha nishati ambayo hayajulikanai:

Umeme wa jua?
Umeme wa Upepo?
Umeme wa makaa ya mawe?
Umeme wa mafuta?
Umeme wa gesi?
Umeme wa maji?
Umeme wa nyuklia?


Ni yapi kati ya hayo ambayo hayajulikana kwa miongo kadhaa sasa? Ni kipi kati ya hivyo ambacho tunaweza tuna upungufu nacho? Sera za Chama cha Mapinduzi na uongozi wake ndiyo ambao umesababisha, umelea na umekoleza tatizo la nishati nchini. Bado hata mahitaji ya nishati hayajawa makubwa kiasi hicho. Wangesoma ilani ya Chadema wangeweza kupata mawazo mapya!!!
 
This is a national security issue, just like a Cholera, TB or AIDS outbreak. We need to treat it with high importance.

President needs to declare a national Emergency and allow the professionals - @ Tanesco to solve the immediate short term problems (not the politicians at the ministry), and then leave serikali iwasimamie tanesco ku solve long term problem!!
.....Let them deal directly with manufacturers/ supplies no middlemen...
 
Tanzania government need to split Tanesco into three segment. Generation, Transmission and Distribution. Then privatize the whole thing, no government in the world can run any company for profit.

Binafsi naamini siyo Tanesco ibakie kwenye kusimamia the national grid - yaani kukusanya umeme kutoka vyanzo mbalimbali, kuusimamia na kuhakikisha unapatikana. Makampuni binafsi yawe na kazi ya kuuza na kusambaza na kuhakikisha kuwa hakuna kampuni ambayo inasambaza umeme zaidi ya asilimia 25 ya nchi; lengo ni kuondoa monopoly. Upande mwingine Tanesco pia inaweza kubakia katika kusambaza njia za umeme na makampuni yenye kuuza umeme yanakodisha njia za Tanesco na kulipa (capacity charges).
 
Makampuni binafsi yawe na kazi ya kuuza na kusambaza na kuhakikisha kuwa hakuna kampuni ambayo inasambaza umeme zaidi ya asilimia 25 ya nchi; lengo ni kuondoa monopoly. Upande mwingine Tanesco pia inaweza kubakia katika kusambaza njia za umeme na makampuni yenye kuuza umeme yanakodisha njia za Tanesco na kulipa (capacity charges).

Wazo ni zuri sana lakini inabidi tuwe waangalifu sana itakuwa monopolised na wakubwa tu kama vile kazi za parking (Ngombale Mwiru) au TICTS (Karamagi) etc etc...
 
Ni kweli usemavyo.
Kwangu imekaa kamavile CCM wameingiliwa na sisi akili zetu zimekufa Ganzi???

Ngoja nichangie kwa kupotoka kidogo.

Nasikia anaye sadikiwa kuwa MchapakaziNamba moja wa CCM Edward Lowassa aliyetuingiza kwenye Issue ya Richmond na Dowansa na yeyey kuondoka na Kitita cha kununua kila mtu kwenye system,amefufuka kutoka miongoni mwa WAFU akiwa na Rungu mkononi tayari kuwania kiti cha Urais mwaka 2015. Edward Lowassa hatakiwi kuachiwa ktimiza dhamira yake chafu.

Uchapakazi kazi wake si positive kwa sababu unaenda sambamba na Uharamia, hautuutaki hata Bure. Edward Lowassa ametumia muda wake mwingi kujenga Himaya ya MAFIA Tanzania na kuilinda kwa nguvu za kiserikali na PESA ya Wizi

Majambazi nao hukaa chini na kupanga mikakati kwa masaa mengi kabla ya kufanikisha. Ni wachapakazi, lakini wachapakazi ya kurarua, kubomoa na kuharibukila kitu.

Sidhani sis kama watanzania kwa ujumla wetu hatuna akili kiasi cha kudharau tatizo la nishati ya umeme.

Kuna matatizo mawili makubwa niyaonayo pengine ndiyo chanzo cha Watanzania kutokuwa na nguvu ya pamoja ya kupigana kwa nguvu zote kuhakikisha tatizo la umeme linakuwa Historia.Umeme unatumiwa na karibu 6%-9% ya wananchi wa Tanzania na kutokana na mgao umeme at any time t unatumiwa na less than5% ya waTZ. Kwahiyo umeme bado inakuwa si issue ya wengi iwe mjini iwe kijijini.

Watumiaji wa umeme wanatumia kuwasha taa huku wakipika kwa kuni mkaa na mafuta ya taa. Umeme unatumika zaidi kwa mwangaza na majokovu si nishati itumiwayo kufanya kila jambo majumbani.

Kwakidokeza tu,hata suala la maji lina sura inayofanana na hiyo,watu wlaiounganishiwa maji majumbani mwao ni kidogo sana walio wengi wanadandia huduma hiyo hapa na pale. Watu wanao dandia huduma si rahisi kudai huduma hiyo kwa sauti moja

Tukkirudi tena kwenye suala la umeme, kwa vile watumiaji wa umeme ni kidogo kulinganisha na idadi ya watanzania kuna watu wengi mijini na vijijini waonao nishati ya umeme kuwa tatizo lakini si tatizo la kuwagusa moja kwa moja. Watu hawa si rahisi kwao kupiga kele za kudai upatikanaji wa nishati hiyo. Kwa si suala la kufa na kupona.

Kam mwana Mageuzi na nipendayye Positive Change Ninafurahia kwamba Serikali ya CCM inajitengenezea Kifo yenyewe kupitia mabadiliko yanayoendelea kila siku nchini Tanzania.

1 Kasi ya kupanuka kwa miji yetu haiendanii na ukuajiwa huduma zote mijini huduma kama maji nishati ya umeme, mifereji ya maji machafu ,barabara, Usalama wa raia, open space, na usafi.

2 Vijana wasiokuwa na kazi baada yakuhitimu Vyuo vikuu na kidato cha sita wanaongezeka kwa kasi sana, ongezeko lao haliendi sambamba na ongezeko la kazi.

Hayo mawili hapo juu ni Mabomu ya kutosha kuipeleka serikali ya CCM chini.
Yeyote mwenye uwezo wa kutumia mitaji hiyo miwili anaweza kuiangusha serikali ya CCM ndani ya mwezi mmoja bila kutumia nguvu ya chama cha kisiasa dini wala itikadi.

Pengine kabla ya kwenda mbali sana katika suala la NISHATI ya UMEME ni vema tujiulize; Ni nini mataraji ya Mtanzania wa kawaida katika maisha yake??
Je anasubiri zamu yake ifike ili naye aje aibe atajirike kama akina Lowassa na Rostam?
Amekata tamaa na yuko radhi kuishi kwa kuikubali hali yeyote iwayo??
Anajipanga kikamilifu kubadili maisha yake hatua kwa hatua?
Anawaona Viongozi wa serikali ya CCM ndiyo wenye jibu la mwisho la matatizo yake??
Anajua ana matatizo, lakini mengi ya matatizo yanayo mkabiri hata hajui kwamba ni matatizo, na zaidi ni matatizo yaliytengenezwa na uongozi mbaya wa serikali ya CCM??

Je Mtanzania wa kawaida ,REGULA PIPO, ana mategemeo gani juu yamaisha yake mwenyewe??

This is a national security issue, just like a Cholera, TB or AIDS outbreak. We need to treat it with high importance.
 
Stiegler Gorge mkuu ipo mto rufiji na ina uwezo wa kuzalisha umeme tukaondoa tatizo la umeme tanzania na maji yake hayaitaji mvua kunyesha sasa la kushangaza watu wanafikiria kujenga a Nuclear Power Plant badala ya kuangalia a cheaper option kama hii. Vilevile kuna umeme wa makaa ya mawe kwanini wasiufufue kuzalisha umeme. Tanzania if they are serious tunaweza kuzalisha umeme tukawauzia hata majirani zetu, but viongozi wetu wanataka kujifanya hawayaoni haya kwani wanaopt katika project ambazo wanajua na wao wanafaidika.

HILO BONDE LA MTO RUFIJI LINAUWEZO WA KUZALISHA 2100MGW wakati mahitaji ya nchi kwa sasa hayazidi 1100MGW! Kuna kitu inaitwa RUBADA? HAIJAELEWANA NA TANESCO KWA AJILI YA UVUNAJI WA MAJI/UMEME BONDENI HAPO. NI KAMA LILE SWALI LA YAI NA KUKU NANI KATANGULIA VILE, Yaani................
 
In Egypt, people revolted demanding better living conditions. Let us not find comfort on Mkaa, Vibartari and Mishumaa and declare there is no need for electricity!

How long did it take to make them come out from the hiding!?

.. It takes a reasonable suffering before the shell cracks and set all thing free out there!

.. how long will it take for us ..to come out from the childish complaining, total darkness of infiriorities of all sorts...

..better soon than laiter!!

... till that time come..Vibatari, viberiti atc will be our only Power ! Becouse it reprisent the Power we ..are as loyal ccm members!
 
If we could be together, this problem could have been solved since then. But the decision makers and implementers have two different thoughts and acts. The biggest problem in our system is political relying style of every plans. Nothing is considered and treated technically.
 
If we could be together, this problem could have been solved since then. But the decision makers and implementers have two different thoughts and acts. The biggest problem in our system is political relying style of every plans. Nothing is considered and treated technically.

How can we be together while smiling when meaningeless things are done infront of us? ... Ok!! we want to cherish the old saying that ... Tanzanians are are naturaly good..

..but that depends on the leadership..

With kind of leadership on the power at the moment...THE NATURAL GOODNESS IS MEARLY WEAKNESS!!!
 
Rev. Kishoka and Comrades,Respect Sana

Mwanakijiji,u have nailed it buddy...about Tarnsmission and distribution hapo ndipo penye tatizo kubwa

Let me air my views a bit.I usually don't like talking about this issue, but lets have some things in perspective.


Some people championed privatisation of the energy sector,as TANESCO abuse the monopolistic role.There is an issue that most people are not aware of - the power industry is highly capital intensive. Returns have to be spread over decades. No Tanzanian investor is into that sort of long term investment, and foreigners cannot be sure that Tanzania will remain stable long enough for them to recoup their investments.

Also, the electrical power industry is essentially three tiers- generation, transmission and distribution.Experience from Indian Power sector,i learnt there was that you do not put transmission in the hands of private organisations.

Even if privatization is the Ultimate (i.e. final) solution, the government must show it is serious by aggressively investing in power plants and in improving the transmission and distribution systems as well.

When you put your money where your mouth is, then others will come in. . . sitting pretty on 94 billion and expecting others to scamper in to spend money in an unstable and patently risky market is foolhardy - it won't happen.

Ironically, we satisfy all the requirements for the categorisation as a failed state. A dwindling economy, incessant religious and political unrests, undemocratic tendencies, unscrupulous and unpatriotic politicians, endemic corruption, sick nation ruled by Wicked leaders,weak President

I have always said we are on a journey to Somalia which literally means a failed state. Tanzania cannot boast of anything our education has decayed , we can't have decent housing, our health system is stagnant, roads in bad shapes, power non existing, we cannot feed ourselves, unemployment alarming, corrupt politicians ,we import virtually everything including clothing.Unless we take a drastic measures
we are indeed a failed state!!!!
 
Wazo ni zuri sana lakini inabidi tuwe waangalifu sana itakuwa monopolised na wakubwa tu kama vile kazi za parking (Ngombale Mwiru) au TICTS (Karamagi) etc etc...

Ili mchakato huu ufanikiwe lazime tutengeneze responsible government, ambayo itasimamia miradi hii kwa faida ya wananchi. Na nilazima tuwe na community ambayo inaheshimu sheria na wale wasio heshimu wanakwenda keko.

Hizi agenda zote tukizifanyia kazi katika hali kama hii ya sasa, basi ni wazi kabisa wachache watafaidika.
 
Corrupt leaders, conflicts of interest and lack of competence are the main reason for the power crisis. The companies that can provide power are so many, and I know is not only Richmond that bid for the same works. Selfishness and coruption are the reasons of selecting companies like richmond and iptl for power generation, the main motive was the kickback received and not power generation. Toothless anticuruption activities are making us to be here, this kind of unhuman behaviour of forgetting the people who have sent us to positions that we are in is going to cost us hard. If one thinks that he is going to be peacefull by destroying our own contry we are cheating ourselves is a subotour and the law has to to take its cause.

IPTL: Nationalised
Dowans: Nationalised
Other Tender advertised (There are plenty of genuine suppliers)
This is technical issue weshould stop politicising it
 
The problem with Tanzanians is to blame on each and everything whilst they sit aside and look. You go to the bars, restaurant and other public places, everyone now is capable of talking even if they do not have a point. Folks, lets not forget that not all who shout loud are sensible, or not all who shout louder are lions. I believe most of these guys are those who can not even return to Tanzania to contribute whatsoever for the growth of the Nation. Instead they point fingers to the government leaders even when they have done good to the Nation. I challenge you people abroad, come join us tujenge Tanzania hapa.
Mkulima wenu, Tandahimba.
 
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