Electricity Act, 2008 (No. 10 of 2008).
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This Act provides rules for the generation, storage and distribution of electricity in Tanzania. It contains a Part dedicated to rural electrification. The Act assigns duties to the Minister responsible for electricity matters and the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA).The Minister shall develop, in collaboration with the Rural Energy Agency, a Rural Electrification Plan and Strategy. Licences for the generation, transmission, supply, etc. of electricity shall be granted by EWURA. The Act also makes provision for the compulsory access to land and the compulsory acquisition of land by licensees.
Implemented by: Electricity (Development of Small Power Projects) Rules, 2017 (G.N. No. 440 of 2017). (2017-10-27)
