Energy Ministry presents its quarterly budget implementation report for 2026/27

DODOMA: THE Deputy Minister for Energy Salome Makamba has presented the Ministry of Energy’s budget implementation report for the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, covering the electricity and renewable energy subsectors, to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy and Minerals, chaired by Subira Mgalu.

The meeting was held today at the parliamentary premises in Dodoma, where the Ministry presented progress on budget implementation across various areas of the energy sector, including research, production and utilisation of electricity generated from renewable and alternative energy sources available in the country.

The report also covered the implementation of the Second Phase of the Electricity Supply Project for Hamlets, Phases IIA and IIB (HEP IIA and HEP IIB), the Strong Grid Project, and clean cooking energy initiatives.

In addition, the Ministry presented budget implementation reports for the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) and the Rural Energy Agency (REA), both of which play important roles in developing the electricity sector and expanding access to energy across the country.

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The meeting was attended by members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy and Minerals, Permanent Secretary responsible for Electricity and Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy, Engineer Felshesmi Mramba; the Ministry’s Director of Policy and Planning, Petro Lyatuu; TANESCO Managing Director Lazaro Twange; and REA Director General Engineer Hassan Saidy.

Other participants included technical experts from the Ministry of Energy and its affiliated institutions.

The meeting aimed to review budget implementation and assess activities undertaken in the electricity and renewable energy sub sectors during the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year.

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