Zanzibar Electricity Corporation

Zanzibar Electricity Corporation

Type	Public utility
Industry	Energy
Predecessor	The State Fuel and Power Corporation (1964-2006)
Founded	2006
Headquarters	ZECO HQ, Gulioni Street, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Area served	Zanzibar Archipelago
Key people	Hassan Ali Mbarouk (General Manager)
Products	Electricity
Services	Electricity Transmission, Electricity Distribution
Owner	Government of Zanzibar (100%)
Website	zeco.co.tz

Zanzibar Electricity Corporation (ZECO) is a state owned utility firm that provides transmission and distribution service of electricity in the Zanzibar Archipelago. The firm was incorporated in 2006 as the successor of the The State Fuel and Power Corporation and is wholly owned by the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar.^[1]

History

Background

Electricity in Zanzibar

Electricity in Zanzibar dates back to the early 1900s. In 1908, the first coal fired generator was installed on the island to power Stone Town. In 1954 the coal plants were abandoned and new diesel generators were installed by the British East Africa Company. In 1980 the main island of Unguja was connected to the Tanzanian National Grid via a 132kV, 45MW sub-marine cable and the diesel generators were decommissioned.^[2]

Electricity in Pemba

The first power plant on the island of Pemba was commissioned in 1958 and was called the Tibirinzi power station. Over the years the government continued to build small diesel generators to meet the growing demand. However, in 1985 the government replaced the Tibirinzi power station and inaugurated the Wesha Power station. The power station had three diesel generators with a total capacity of 4.5 MW. Pemba was also connected to the national grid through a submarine cable from Pangani. The 33kV, 20 MW cable runs from Pangani, to Tanga to Ras Mkumbuu.^[2]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

The corporation is 100% wholly owned by the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, under the umbrella of the Ministry of Land, Housing,Water and Energy of Zanzibar. The Union government or mainland government do not have any ownership or executive control in the company. The company is controlled by a board of directors directly appointed by the ministry.

References

↑ "Zanzibar wants own power generation". www.busiweek.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
1 2 Mmanga, Massoud. "Zanzibar Electricity Corporation - Who we are". zeco.co.tz. Retrieved 2016-10-19.

Power in Tanzania

Sectors

Companies and
organisations

Active
power stations

Coal	Dangote Industries Tanzania Thermal Power Station

Hydro-electric	Hale Power Station Kidatu Power Station Kihansi Power Station Mtera Power Station Nyumba ya Mungu Power Station Pangani Power Station

Natural Gas	Kinyerezi I Thermal Power Station Mtwara Thermal Power Station Songas Thermal Power Station Tegeta Thermal Power Station Ubungo I Thermal Power Station Ubungo II Thermal Power Station

Diesel	Arusha Thermal Power Station Dodoma Thermal Power Station Nyakato Diesel Power Station PAP Diesel Power Station

Other

Electricity delivery

Concepts

Sources

Nonrenewable	Coal Fossil-fuel power station Natural gas Petroleum Nuclear Oil shale

Renewable	Biomass Biofuel Geothermal Hydro Marine Current Osmotic Thermal Tidal Wave Solar Wind

Generation

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and distribution

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