BCN-34 WB, Tanzania sign 805 mln USD financing deals for electricity and water projects

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WB, Tanzania sign 805 mln USD financing deals for electricity and water
projects

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 8, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The World Bank and Tanzania on
Friday signed two financing agreements for the implementation of the 455
million U.S. dollars Tanzania-Zambia Transmission and Interconnector project
and the 350 million U.S. dollars water supply project.

The Tanzania-Zambia Transmission and Interconnector project will link
Tanzania to the Southern Africa Power Pool, opening opportunities for
electricity trade while the Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
Program focused on improving water supply to the rural poor.

BSS/XINHUA/HR/1445