Tanzania in $900M partnership talk with Adan Group to invest in power lines

According to an official from Tanzania, the government is in talks with the Adani Group for a $900 million public-private partnership project to construct high-voltage power lines.

According to David Kafulila, executive director of Tanzania’s Public-Private Partnership Centre, Adani Group has expressed its interest to the East African government. Tanzania is also in talks with UK company Gridworks Development Partners LLP for a $300 million power-lines project under the public-private partnership.

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s company is expanding its footprint in East Africa with investments in Tanzania and neighboring Kenya. In May, Tanzania awarded it a 30-year concession to operate the main container terminal at the port of Dar es Salaam.

In Kenya, Adani is in talks with the nation’s electricity transmission company for a concession to construct high-voltage power lines valued at $736 million. The group’s proposal to run the nation’s main airport in the capital, Nairobi, has sparked protests, Senate hearings, and lawsuits.