Make possible and viable power technology in Tanzania

THE use of power technology has a great significance in the development of human resource energy activities. The term “Power Technology” includes all sorts of energy power generation including Hydro-electric power technology. Their application have a great significance to the development of a country’s economic and social activities. One must have in mind the mechanical power generation and any other types of energy giving mechanisms in this aspect. But samples are quite interesting to note as well as the information data available as in the energy sector in Tanzania. Not many people know that only 10 percent of the Tanzanian population has access to power technology components e.g electricity, and the natural gas. The main energy consuming sector is the household and more than 76 percent of this power technology is used in urban centers and little is supplied in rural vicinity. Other power energy giving technologies are such wood materials like firewood which are consumed in great volumes in rural areas. In Tanzania for example, about 40 million tones of firewood and about 750,000 tones of charcoal are consumed each year. Another characteristic compounded by power technology is the Solar Energy which is both accessible and affordable but under certain conditions. By definition, solar power is obtained through harnessing the radiant energy that is emitted by the sun when it shines. This can be done via solar battery, panel or photo-voltaic cells that are designed to convert sunlight into electrical energy which is then used as a source of power. Experts in the world over have the best things today about power technology in relation to solar system. What is standing between it and the use of this power on a very much wider scale than is the case in this solar technology under the sun. The country is awash with sunshine practically all the year around. And the sunshine is not only cheap and readily available. The solar power generating equipment does not come cheap enough for the majority of Tanzanians to readily afford. Not much is being done to sell the idea and the related services to potential consumers most of whom are in rural Tanzania. The used of power technology with which to run various economic and social developments in Tanzania is not only possible and viable, but it is also more than desirable and necessary at this stage in the history of the country’s developments. Experts say that given certain conditions, more power technologies are by easily affordable, accessible, sustainable and has returns that are in the long run justified.
Apparently, one major setback is the initial cost of setting up the necessary power technology equipment including back-up batteries. This is where the Tanzanian government analysts say, can chip in with the necessary legislation to cut down or better still completely abolish duties and taxes on equipments used for power technologies and related appurtenances. Coupled with massive awareness campaigns on the advantages of using power technology equipments such as solar power, electricity, batteries, natural gas and energy sources could go along way to attaining faster socio-economic development.
These power technologies would also save environment from further destruction through the on-going excessive use of wood fuel and pollutant emissions especially in rural Tanzania as well as in urban centers. Actually by conducting power technologies skills, this is cost effective environmentally and financially. For one thing, it saves excessive use of foreign exchange whereby a country has to use its natural resources.