ZAIN, taking the lead in rural coverage in Tanzania

TANZANIA’s leading mobile phone operating company, Zain Tanzania Ltd is the leading operator in the country in terms of coverage and reaching people in rural areas, a senior official said in a statement recently. According to the firm’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Chiruyi Walingo, the company is more emphasizing on rural coverage program to reach even further into remote. He says his firm has enhanced coverage in the Lake Zone and covered areas such as Busulwa, Bubombi, Mugumu, Fort Ikoma, Nyamongo, Binagi and Bugire in Mara rural districts as well as Mugango, Majita, Makutano, Butiama, Nyamuswa and Kiriba in Mara urban areas. "Zain has the widest coverage in the country will soon be extending its coverage to Mugeta and Kiriba areas also in Mara urban area. It is currently the only network in Namuhula, Nyasamo, Nyangili, Misasi, Mbarika, Sumve, Maligisu, Kisorya, Kanguguli and Kadashi in the lake zone”, he said. "The expansion is going hand in hand with upgrading the network in other zones. Zain has upgraded its network in areas such as Mbunyani in Ngorongro, Serengeti, Babati, Karatu and Mbuli in Manyara Region as well as Monduli, Mererani and Namanga in Arusha Region," the statement noted. "Other areas covered are Sikonge, Igurubi, Kashindi, Tumbi, Ipole, Ukubisi, Ganga, Usinge, Mambali, Mwisi, Nkinga, Tura, Igalula, Ndata in Tabora region and Makere, Mahembe, Kasanda, Manyovu in Kigoma region." The company will be covering numerous new districts and several underdeveloped rural areas as well as upgrading its network in other regions as well, it elaborated.

This is Africa's map showing ZAIN Network coverage that's confined within 15 African countries. In Tanzania, the network is underway to expand its coverage in rural areas.

"Considering the role mobile communication has in helping to improve the quality of life for people, we believe that extending access in communication is the area where we can make the biggest contribution to society," Mr Walingo said. Efforts at network expansion are going hand in hand with the supply of affordable handsets and tariffs to ensure Tanzanians have access to one of the most vital facilities in this age of globalization, where telecommunication is no longer a luxury but a necessity. To mark the launch of its new colourful identity across Africa, Zain also announced the creation of the world’s first cross-continental borderless network, extending and linking its one Network service between Africa and the Middle East. The service will be available to 500 million people stretching from the west coast of Africa to the Middle East, covering an area larger than the United States. One Network allows Zain customers affordable cross-border communications, helping friends and families stay connected. This truly is a defining moment in the history of global telecommunications. The connecting of One Network across two continents demonstrates how under one brand, Zain is able to offer enhanced mobile telephone services. Going forward it will now be easier and more affordable for people to keep in touch and support cross-continent trade and enterprise. This is the essence of the Zain brand promise to create 'A wonderful world. All Zain customers (pre-paid and post-paid) in Africa and the Middle East using 'One Network' enjoy the benefits of being treated as 'local' customers wherever they are. Customers can make calls and send messages at local rates when communicating with a traveling Zain customer who will receive incoming calls free-of-charge and be able to make calls back home at local rates. Pre-paid customers can also top up their phones with recharge cards bought from either their home country or more than one million outlets available in one of the 15 One Network countries. The One Network service is automatically activated upon crossing the geographical border into one of the countries, with no prior registration required or sign-up fee. Tunu Kavishe, corporate social responsibility manager for Zain in Tanzania said: "We are confident that our Tanzanian customers will embrace the vibrant and colourful Zain identity. As one brand, we will be better positioned to offer customers more innovative products and services alongside the best network coverage on the continent." The re-branding of Celtel comes less than a year after the brand became the group's master corporate brand that was successfully launched across its Middle Eastern markets.

Mobile phone use soars in Africa

THE beleaguered African continent continues to make dramatic progress in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The technological advances, however has given rise to mobile phones. The African mobile telephone market has been the fastest growing market of all regions that grows twice at the rate of the global market, according to United Nations report. The number of subscribers leaped from 16 million in 2000 to a staggering 250 million in 2007, this is in accordance to the latest figures made available. Mobiles now outnumbered fixed telephone lines by nearly five-to-one in Africa, although it may not be evenly spread across the large continent. The study which was tabled at the month long meeting of the UN’s Economic and Social council that began in early July this year, points out that investment in ICTs infrastructure in Africa has also improved dramatically totaling US$ 8.0 billion in 2005 up from US$ 3.5 billion in 2000. These figures reflect an increasingly vibrant private sector investment environment which has been stimulated by the opening of most African telecommunications markets, coupled wit the establishment of independent regulators in almost 890 percent of the countries in the region.

African continent has increasingly made a dramatic progress on the use of mobile phones for its socio-economic development

Still, according to the Geneva-based International Telecommunications Union (ITU), fewer than four out of every 100 Africans have internet access, while broadband penetration is below one percent.
As a result, Africa’s 90 million inhabitants nearly 14 percent of the world’s population have access to less than a fifth of one percent of the world’s international connectivity. In contrast, Ireland’s four million people have better international connectivity than the entire African continent. The ITU, a specialized agency of the United Nations, believes that ICTs are essential for creating new skills, generating growth and technological change and are also critical; for Africa’s overall economic growth. However, ICT stakeholders have described the spread of mobile telephony as the striking progress of ICTs in Africa that is a big success stories in Africa.
According to them, Africa’s mobile market has been the fastest growing of any region over the last five years, and has grown twice as fast as the global market. It has also been a significant contributor to expanding access opportunities to a vast majority of its population.

Vodacom to introduce high speed cafes in three cities

The mobile phone company, Vodacom Tanzania Limited, supported by two multinational organisations-GSMA Development Fund and Qualcomm, has unveiled a plan to introduce high speed internet cafes in three Tanzanian major cities. According to a press statement issued recently in Dar es Salaam, the initial three cafes will be set up in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and Arusha, it said. These cafes would use a high speed broadband connection known as Wireless Reach Initiative. Run by local entrepreneurs, each Internet cafe will be equipped with several computer terminals connected to Vodacom`s HSPA network, which can provide download speeds of up to 7.2 megabits per second. The statement said users would be able to pay a small fee to access the computer terminals, which will enable them to surf the Internet to find important information about everything from education to health to commodity prices to weather forecasts.

People at the internet café in Sengerema district, Mwanza region, the compelling problems on low bandwidth discourages users in most cafes in the country.

In a country where fixed lines and computers are scarce, the cafes will enable many ordinary Tanzanians to enjoy Internet access and the many associated benefits for the first time in their lives. The statement added that the cafes would sell other Vodacom products and services, such as airtime vouchers, payphone calls and handset recharging, as well as acting as an agent for the M-pesa mobile money transfer service. Tanzania is one of the fastest developing countries in Africa today with an average GDP growth of 6.5 per cent per year. Availability of information and communications are key to fostering this growth, the statement added. Vodacom Tanzania Limited, through its voice and data services for the last eight years, has been in the forefront of ensuring meaningful access to communications for the people of Tanzania. Dietlof Mare, Vodacom Tanzania Managing Director was quoted in the statement saying: “We are very proud to add to our bid as a total communication solutions provider to the people of Tanzania our new alliance with the GSMA and Qualcomm to bring high-speed Internet cafes to this country.
Having supported the deployment of several hundred Internet cafes connected to mobile networks in Bangladesh, the GSMA Development Fund has extensive experience in this field, said the statement. Qualcomm, as a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, including HSPA, is contributing by bringing its expertise to the project and enabling 3G software and hardware, network service, technology training and project management.

The rationale need of ICT in business activities

THE successful future of a society and any industry depends on its ability to compete in a global market which is technologically changing, and Tanzania is not exceptional nor isolated in a long perspective that creates wealth which is needed for the country’s future economic development. The successes of nations depends on a variety of business activities the concerned nation deals with and such activities by any means whatsoever, are always necessitated by use of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). These are those tools which actually are helpful in speeding up the process of globalization in terms of technology and information giving. Such things are computers connected with internet, radios, televisions and telephones to mention a few. There is no local manufacturer of the ICT gadgets mentioned above in Tanzania, all local dealers or agents import these products for use into the country including their software. Tanzania has made a remarkable progress in deploying these gadgets in a bid to speed up economic development and their progresses has well been received by people, and service providers who are striving to address unmet demand and competition in newly liberalized markets. To accomplish the need, few local ICT companies are developing application packages and most of the software which are used by both public and private sectors are imported for use in the country at a considerable cost. Tanzania has a little skilled capacity to support the ICT industry in terms of developing, selling or supporting hardware and software. Despite of this, it’s therefore imperative for every sector of development to exploit the opportunities offered by emerging new technologies in order to maintain the ICT equipment and networks.

Computers have proved successful in executing business activities.

According to an ICT consultant based in the city, Mr. Rajan Mohammed, in order to meet challenges ahead of us successfully, people and the society are required to have the appropriate knowledge, skills and ability to understand so as to cope with the emerging technologies in effective and innovative ways. According to him, access of ICT components and their application in Tanzania is still very low and this is mainly due to the continued illiteracy many citizens have on the devices, and for those few who have managed to narrow this digital gap are frequently faced by insufficient electricity power supply. However, this has been a growing phenomenon in Tanzania resulting into poor deliveries of services wherever an ICT tool like computers which are largely dependent for the purpose at the service counters. With the respect of evolution of technology since early 1990s, the use of ICT has enhanced effective delivery services and its evidence are evident wherever there is a service to be offered by help of computers that concerns with cash handling such as in the banks. Although computers are sometimes interrupted, but these are normal cases of internet failure which usually occurs due to low bandwidth provided by Internet Service Providers (IPS), and the weary customers standing on the queue are told to wait for a while as technicians are busy working on the issue to solve the problems. Tanzania which in the past was conducting a socialist type of economy before it allowed trade liberalization policy in 1985, has entered in international investment forum that culminated in the mushrooming of banking institutions in the country. Now with the proliferation of banking institutions in the country, follows business competition which is exacerbated by the emerging technologies. To cope with the situation internet as the main driving force is extensively used for innovative work.
A vivid example was shown last year by “The Citibank Tanzania Ltd” which it had introduced an online funds transfer. This is an innovative way that see to its customers the transfer of funds online to beneficiary accounts held at other commercial banks in the country . With the use of internet, most commercial banks in Tanzania are now striving as hard to remain competitive and innovative to cope with the technologically ever changing world, especially in the payment systems in order to make their transaction much quicker. With the emergence of the globalization, business operators are under constant pressure for reforms and the internet is a driving force allowing their capital to move quicker. The most surprising thing to note is that, internet by not recognizing its borders is encouraging everyone to engage in the process.

An employee at the business counter offering services to customers, all transactions are fed in networked computers.

In recent years, internet has transformed the performance of the global banking business transactions. With new technological set ups, most Banks have been automating their services in order to cater for the increase in demand for quick, efficient and cost effective practices. Telephones as another ICT tool, playas a significant role to ease business activities in societies. Mobile phones unlike fixed ones can quickly define one’s geographical position in a global market. “Mobile phones and internet as new media facilities do not actually increase the economic growth rates as per capita income, but in the real sense to simplify the concept, they actually ease communication and the attainment of information”, says an economist. Joel Ezekiel said in an interview that “it’s important to realize that internet is useful to farmers as it represents an instant and economic way of knowing what the market prices for agricultural commodities such as cash crops for the purposes to trade”. With an estimated 200,000 global networks, the internet is the fastest growing infrastructure industry in the world’s history of communication. It enables information and goods to travel much faster than before, making it easier to transport things and communicate with people. The use of mobile phones and internet in African rural communities have a significant impact that provides immense opportunities to promote and foster aspects of human development in terms of social, economic, education and cultural political development. Businessmen, farmers, teachers, engineers, doctors, ordinary people and any other professional body of all walks of life elsewhere in the world use the facility for communication purposes and for the mutual benefit of their gain and nation as well. Various studies shows that new media facilities leapfrog the development divide and accelerate efforts to combat poverty, hunger, disease and illiteracy in a bid to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Danish envoy remarks on MwanaHALISI saga

In Tanzania, following the suspension of MwanaHalisi for the alleged sedious story which raged the government, about an impending plan to oust President Kikwete from office, and a persistent warning by the government on several occasions to change its style of reporting, the Danish ambassador Bjarne Sorensen accredited in the country has said donor countries are closely following up the circumstances that led to the ban of this newspaper. The Danish Ambassador spoke recently in Dar es Salaam during an exclusive interview shortly after addressing a news conference on the upcoming state visit of Danish Queen Margaret II and her husband Prince Henrik. The pair who visited the country in a four day state visit left the country last week. According to Sorensen, MwanaHalisi is among the few newspapers committed to fighting corruption and all graft elements. ”We understand the focus of the paper that it is a voice of voiceless people. Being irked by all sorts of corrupt elements, we, the donor community, are closely following the circumstances that led to the ban to ensure there are no plans to jeopardize the efforts” said Sorensen. He said there are a number of questions donor countries need to have their answers regarding the whole issue. The envoy said the development partners couldn’t remain quiet because if they did, their efforts of fighting the vice would be meaningless. ”We need to know if the decision had followed the right channels, as we know for sure that the country abides to the principles of rule of law governed by instruments such as a well-set judicial system and an ethics commission which could work on the matter in a fair and transparent manner”, said the Danish ambassador. He said that a call from editors, anti-corruption bodies and human rights activists suggested the need for immediate intervention on the matter. The government banned the weekly early last month on claims that it published seditious stories, but many analysts link the ban to a story that the newspaper carried, which alleged that big shots in the ruling party CCM were plotting to unseat President Jakaya Kikwete through the party nomination process. About a week ago, the French Ambassador to Tanzania, Jacques de Labriolle, who is also the current representative of the European Union Chair, expressed concern over the ban. Speaking exclusively, de Labriolle said there was some surprise, because it is the third time there is a problem with the same newspaper since the beginning of this year, while no other papers in the country has so many troubles. The representative of the EU chair said that the ban had certainly caused some surprise and some worry among the European Heads of Mission in Tanzania.

Three-month ban on Tanzanian weekly rattles independent Media

Tanzania’s radical weekly MwanaHASILI has been subject to a breadth of government tactics used to quiet the press, from human torture, last January the Managing Editor had acid thrown in his face, the incident followed by a newsroom raid and now, a three-month publishing ban. Across the media scene, editors and journalists in the country, especially in the independent sector, wearier to send their publications to the printer, are reaffirming their right to a free press.
MwanaHALISI, which has seen its circulation growth from 7,000 to 60,000 since it was launched in May 2006, has had great success with the public, while some of those involved in the stories the paper unearths have become its harshest critics. On 13 October 2008, the country’s Minister of Information, Sports and Culture, Captain George Mkuchika, announced the three-month ban for the paper’s alleged wont for running controversial stories. Specifically, the paper was accused of intending to “incite public hatred” against president Kikwete and for contributing to quarrels within the president’s family. The October headline, deemed seditious, that read “The plot to oust Kikwete from power discovered – His son Ridhwani to be used – people implicated with graft reorganize themselves,” triggered the government to take concrete action against the paper. Mkuchika said that the paper was trying to ferment chaos by comparing the situation in Tanzania to the environment in South Africa that led to the resignation of president Thabo Mbeki. Further, he said it was laced with false information and intruded on other people’s privacy, something according to political analysts is totally untrue.
Under the tenets of the Newspaper Act of 1976, the paper was suspended on 13 October in line with the law. “I would like to emphasize that this punishment should serve as a lesson, not only to this particular newspaper, but also to others that deliberately violated professional guidelines on the pretext of exercising freedom of expression,” said Mkuchika. His warning has indeed percolated throughout the media scene; however, media professionals are not succumbing lightly to his warnings. Rather, in a strong concerted effort the Editors Forum of Tanzania has led the private media to enact a media blackout on Mkuchika. Thus far the editors of ITV, The Guardian, Nipashe, Mwanachi, Mtanzania, Bingwa, The African, Kulikoni, This Day, The Express, Majira, Star TV, The Citizen and Mwanaspoti have joined in. “The media scene in Tanzania is nervous. Editors, especially those with independent papers, which expose vices in the government, are taking extra care before deciding what to publish. They fear that more papers could be banned. Since the creation of the new Communications Division headed by Mkuchika, coincidentally a veteran journalist, respect for press freedom has been ebbing away.

Journalists and editors from various media houses in a peaceful demonstration against the banning of MwanaHalisi weekly tabloid n Dar es salaam recently. The ban is against the suppression of press freedom

Meanwhile, Editors from different media houses staged a peaceful demonstration to register their opposition to a government ban on MwanaHALISI weekly tabloid. The peaceful march that started at Lugoda Street, Gerezani near Business Times offices and headed to the information ministry offices along Samora Avenue in Dar es Salaam, was also supported by activists from other organisations. The editors marched with sealed mouths, being a mark of silencing the media and suppressing its freedom. They also displayed placards that carried varied messages, all opposed to the banning of MwanaHALISI. Some of the placards read as follows, “the government should not temper with press freedom, Mwanahalisi is banned but the corrupt leaders are still in office. Who revealed the EPA, Richmond and UVCCM scandals? We want MwanaHalisi back”. “We shall continue writing until the end of this world. The newspapers Act of 1976 should be abandoned; MwanaHaLISI is the ear, mouth and eye of every Tanzanian”. At the Ministry of Information, Culture and Sports headquarters, the protestors were received by the Deputy Director of the Tanzania Information Services Habib Nyundo, as the minister was not in office at that time. Nyundo said he had received the message and would convey it to the minister. However, he advised the editors to stop using the name `Editors Forum because it was not registered anywhere.
”I received your message, but I would like to advise you to stop identifying yourselves under the Editors Forum banner because it is not known to the government”, he said.
In response, Editors Forum acting chairperson Absalom Kibanda differed with Nyundo.
Kibanda argued that the editors forming the body were fully known and operated legally because they were registered professionals with the Tanzania Information Services (Maelezo). He said it was improper for the government to reject the editors group at the same time accepting its members as registered professionals. He said adding that they should tell them the suitable persons who should belong to the Forum. He insisted the banning of MwanaHalisi was improper because contribution of the private media to the development of the country was crucial as compared to state-run outlets. Kibanda said the aim of the demonstration was not to prove the story wrong or right, but making it clear to the government that silencing the media was totally wrong. The chairman of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)-Tanzania, Ayoub Rioba, said Tanzania was a country that was ruled by democratic principles and there was no way the state could deny that fact but only adhere to it. Ananelia Nkya, executive director of the Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA), said the banning of MwanHALISI denied people the right to give their opinion. “If this continues, a day will come all private newspapers will be banned,” she said. MwanaHALISI was banned for three months after it published a story in its October issue linking big shots in the ruling party CCM to an alleged secret plot to oust President Jakaya Kikwete

Alternative source of power generation, is the business solution

A National day on Solar power was recently celebrated in Dar es Salaam with a number of solar companies that emerged to showcase their products in an open exhibition at Mnazi Mmoja ground which was attended by the general public. This is a very important day nationally as it reminds the people on the importance of the solar power energy to their national economy. You don’t have the need to wait for the electricity power from the national grid, when there is an alternative means to solve your problem immediately” one stakeholder of the solar energy power industry remarked in a workshop held recently in Dar es Salaam. It was a great occasion indeed as many stakeholders emerged to showcase their products to the general public. Just continue enjoying this pictorial scene.

This is a placard carryinng the message portraying a national day of solar energy power which was placed at the entrance leading to an exhibition ground at Mnazi Mmoja ground.

Insufficiency of electricity power generation from the major hydro-electric power stations in the country such as, Mtera, Kihansi Nyumba ya Mungu dams is a major cause for many people and companies to resort power generation from other alternative energy sources in order to keep abreast with their business activities. The alternative sources of power generation are the solutions because they are viable and affordable. They can help run the country’s economies even in the absence of hydro-electricity power generation.

Rex Investment Limited is a solar energy contractor in the country. It’s a local Tanzanian company which was established in 2000 and has been registered by the Contractors’ Rwegistyration Board (CRB) as a specialist contractior grade one. The firm is sopeciaolised in importing and selling solar panels

Due to insufficiency of electricity power supply currently facing Tanzania, many business entities have resort to the use of especially diesel generators and solar energies for power supply. In order to curb the persisting situation, big organizations, companies, individuals and other business enterprises in the country such as Rex Investments Limited and others who are in the dire need for cheap source of power supply have managed to keep working their business transactions by using alternative power source generation. With the generator machines, despite of their expensiveness, it’s the most reliable of all alternative source of power generation. Generating power machines are among the five basic sources of power supply. Others are wind, gas, nuclear, solar energy and coal.

During the national celebrations of the solar energy day, the occasion had brought together many stakeholders in the solar energy sector and one of the companies were Phocos. This is a German based company which is operating here in Tanzania as an investor in the solar power sector supplying solar energy. Phocos is one of the largest suppliers of off-grid power supply system components in the world. Headquatered in Ulm, Germany.

Generators are the second to be valued in the absence of hydroelectric power energy, followed by solar energy in terms of use. Generators come in handy as back-up energy sources when the local power grid, that is dependent on 80 percent hydro energy in the country fails to deliver. The selection of an internal combustion engine for independent power generation is very crucial for an efficient power supply.

Phocos develops, designs and manufactures products to suit the needs of all stakeholders in the global solar power market. The firm is strongly committed to developing and producing products that meets their strict specifications in terms of quality, innovation and technology. The firm’s highly skilled research and development teams works in close collaboration with the University of Applied Science of ULM and distinguished institutes of Germay to produce components which greatly enhance the life span of the battery and improve the efficiency of the sector power system.

Energy which is saved by improvements in efficiency provides the greatest environmental benefit at the lowest cost. Building insulation, fluorescent lighting, and public transportation are some of the most effective means of conserving energy. Some analysts say, the power cuts currently affecting Tanzania could be the first sign of the drought’s economic impact. Under the persisting situation caused by water levels at the dam’s hydro-electric power station, this has resulted into a day time power cuts that sometimes lasts for 16 hours up from 8.5 hours.Tanzania’s total generation capacity is 953 MW of which more than two thirds is hydro-electric. To plug the power shortfall, the National Power Utility Firm (TANESCO) also intends to rent generators from outside the country.

Direct Foreign Investments in Tanzania has really increased the degree of the internal use of solar energy power.

According to President Jakaya Kikwete, the drought had slashed hydropower capacity to close to 50 MW, out of a total capacity of 56. Tanzania hopes to generate more power from natural gas and coal both available in the country so as to relieve its reliance on hydro-power generation. He says, his government would boost gas powered generation by an additional 300 MW and start generating another 200 MW from coal. Whenever the power goes out in Dar es Salaam city which consumes almost 65 percent of the hydro power MW in the country, generators clatter into life and sellers of the designated diesel powered machines report brisk business. In today’s competitive market, it is important to be able to get the key best engine generating set package. Key considerations are the price and availability of alternative fuels the type of duty the set will be required to perform.

GS power installations (PTY) Ltd deals with competitive security electrics fensing, intelligent power gate motors, electric security and perimeter control systems. The company is continually striving for an increase services on security systems with special emphasis and the emerging market. The company’s success is based on high quality work as well as professional development of skills and capabilities and above all, their commitment to the mission, the visions and the practice of the work values.

Many operators nowadays are in the market for standby or emergency power particularly for maintenance of essential services such as Information Technology departments, computers and communications. However, if one need a factory away from the grid, he or she may need a base load generator designed to operate in constant load 24 hours a day if the grid is not reliable, especially at critical times of the day.

Ms. Brenda Kazimili, is a facilitator on Solar energy under Tanzania Solar Energy Association (TASEA). She is explaining a point on solar energy power to show goers who visited her stand during the national day on solar power recently at Mnazi mmoja grounds in Dar es Salaam. Mr. Brenda trains a course for technicians artisan and users on solar PV systems. She is a University graduate and currently working under the department of physics at the University of Dar es Salaam for TASEA as a facilitator on the use of solar energy power countrywide.

Today most generators run on diesel, and also there are natural gas variants and biogas is used in some specific markets. Natural gas is now widely available in many countries and sounds like a viable alternative. With reliable generators, someone’s businesses would be independent of vagaries of the local grid. This would certainly go long way increasing the productivity of the business.

This is Ensol Tanzania Limited, the dfirm is a solar energy equipment supplier and specialist contractor as well. The firm is after a cost effective system which will provide good long term service, ENSOL (T) Ltd designs a custom power back-up system which matches the power equipment to a customer’s crucial load.

Building contractors use generating set exceedingly, often requiring site use plant that will be operated continuously. In the long term, the operation would be intermittent with major load variations as and when a tower crane is swung into action. As the sun heats up the Earth unevenly, winds are formed. The kinetic energy in the wind can be used to run wind turbines, some capable of producing 5 MW of power. The power output is a function of the cube of the wind speed, so such turbines generally require a wind in the range 5.5 m/s (20 km/h), and in practice relatively few land areas have significant prevailing winds. Luckily, offshore or at high altitudes, the winds are much more constant.

An attendant responds questions to visitors who wanted to know how Chromagen Solar Energy Systems works. This was during the recent national day celebrations on solar energy power which was held at Mnazi Mmoja grounds.

Wind strengths vary and thus cannot guarantee continuous power. Some estimates suggest that 1,000 MW of wind generation capacity can be relied on for just 333 MW of continuous power. Energy in water can be harnessed and used, in the form of motive energy or temperature differences. Since water is about a thousand times heavier than air, even a slow flowing stream of water can yield great amounts of energy.

People gets information about Chromagen Solar Energy systems how is works. This is an Israel’s leading manufacturer of Solar Energy Systems. The firm specialises in design, manufacturing and distribution of all solar energy equipment for domestioc, commercial and industrial use. The firm manufactures the solarsonic collector. The firm has been in operation for over 30 years and its products institutes in the European Union and worldwide. In the photo above, an attendant who is partly hidden is showing her show goers on how the machine works.

Hydroelectric power is probably not a major option for the future of energy production in the developed nations because most major sites within these nations with the potential for harnessing gravity in this way are either already being exploited or are unavailable for other reasons such as environmental considerations. The solar panels (photovoltaic arrays) on this small yacht at sea can charge the 12 V batteries at up to 9 amperes in full, direct sunlight. Since most renewable energy is ultimately "solar energy" this term is slightly confusing and used in two different ways, firstly as a synonym for "renewable energies" as a whole and secondly for the energy that is directly collected from sunlight. Obviously the sun does not provide constant energy to any spot on the Earth, so its use is limited. Solar cells are often used to power batteries, as most other applications would require a secondary energy source, to cope with outages. Some homeowners use a solar system which sells energy to the grid during the day, and draw energy from the grid at night; this is to everyone's advantage, since power demand for air conditioning is highest during the day.

Few people in Tanzania have access to energy services that can foster development and reduce poverty. According to a principal official of the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development (TaTEDO), Thomas Mkunda, energy in rural areas is used for cooking, heating and lighting, baking and roasting at domestic, commercial and institutional levels. TaTEDO is promoting the use of appropriate modern energy technologies for poverty reduction and environmental conservation in three zones in Tanzania namely Northern, Lake and Eastern zones.

Geothermal energy ultimately comes from radioactive decay in the core of the Earth, which heats the Earth from the inside out, and from the sun, which heats the surface. Usually, the term 'geothermal' is reserved for thermal energy from within the Earth. Geothermal electricity is created by pumping a fluid (oil or water) into the Earth, allowing it to evaporate and using the hot gases vented from the earth's crust to run turbines linked to electrical generators. The geothermal energy from the core of the Earth is closer to the surface in some areas than in others. Where hot underground steam or water can be tapped and brought to the surface it may be used to generate electricity. Geothermal heat from the surface of the Earth can be used on most of the globe directly to heat and cool buildings. The temperature of the crust a few feet below the surface is buffered to a constant 7 to 14 °C (45 to 58 °F), so a liquid can be pre-heated or pre-cooled in underground pipelines, providing free cooling in the summer and, via a heat pump, heating in the winter. Other direct uses are in agriculture (greenhouses), aquaculture and industry.

This is also the stand belonging to GS power installation as it shines in the eyes of its visitors.

The present consumption of geothermal energy does not in any way threaten or diminish the quality of life for future generations, consequently, it is considered a renewable energy source. Plants use photosynthesis to store solar energy in the form of chemical energy. Biofuel is any fuel that derives from biomass. Typically biofuel is burned to release its stored chemical energy. Research into more efficient methods of converting biofuels and other fuels into electricity utilizing fuel cells is an area of very active work. Biomass, also known as biomatter, can be used directly as fuel or to produce liquid biofuel. Agriculturally produced biomass fuels, such as biodiesel, ethanol and bagasse. (often a by-product of sugar cane cultivation) can be burned in internal combustion engines or boilers.

Chloride Exide (T) Limited also participated in the exhibition, the firm being the leader in the renewable energy systems, seeks to maximize use of renewable energy in sub-saharan region of Africa. At Chroride Exide, a company that is also based in Kenya maintains a full range and stock of quality panels, and balance of systems suported by a knowledgeable sales team and highly qualified technicians so as to meet any consultation and installation requiments. This is part of the internal view of the entire Mnazi Mmoja ground, a popular place to conduct national celebrations.

The Mnazi Mmoja ground has become a popular place for exhibitions and a place to commemorate important national occassions. It’s also a place to conduct various national ceremonies, geographically the area is centred and is within the Dar es Salaam Central Business District. This ground is a property of the Dar es Salaam city Council and was inaugurated during the occasion to mark the 38th anniversarry of the declaration of the Dar es Salaam to become a city in 1962. The inauguration ceremony was held in 1999.