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Dangote Cement to start using gas to power Tanzania plant

Dangote Cement plant in Mtwara, Tanzania. The plant increased volumes by more than 64 per cent to nearly 388,000 tonnes in the first half of 2017. PHOTO | FILE | NATION

By  Allan Olingo

Nation Media Group

Dangote Cement plans to start using its own gas-powered plant in Tanzania by September to reduce its reliance on diesel gensets and reduce its operational costs.

The firm has previously run into trouble with President John Magufuli’s administration over tax on diesel imports to run its Mtwara plant, and a ban on coal imports.

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