East Africa countries weigh options to power trains amid deficits

Kenya’s standard gauge railway trains run on diesel. Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania are plan to go electric. PHOTO | NMG

Tanzania is banking on the development of its vast gas find into electricity to increase its capacity and provide a dedicated electric line for the SGR network, once completed.

Currently, the country’s available power generation capacity stands at about 1,500MW, against a demand of 1,352 MW.