World Bank unease over Tanzania's 2,100W power project

Environmentalists say the project will interfere with the ecosystem of Selous Game Reserve. PHOTO | FILE

The World Bank wants plans for the construction of the 2,100MW Stigler Gorge hydropower project suspended, saying the plant would result in severe water shortages.

Environmentalists, too, had asked the government to shelve the project, whose construction will be done at the heart of Selous Game Reserve, which is on the list of the Unesco’s World Heritage site.