Electricity Access Reached 85.5% of Population by December 2025
Latest Tanzania energy news · Electricity Access Reached 85.5% of Population by Decem… explained · 2025 updates · updated Aug 20, 2026 · energy news · power · electricity
TLDR
- By December 2025, 85.5 percent of Tanzania's population had access to electricity services.
- The Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) has made hydropower the dominant source of electricity in Tanzania, generating 63.85 percent of the National Grid's electricity in 2025.
- The total installed electricity generation capacity in Tanzania increased by 34.1 percent from 2024 to 2025, reaching 4,093.74 megawatts (MW).
- Natural gas production for electricity generation fell by 11 percent from 2024 to 2025 due to reduced demand after the completion of the JNHPP.
- Electricity generation overall increased by 16.1 percent in 2025, totaling 13.89 million megawatt-hours, while electricity sold to customers rose by 6.6 percent to 9.71 million MWh.