Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda listens as Brazilian Minister for Minerals and Energy Mr Eddison Lobao (right) briefs him at the headquarters of the ministry in Brasilia. (Photo by PMO)
Brazil has promised to assist Tanzania in developing the energy sector and bring to an end the ongoing power crisis, which is adversely affecting social and economic activities.
During talks with the Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda, here on Wednesday, Brazil’s Minister for Energy and Minerals, Mr Edson Lobao, said his country would do so by transferring technology and expertise to Tanzania under bilateral technical co-operation.
Minister Laboa said Brazil has vast experience in generating electricity and he would direct the state-owned Brazilian firm, Petrobras, to find ways of addressing the matter.
“We have a lot of experience in the technology of generating electricity and Petrobras will work with the Tanzanian government to address shortage of electricity,” he explained.
The Brazilian oil and gas firm, Petrobras, is in the country conducting oil and gas exploration.
Brazil has shown interest in providing technical assistance to Tanzania in developing hydro-power generation projects at Stiegler’s Gorge on the Rufiji River.
The prime minister also held talks with the Brazilian Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Mr Jorge Alberto Portanova Mendes Ribeiro Filho and the Minister for Village Development, Mr Alfonso Florence.
On Thursday, the premier visited an agricultural research centre. on Friday, he is scheduled to visit Rio de Janeiro.
Mr Pinda has already visited Sao Paulo, where among other official things, he visited Abimaq firm that produces agricultural equipment and Costa Pinto that produces ethanol fuel from sugar cane.
Ethanol fuel is most often used as a motor fuel, mainly as a biofuel additive for gasoline.
World ethanol production for transport fuel has tremendously increased since the year 2000, from 17 billion litres to more than 52 billion litres to 86.9 billion litres in 2010.
World ethanol production for transport fuel has tremendously increased since the year 2000, from 17 billion litres to more than 52 billion litres to 86.9 billion litres in 2010.
The United States is the world’s top producer at 50 billion litres, accounting for 57.5 per cent of global production.
Source Tanzania Daily News
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