Tanzania Has Unlocked Abundant Power; Now It Needs To Realise Its Industrial Ambitions

Source: International Business Times

Cheap, reliable power has long been the missing link in Africa's efforts to industrialise. Moving from exporting raw materials to refining and processing them at home is essential to retaining more value and creating better-paid jobs for local communities. The global critical minerals boom has made that opportunity even greater: Africa holds about 30% of the world's reserves of metals such as cobalt, copper and manganese, which are essential to products ranging from electric vehicles to AI data centres.