
Hydropower Takes the Lead as Tanzania Eyes 3,000 kWh Per Capita by 2050
The Tanzania Economic Survey 2025 shows that hydropower generated 63.85 percent of electricity from the National Grid in 2025, while natural gas accounted for 31.48 percent. Hydropower had an installed capacity of 2,718.27 megawatts (MW), compared with 1,140.72 MW for natural gas.








