Tanzania’s Minister for Energy, Hon. Deogratius Ndejembi, has given a 14-day ultimatum to the contractor responsible for the 220kV transmission line project from Songea to Mahumbika via Tunduru and Masasi to return to the project site and resume work immediately.
Ndejembi said the contractor should not be awarded any other government projects until the current project—whose implementation has been delayed in violation of the contract terms—is completed.
The minister has also ordered the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy to issue a formal warning letter to the contractor.
He explained that the ministry had previously met with the company’s leadership in Dodoma, where they agreed that work would resume within 25 days after the contractor received the payment they had been demanding since December 2025.
However, he noted that the contractor has not yet returned to the project site or resumed work.
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