ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
IN SURPOT OF INVESTMENT:
Road Network:
Dodoma Region is relatively well served by inter-regional transport
links with trunk roads passing East - West through the capital going East
to Dar es Salaam via Morogoro region. And the West to Mwanza and Kigoma
via Tabora. The feeder roads, although fairly distributed, do not cover
all potential agricultural areas inthe region.
The region is also well - served by inter-regional transport links with
a railway line passing
East – West through Dodoma Municipality.
The airport in Dodoma Town can accommodate a medium jet aircraft and government
planes.
Communication Facilities: There exist communications
network in the region including telephone lines (landlines), mobile phones,
faxes, e-mails, internet, post offices and sub-post offices.
ENERGY:
(1) Electricity:-
Electricity (mostly hydro - electric power) is one of the sources of energy
in Dodoma Region. The energy is used both for household and industrial
requirements. All five districts are served with hydroelectric-power from
National Grid System. Dodoma Capital has also stand by thermal electricity
generating capacity in case the hydro-net work fails..
(1) Charcoal/firewood:
Charcoal and firewood are main sources of domestic energy in the Region.
It is estimated that, charcoal and firewood
consumption amounts to 2,992,998 m3 annually. This
situation impact negatively on the eco-system, forest depletion and serious
environmental degradation. As an alternative solution to charcoal /firewood
energy; the Region is
implementing a rural electrification program, and building
solar and biogas capacities in the rural areas as a measure to supply
cheaper energy and mitigate the impact of
desertification. Concerted efforts are being made to sensitize more villages/households
who have access to manure to
construct bio-gas plants for the supply of domestic energy.
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