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Author: SYLIVESTER DOMASA\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> THE gold-rich Geita Region will start production of electric cars and batteries beginning next year, it has been disclosed here.<\/p>\n

The region\u2019s authorities are today expected to sign an agreement with a private investor who will undertake the ambitious project.<\/p>\n

Regional Commissioner Eng Robert Gabriel told a business forum at the ongoing Geita Mining and Technology Exhibition that the project will transform the area into what he called the \u201cSilicon Valley of Tanzania.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silicon Valley is a region in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California that serves as a global centre for high technology and innovation.<\/p>\n

\u201cEfforts are being made to ensure that existing technologies are reproduced, modernised, and tapped professionally for the country\u2019s development,” Eng Gabriel said.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI am pleased to announce that I will sign the agreement Saturday (today) to begin production of electric vehicles in the town. This is my ambition to transform the area into a technology hub in Tanzania.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vehicles to be produced in Geita will have a battery capacity to run for 100km before being recharged, the regional head said, adding that prototypes of the two vehicles are expected to be ready within two months.<\/p>\n

However, the Regional Commissioner could not give more details about the project but said the region has decided to use the new technology to spur its socio-economic development.<\/p>\n

Energy minister Dr Medard Kalemani launched construction of a 96MW electricity substation which was undertaken by a Chinese firm, CAMC Engineering, worth 123 million US dollars.<\/p>\n

Geita Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (GEUWASA) Chief Executive Officer Eng Frank Changawa said his organisation has also floated a tender seeking a bidders to build a large-scale water project that will address water shortages in the area.<\/p>\n

The new water plant will have the capacity to increase water supply from the current 10 million litres to 46 million litres a day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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