TANESCO Still At It!

I was surprised, shocked and disgusted to learn that we in Kawe are not alone.  You should have seen the dismay on my face when I read yesterday’s letter to the editor about TANESCO.

I am a mother with a three month’s old baby and I get so frustrated with TANESCO’s lack of responsibility and consideration – because that is what it is really.  Lack of power everyday is difficult for me as a new mother and even more difficult for my baby – and not to mention expensive.

We get power cuts every single day at 19h45.  I promise you, I now have TANESCO’s number on speed dial.  Of course I have been calling like clock-work like any other angry customer.  I had to ask why we gt power cuts everyday at the same time and was told that there is a machinery that switches itself off at that particular time everyday.  I had to ask – if they knew there was that problem, then why couldn’t they have a technician standing by to switch it on, when it goes off.  I was told that much as they also hate the situation, they can’t have technicians at every station as it will cost them alot since all their machineries are faulty.

Another time power was disconnected for over 24hours and we were adviced that they were replacing the old machineries with new ones.  We were all ectastic, knowing the power blues days will be over.  But nothing has changed and as matter of fact things have gotten even worst!  When you report about power failure, they send a technician after atleast a good six hours, claiming tht they only have one car for all stations – can you believe that?  What is going on TANESCO?

TANESCO should start facing liability as a service provider for all distraction and damaging of our electrical equipments with their constant switching on and off of power.  We are paying customers - TANESCO hould remember that they are not doing us a favour – as that’s how we are now being treated.

If they have started power rationazition they should please advice us – as this is getting too much!  We deserve to know what is going on!!!

TANESCO Fails Again

I would like to address my deep disappointment with TANESCO offices in Mikocheni.  For those of us who live in Mikocheni, daily power cuts - that happen at least three times a day – are the norm.  If power goes off once, then it is a very good day.

We have also been given many reasons for this on going problem; one being that the frequent black outs are expected because we share the same line with the Mikocheni industrial area.  But on a daily basis? 

There was a time when TANESCO attributed the power cuts to its very old and dilapidated equipment.  The firm repeatedly said that the power problems were likely to continue because it had no ability to replace the costly equipment all at once.  I recently enquired whether this was still the problem, and one TANESCO employee assured me that the old equipemts had long been replaced. 

Of late there has been a new excuse of cables falling off poles.  I’m a layperson, but really for a company that does maintanance practically every other day as they claim – more often than I brush my teeth, I reaaly fail to understand how they could miss a faulty wire. 

After exhausting all excuses – from cutting down trees to maintanance and services – the TANESCO employees have now taken to either dismissing the annoyed caller with a giggle or a rude reply. 

It is only the Mikocheni area that experinces this problem.  This clearly  shows irresponsibility on the part of Mikocheni staff.  The TANESCO Mikocheni manager should be questioned.  The TANESCO Mikocheni manager should be made to explain as to where does all the money we pay everyday go to. 

One question that is doing their rounds in the heads of Tanzanians living in the Mikocheni area is: “Why hasn’t our esteemed government not done anything yet about this as it is now an on-going problem?  Are they going to wait until it gets out of hand?  What are they waiting for?”

If this Government can not run TANESCO, then it should consider ending its monopoly and instead allow private energy companies to distribute power in the country.  I cringe when I think of how worse it will get with the rainy seasons ahead of us.

For how long will this chronic problem of frequent power interruptions continue?  Nguvu mpya, kasi mpya indeed.

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I am not a natural complainer – some things just irk me!  Yaani mpaka I feel like pulling out my dreads one by one!!!  Though I tend to say it as it is.  I don;t say as much as I would like to, as my friends think I’m too loud, too crazy and I talk too much ati - but in writing one can never be too loud – and I know if in writing they will read!

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