Lcoal sources report that the Government of Tanzania will use the Private and Public Partnerships (PPP) model to implement nine major infrastructure projects in the country. Last week, a government official named the following projects as the ones included in the PPP program:

• Dar es Salaam - Chalinze super highway (Road Toll),
• Arusha-Moshi (Road Toll).
• Mbegani Port project in Bagamoyo,
• Mwambani Port project in Tanga,
• Kisarawe Cargo Freight Station,
• Expansion of Mtwara Port,
• Improvement of Kilwa Port, and
• Expansion of Kasanga and Kigoma ports.

The government official also said:

The government has taken the initiative to form a special coordination department under the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) and finance department under the arms of the ministry of finance to oversee implementation.

Moreover, the government has already appointed 60 Desk Officers from ministries and other government institutions, who have been provided with special training to build their capacity for effective implementations of the projects.

According to him, the projects are in preparation, in the Feasibility Study stage.