Utility Management Services Contract

This four year project involves the creation of a transmission and distribution company (Umoja Light Company) from three existing isolated grid networks in Southern Tanzania. The work involves the initial corporatisation of the government owned assets under a long term franchise area lease arrangement, and management of the ongoing operations and maintenance of the company, resources, and infrastructure within the franchise area. MHI will also be responsible for the planning, design, and implementation of a $45.5M capital program including strengthening and extension of the 132 kV transmission backbone, extension of the 33 kV transmission network, town conversions to 11 kV distribution, design and installation of a permanent 132 kV substation in Mtwara, and grid extension to connect approximately 48,000 new customers. All company activities will be managed by MHI: Strategic Planning, Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Purchasing & Material Management, Customer Information and Billing Systems, Human Resources Management and Development, Public Relations, Technical and non-technical loss evaluation and loss reduction, all aspects of engineering and IT software development.

Specifically, MHI provided:

• Asset valuation of all assets to be transferred to Umoja from Tanesco
• Rural electrification program design and implementation
• Strategic planning, accounting, budgeting, purchasing & material management, human resource management, training and capacity building, day-to-day operations
• Customer information, financial information, and billing systems
• Metering, customer care and public relations
• Engineering planning, design, technical and non-technical loss evaluation, and loss reduction programs
• Construction supervision, work planning, maintenance program development and implementation