Abstract: The general objective of this research was to examine the contributions of solar power projects in the expansion of sustainable power generation in Tanzania. Target population of the study are customers of PowerGen Renewable Energy living in Mwanza and Kagea and specifically the Ukerewe in Mwanza and Bihalamulo in Kagera. Random sampling was conducted in a relatively straightforward way, by taking a customer list and generating a random sample on excel. A total of 119 micro-grid clients were sampled from the population. The study used questionnaire and document review as data collection instrument. Both Primary and Secondary data was collected for the study. The quantitative data was converted into statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) whereas Qualitative data was thematically analysed not only to assess the contribution of solar projects that are none quantifiable but also to assess mechanism and process, relevance, efficiency with which was undertaken, effectiveness towards yielding intended outcomes as well as sustainability of outcomes of the project. A correlation analysis was performed on the adoption variables revealed there was a positive correlation between awareness and affordability which was significant whereas it showed a strong positive significance between efficiency improvements factors and social economic factors and a negative significance between social economic factors and environmental factors. Majority of the respondents said PowerGen improves their quality of life and feeling of safety and security. The negative correlation between environmental factors and socioeconomic acceptability reveal that when socioeconomic factors increase, Environmental factors decrease. It’s necessary for the government to give incentives of some kind that will inspire the people to get connected
Keywords: solar power projects, PowerGen Renewable Energy, Environmental factors decrease.
Title: The Contribution of Solar Power in Expansion of Sustainable Power Generation in Tanzania: A Case Study of Kagera and Mwanza Regions
Author: Focus Carol Tairo, Dr David A.O Aunga
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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