PV Market Potential indicators in Mwanza Region:

1. Rural electrification status

District
Number Of
Connected Customers
Unconnected Customers
(Potential off-grid Customers)
Number Rural Urban
Mwanza 24,430 15,874 63,343
Magu 1,300 62,527 6,599
Sengerema 1,168 70,151 6,019
Geita 1,200 102,179 13,603
Kwimba 553 47,151 2,757
Missungwi 918 36,284 3,363
Ukerewe 0 34,610 5,988
  29,600 of which 91 are Industial. Ukerewe is not connected to grid electricity, planned to be connected by late 2005

 

2. Distribution of households by main sources of energy for lighting in Urban and rural areas in Tanzania

3. Distribution of households main source of cash income in Tanzania

4. Mean capital household monthly income (TSH) in Tanzania

5. Percentage of households living in dwellings with modern dwelling

6. Distribution of households PV market potential by districts in Mwanza region

District
Area
Population
# H/holds
AV. H/H Size
Rural H/H
Mixed H/H
Urban H/H
Magu
3,070
416,113
70,065
5.9
55,070
11,189
3,806
Kwimba
3,903
316,180
49,891
6.3
44,074
5,817
-
Missungwi
1,947
257,155
39,956
6.4
29,532
10,424
-
Geita
6,775
712,195
115,640
6.2
87,602
28,038
-
Sengerema
3,335
501,915
76,632
6.5
67,772
8,860
-
Ukerewe
640
261,944
40,729
6.4
37,658
3,071
-
Ilemela
-
265,911
53,349
5.0
13,179
11,072
29,098
Nyamagana
425
210,735
49,138
4.3
-
-
49,138
 
20,095
2,942,148
495,400
5.9
334,887
78,471
82,042

 

 

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