Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu has dissolved the entire electricity board following complaints from Tanzanians over persistent blackouts in the country.
Suluhu dissolved the Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (Tanesco) board on Thursday.
Tanzania recently experienced a nationwide power blackout just as Kenya has been experiencing.
Tanzania has been experiencing blackouts due to low generation of power that has led to rationing.
In Kenya however, Nationwide blackouts have been blamed on issues to do with faulty electric connections but the power generation has been reported to be excessive.
The two countries have handled the power situation differently.
Suluhu moved Tanesco's Chair Major General Paul Kisesa Simuli to be the new Ambassador to Uganda.
Appointed to replace Simuli is Dr Rhimo Nyanzaho, the director of business at Azania Bank.
Power rationing in Tanzania is due to reduced water levels in dams and continued repair of power lines.
Perennial Power blackouts have also hit Kenya hard.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir recently revealed plans to deal with power disruptions in the country.
In a Cabinet dispatch on December 13, the government said it would use Sh66 billion to unbundle the power transmission lines system so that power failure in one line does not impact an entire region.
"To deal with the overloading of transmission lines that causes outages, the Bomet-Narok line will be built with €400 million (Sh66 billion) from the African Development Bank," the Cabinet agreed.
Cabinet further said the €1.2 billion (Sh200 billion) KenGen solar power project at the Seven Forks Dam will safeguard against power failure.
President William Ruto who chaired the Cabinet meeting directed the Ministry of Energy to deal with the challenge of power failure comprehensively.
Ruto said frequent power outages were hurting Kenya’s investment profile.
Kenya has experienced power blackouts three times in less than six months with the latest happening on December 10, 2023.
Chirchir attributed the Sunday power blackout to an overload in the Kisumu- Muhorono line.