Introduction to the Lighting Villages Program in Tanzania
Tanzania is located in the east of Africa, south of the equator, with a land area of 945,000 square kilometers and a total population of 61.74 million. Tanzania is extremely rich in solar energy resources, but the total power of the whole country is more than 2 million kilowatts, which is less than one-tenth of that of Beijing, and there is a huge demand for electric power construction and electrification equipment. Tanzania is rich in mineral resources, and as of 2014, the main minerals proved include gold, diamond, iron, nickel, phosphate, coal and various kinds of gemstones, etc., the total amount of which ranks fifth in Africa. The country also has huge reserves of natural gas, with proven reserves of 44 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and estimated total reserves of at least 200 trillion cubic feet.
Tanzania’s “Light Up the Countryside” program is a $10 billion project that is a multinational version of the “Home Appliances to the Countryside” program. In addition to cash payments for construction, the program will involve a barter component. Therefore, three consortia will be formed: a “supply consortium”, a “procurement consortium” and a “service consortium” to facilitate the smooth implementation of the bartering part of the project.
The “supply consortium” is mainly for the following enterprises: solar photovoltaic, energy storage, household appliances, lighting, electric bicycles, electric tricycles, electric motorcycles, electric vehicles, agricultural machinery, and agro-processing equipment, etc. The “procurement consortium” will be formed to facilitate the smooth implementation of the barter component.
The “Procurement Consortium” mainly targets the following enterprises: agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, mining and other related enterprises.
The “service consortium” mainly targets the following enterprises: logistics, finance, fund, law, finance, inspection and testing, labor dispatch, travel agency, training company, etc. ……
On the basis of helping Tanzanian rural areas to improve solar power generation facilities, the project will promote the sale and export of a large number of photovoltaic solar panels, energy storage batteries, electrical appliances and electric transportation products, and will also encourage a large number of agricultural and mining enterprises to import related products at lower prices and policies.
In principle, only a small number of enterprises in each category will be selected as finalists for PV, energy storage, home appliances and electric transportation, and agricultural and mining enterprises, and they will be settled in RMB by the central SOE platform companies in the form of domestic trade.
Enterprises participating in the “supply consortium”, “procurement consortium” and “service consortium” are required to submit application forms, which will enter into the follow-up process after the Tanzhong Cooperation Committee completes the preliminary examination.
Enterprises to be convened in the supply consortium
Solar power generation equipment：
1, solar photovoltaic panels (power generation equipment) 2, inverter 3, energy storage batteries (lithium, sodium batteries) 4, wires, cables 5, charging and switching piles, etc.
Electric Transportation：
1, electric bicycle 2, electric motorcycle 3, electric tricycle 4, electric car 5, electric heavy trucks
Mining equipment：
1、Equipment for exploration; 2、Equipment for mining; 3、Equipment for ore dressing; 4、Equipment for transportation; 5、Other equipment, etc.
Household appliances：
1, major appliances; 2, kitchen appliances; 3, small appliances, etc.
Climate change and safe water equipment：
1, solar cookers; 2, solar water purification systems (community water, household water); 3, solar water pumps, etc.
Agricultural production tools：
1, agricultural machinery; 2, hardware tools, etc.
Rural household goods: towels, soap, shampoo, etc：
Towels, soap, shampoo, mosquito nets, windex, steel products, plastic products, ceramics, building materials and so on.
Agricultural products related enterprises：
1, coffee beans, cashews, tea, sesame, soybeans and other food production-related enterprises and traders
2, avocado, banana, mango and other fruit traders; canned fruit, dried fruit, fruit juice, fruit slices and other fruit products related enterprises
3、Cotton yarn, rubber, sisal, Chinese herbs, and other cash crops related enterprises
4, flowers, cut flowers and other flower-related enterprises
5, master advanced agricultural technology related enterprises
Forest products related enterprises：
1, timber harvesting and transportation enterprises
2, wood machinery processing enterprises (wood-based panels, wood, furniture, etc.)
3, forestry chemical processing enterprises (activated carbon, natural camphor, furfural, rosin, etc.)
4, wood (bamboo) pulp production enterprises, paper industry
5、Enterprises and gardens mastering advanced technology related to forestry and silviculture
6, timber traders, etc.
Animal husbandry related enterprises：
1, master advanced poultry, livestock breeding, rearing, processing technology enterprises
2, animal fur, cashmere, animal bones, sausage, fat, meat, eggs, milk and other animal products processing enterprises
3, master advanced slaughtering technology and slaughtering capacity of enterprises
4, feed-related enterprises
5, meat, milk, eggs, poultry, fur and other animal products traders
Fishery-related enterprises：
1, master advanced fishing products, aquaculture and processing technology and capacity of enterprises
2, fishing boats, fishing gear, fishing machinery manufacturers
3, aquatic products storage, transportation, circulation, sales-related enterprises
4, aquatic market business enterprises
5, aquatic products traders
Mineral products related enterprises：
1, mineral exploration enterprises
2, Mineral mining enterprises
3、Mineral processing enterprises
4、Mineral rights trading enterprises
5、Mining fund companies
6、Ore traders
Financial related enterprises：
Banks, insurance companies, fund companies, financial leasing companies, securities companies, finance companies, asset management companies, guarantee companies, trust companies, etc.
Logistics-related enterprises: logistics companies, warehousing companies, freight forwarders, etc：
Logistics companies, warehousing companies, freight forwarders, supply chain companies, inspection and monitoring organizations, traceability organizations, etc.
Other service enterprises: legal service organizations (law firms)
Universities, research institutes, think tanks, legal service organizations (law firms), conference companies, advertising agencies, media organizations, travel agencies, management consulting firms, training companies, vocational and technical training institutions (schools), engineering supervision companies, etc.
