The government has intensified efforts to accelerate industrialisation by deploying a high-level, multi-ministerial team to directly address challenges facing investors at the Kwala Industrial Park in Kibaha District, Coast Region.
The working visit, conducted on December 10, 2025, was led by the Minister of State in the President’s Office for Planning and Investment, Prof. Kitila Mkumbo (MP), and brought together ministers, permanent secretaries and regional leaders in a coordinated push to remove obstacles slowing investment at one of the country’s flagship industrial hubs.
Speaking during the engagement with investors, Prof. Mkumbo said the government’s priority was to ensure that existing and planned investments at Kwala move forward without delay, in line with Tanzania’s National Vision 2050, which places industrialisation at the centre of long-term economic transformation.
He noted that Kwala is among the 34 industrial parks registered by the Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA), making it a critical platform for job creation, export growth and technology transfer.
A key outcome of the visit was the government’s commitment to fast-track solutions to infrastructure gaps that have constrained operations at the park.
Prof. Mkumbo said immediate measures had been agreed to secure 40 megawatts of electricity to meet growing industrial demand.
On water supply, he said an emergency directive had been issued to drill a borehole, while a longer-term public-private partnership water project worth 25 billion shillings is being prepared to guarantee reliable supply for current and future investors.
The delegation also toured TANZOL Ltd, one of the anchor investors at Kwala Industrial Park. The company is developing a 130,000-square-metre factory for the production of solar panels, a project expected to employ more than 1,000 Tanzanians.
With an investment of 300 million US dollars, the plant is projected to generate up to 500 million US dollars annually in export earnings, reinforcing Tanzania’s position in regional and global clean energy value chains.
Kwala Industrial Park Chairperson, Mr. Janson Huang, said the visit had sent a strong signal of government commitment to investors, adding that direct engagement with decision-makers would help resolve long-standing challenges and improve the overall investment climate within the park.
TISEZA Director General Mr. Gilead Teri said Kwala is among the largest industrial park projects in the country and remains a top priority for the authority.
He assured investors of continued close coordination and follow-up to ensure that all identified challenges are addressed swiftly and sustainably.
The visit was also attended by the Minister for Industry and Trade, Ms. Judith Kapinga (MP), the Minister for Water, Mr. Jumaa Aweso (MP), and the Deputy Minister for Energy, Ms. Salome Makamba (MP), reflecting a whole-of-government approach to accelerating industrial growth and restoring investor confidence.
For The Citizen style, the visit underscores a broader policy shift from promises to on-the-ground problem-solving, as the government moves to translate industrial ambitions into operational factories, jobs and export revenues.