Tanzania has signed infrastructure investment agreements with Africa50, TANESCO, TPDC and TAQA Arabia covering electricity transmission, industrial natural gas use and expanded kidney dialysis treatment.

The agreements were announced on 5 August 2026 during the Africa50 Infrastructure Forum and General Shareholders Meeting in Dar es Salaam. The electricity component includes a public-private partnership power transmission line, while the energy and health agreements bring in the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, TAQA Arabia and the Ministry of Health.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan used the forum to press for faster infrastructure delivery, arguing that citizens judge development through visible outcomes such as improved roads, reliable energy supply, efficient ports, railway networks, technology development and job creation. She linked the agreements to Tanzania's National Development Vision 2050, which targets an industrial and inclusive economy supported by innovation, skills development and modern infrastructure.

The President also positioned Tanzania's infrastructure programme as regional economic infrastructure, not only domestic investment. She pointed to continued work on the Port of Dar es Salaam, the Standard Gauge Railway, roads, bridges and strategic development corridors, saying those assets support landlocked countries including Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Energy was a central theme. President Samia highlighted natural gas as a tool for energy security, industrial development and broader economic growth, while also calling for African countries to add more value to natural resources rather than exporting raw materials. The forum also noted Tanzania's progress in clean cooking access, which increased from 6% in 2021 to 28% in 2026.

Africa50 Chairman and African Development Bank Group President Sidi Ould Tah said Africa50's second decade should focus on faster project implementation, capital mobilisation and stronger partnerships between governments, financial institutions and the private sector. For Tanzania, the agreements reinforce a financing approach that leans on public-private partnerships to convert strategic infrastructure plans into bankable projects.