The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided a 9bn/- grant to improve water services and reduce water losses in Bahi District and Dodoma City.

Korean Ambassador Eun Ju Ahn and Ministry of Water Permanent Secretary Engineer Mwajuma Waziri signed the agreement for a water pipeline project aimed at improving distribution and reducing losses in Bahi District, according to Daily News. Waziri launched the project in Bahi and said it is expected to benefit about 437,200 people, including residents of Dodoma City, Bahi Sokoni, Ibihwa and Mpalanga villages.

The project is funded through cooperation between Tanzania and Korea via the Korea International Cooperation Agency. Waziri said one government priority in the water sector is to improve service efficiency and reduce water losses, which currently stand at 33.7 percent.

The technical work includes installation, testing and commissioning of a wireless SCADA system. Ambassador Ahn said the system would enable a single operator to monitor distribution and identify non-functioning boreholes remotely, reducing the need for a large number of personnel and improving monitoring of the water network.

Dodoma Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority Director Engineer Aron Joseph said the project began in 2023 and is scheduled for completion in 2028. He said the beneficiary base includes about 410,000 residents of Dodoma City and another 27,000 people in villages in Bahi District.

The works include rehabilitation of two boreholes, water pumps and 19 kilometres of transmission pipelines in Bahi Sokoni. In Mpalanga Village, the project includes 8.6 kilometres of new pipelines and five water collection points. For Dodoma's businesses and households, reducing losses is not a headline infrastructure issue, but it directly affects reliability, operating costs and the ability of public utilities to serve a growing capital.