Pemba residents benefit from 6.3bn billion street lighting project
Residents of Pemba have benefitted from a solar street lighting project along a total of 17.4km of roads in 3 districts of the Island.
This is thanks to the Zanzibar Urban Services Project (ZUSP), under the Zanzibar Ministry of Planning and Finance which installed the solar street lighting works and landscaping.
The project was implemented in three Pemba Town Councils of Chake Chake, Mkoani and Wete at a total cost of 6.3bn Tshs.
The project covers 3 roads including three Town Council roads. These are Wete area – 7.4km, Chake Chake area – 5.6km; and Mkoani area – 4.4km.The roads was fully provided with double arm lights and single arm lights in some locations.
The street lights have increased safety for road users (both pedestrians and motorists) and increased the number of business hours in the 3 Town Councils. This, by extension ,will have an impact on the economy.
The multibillion street lighting project in Pemba will help hundreds of thousands of Pemba residents go about their daily business in a safer environment even in late hours and thus have impact on the economy. This is a continuation of other projects we have implemented in Pemba which include foot paths steps along hilly areas that lead to schools and other communities, storm water drainage system, a building modern market and a bus station, constructing a modern abattoir, constructing an office building for Chake Chake Town Council and institutional support to Wete, Chake Chake and Mkoani district, ”
One of the elements, known as Component 2 of the project, is to give support to the Town Councils on Pemba Island at a cost of (US$5 million). It includes scaling up of small investments in provision of basic infrastructure such as street lighting .
