Annual general report of the controller and - Parliament of Tanzania
Annual general report of the controller and - Parliament of Tanzania
Annual general report of the controller and - Parliament of Tanzania
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6.5 Specific Findings <strong>and</strong> Recommendations<br />
6.5.1 Operation anomalies <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> Electric Supply<br />
Company Ltd<br />
Audit review <strong>of</strong> TANESCO performance on power supplies<br />
system for <strong>the</strong> year ended 31 st December, 2007, disclosed<br />
<strong>the</strong> following summarized weaknesses which needs to be<br />
addressed to improve <strong>the</strong> performance.<br />
• Revenue generated by TANESCO is being retained by<br />
Songas Limited for future investment, <strong>the</strong> total amount<br />
retained up to 31 December 2007 was Shs 5 billion.<br />
However going concern <strong>of</strong> Songas is in question as it<br />
recorded after tax loss <strong>of</strong> USD 4,935.<br />
• As per <strong>the</strong> Songas power purchase agreement, TANESCO<br />
has <strong>the</strong> right <strong>and</strong> hence was to review all <strong>the</strong> initial<br />
Songas project costs to confirm that <strong>the</strong> project costs<br />
were as provided by Songas. This finalization <strong>of</strong> project<br />
costs is still pending meanwhile TANESCO continues to<br />
pay to Songas capacity charges based on <strong>the</strong> original<br />
stated Songas project costs. This constitutes a major<br />
concern in decision making since <strong>the</strong>se initial project<br />
costs form <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> approximately US$ 5 million<br />
monthly capacity charges that continues to significantly<br />
cripple TANESCO’s liquidity.<br />
• RICHMOND Development Company was advanced with<br />
USD 30,696,598 being 35% <strong>of</strong> rental income to facilitate<br />
<strong>the</strong> opening <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Letter <strong>of</strong> Credit with <strong>the</strong> commercial<br />
bank. The recoveries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> money could take 24<br />
months. From November 2007 <strong>the</strong> total amount<br />
recovered so far is USD 7,674,186 resulting into an<br />
outst<strong>and</strong>ing balance <strong>of</strong> USD 23,022,412. However we<br />
have been informed that <strong>the</strong> contract between<br />
•<br />
TANESCO <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> successor <strong>of</strong> RICHMOND M/S DOWANS<br />
ceased on 1 August 2008 before TANESCO had fully<br />
recovered <strong>the</strong> balance.<br />
TANESCO pr<strong>of</strong>itability for over six years has collapsed as<br />
<strong>the</strong> payments to just two Independent Power Producers<br />
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