Reuters: Rotten Fish and Energy Scandals Stink Up Tanzania - TRFN

When Godfrey Chacha opens his cold store in the morning, the fish vendor in the bustling Tegeta market is not sure if he will be taking stock or counting losses.

"Power goes on and off all the time, worse still the fish get rotten quite easily. It is hard to manage this business without reliable electricity," he said.

All too often he finds a trail of blood trickling along the white-tiled floor, a sure sign that his fish stock has defrosted overnight. Recurring power cuts have forced Chacha to scale back the amount of fresh tilapia he orders every week from Lake Victoria in the north.

Power supplies in sprawling Dar es Salaam have worsened in recent years. Blackouts are common for homes and businesses. Local entrepreneurs suffer huge losses when refrigerated storage units shut down and their meat, fish and dairy goods rot in the east African heat.

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