Question 1

How do I check a company before investing in Tanzania?

Accepted Answer

Confirm the exact legal name and registration details through BRELA, then match the entity to the asset, permissions, contract and payment recipient. Company registration is a starting record; it does not prove beneficial ownership, authority to sell an asset or that an offer is genuine. Have qualified counsel resolve material mismatches.

Question 2

How do I verify land or licence claims in Tanzania before investing?

Accepted Answer

Identify the exact holder, parcel or licence number, permitted activity and current conditions. Compare the document with the competent authority’s record, then have qualified counsel assess what the right permits and a local verifier test physical access. A copy supplied by the promoter is a claim until those checks are reconciled.

Question 3

What should I confirm about a mining licence before committing capital?

Accepted Answer

Check the current holder, boundaries, minerals, permitted activity, status, term and conditions with the mining authority. Reconcile the holder with the seller and the proposed contracting company, then ask specialist counsel about transfer and compliance. Verify access and site realities separately from the mineral right.

Question 4

How is grid or power access verified before an energy investment?

Accepted Answer

Ask for utility correspondence, network studies, the agreed connection point, capacity, upgrade responsibilities and the project’s applicable EWURA status. Separate an enquiry or indicative capacity statement from a binding connection and an operational offtake arrangement. Test whether the financial model’s dates and costs match the current evidence.

Question 5

What approvals and counterparties matter in a Tanzanian infrastructure project?

Accepted Answer

Identify the contracting authority, procurement or PPP pathway, project owner and every party whose approval or performance is necessary. Review the executed documents and conditions with specialist counsel, then check land access, environmental process, utilities, financing and contractor capability. A meeting or concept note is not an award.

Question 6

What is the difference between a reported and a confirmed investment claim?

Accepted Answer

A reported claim is an assertion attributed to a source, often one with an interest in the deal. A confirmed claim has been matched to a current primary record, independently observed condition or relevant specialist conclusion, with limitations documented. Even a confirmed document may not prove that an asset is usable or a project is executable.

Question 7

Does a mining right prove the orebody or equipment exists?

Accepted Answer

No. A mineral right addresses a legal position, while resource estimates and equipment claims require separate technical and physical verification. Ask qualified specialists to review sampling and reports and check the actual site, ownership and condition of material assets.

Question 8

Does an approved power purchase agreement mean a project is operating?

Accepted Answer

No. EWURA’s September 2025 update distinguished 67 approved PPAs from 22 that were operational at that time. Confirm the particular project’s current financing, construction, grid and commissioning status before using operational revenue assumptions.

Question 9

How can I check an infrastructure intermediary’s authority?

Accepted Answer

Ask for the exact instrument granting the intermediary authority and verify it with the contracting party through an independent channel. Check the procurement or PPP status, scope and signatories with qualified counsel. An introduction or support letter may be useful context but is not necessarily authority to bind a project.

Question 10

How do family offices conduct diligence without a permanent local team?

Accepted Answer

Appoint an independent local verifier with a written scope, reporting line to the principal and clear escalation rules. Use specialist legal, tax, technical and financial advisers for their respective conclusions, while one decision record reconciles their findings with site and counterparty evidence. Preserve the distinction between a trusted introduction and an independently checked fact.

Question 11

What mining warning signs justify a pause?

Accepted Answer

A mismatch between the licence holder, seller and payment recipient; an old or cropped mineral-right document; or refusal to permit an independent site check all warrant further inquiry. None alone proves fraud. Pause the affected commitment, confirm the current authority record and have relevant specialists resolve the contradiction.

Question 12

What energy-project claims are most easily overstated?

Accepted Answer

“Grid-ready,” “approved tariff” and “bankable offtake” can compress several distinct steps into one phrase. Ask for the current documents, issuer, conditions, dates and cost allocation behind each claim. Compare those records with the model rather than taking the label as an operating fact.

Question 13

How is infrastructure delivery monitored after capital is committed?

Accepted Answer

Agree in advance on milestone evidence, site inspections, change-control records, payment certificates and an escalation route for missed conditions. Separate reported progress from physical progress and check the party responsible for each delayed interface. Independent oversight helps you see what the documents and site actually show; it cannot guarantee your schedule or return.

Questions to ask before a Tanzania investment.