Plugs & voltage in Tanzania
Types D and G · 230 V · 50 Hz
Crossing into the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique means a different plug: no socket type matches. By population Tanzania ranks 2nd among the countries that use exactly Types D and G, after Nigeria. In Eastern Africa, only Zimbabwe uses the same Types D and G; the other 10 do not.
Do I need an adapter for Tanzania?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 120 V at home.
Plug straight in.
Bring an adapter to Types D or G.
Bring an adapter to Types D or G.
Bring an adapter to Types D or G.
Bring an adapter to Types D or G.
Type D plugs fit; Types C and M plugs need an adapter to Types D or G.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Also in the data
Next door the nominal figure varies within the same range: the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique list 220 V and Kenya and Uganda list 240 V, while Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia share the 230 V used here.
Crossing a border
7 neighbours: 5 sharing at least one type and 2 with none in common.
- DR CongoC/E · 220 VDifferent plugs · same voltage
- KenyaG · 240 VShares a type · same voltage
- MalawiG · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- MozambiqueC/F/M · 220 VDifferent plugs · same voltage
- RwandaC/E/G · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- UgandaG · 240 VShares a type · same voltage
- ZambiaC/D/G · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
Same plugs as Tanzania
4 other countries use exactly D/G: 3 in Africa and 1 in Asia.
The plug types used here
Guides: The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q924; regions: UN M49 (Sub-Saharan Africa). Sources & method