This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in Tanzania
- Type DBS 546, 5 AEarthed
- Type GBS 1363Earthed
- Voltage
- 230 V
- Frequency
- 50 Hz
- Earthed sockets
- Type D, Type G
What you need, by where you are coming from
- Arriving from the United States or CanadaA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
- Arriving from the UK or IrelandPlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
- Arriving from most of continental EuropeA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
- Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.
Tanzanian sockets are British Type at 230 V, with round-pin Type surviving in older buildings.
Sockets in Tanzania are Type and at 230 V, 50 Hz - the British three-pin plug, with the older round-pin socket still in use.
- British plugs fit the Type sockets, which is what hotels and newer buildings have.
- Type is the legacy fitting and needs its own adapter; a universal one covers both.
- A Europlug fits neither without an adapter.
- Safari camps and Zanzibar guesthouses run on solar and generators, often with charging points in a common area rather than in the room.
- 230 V, so American 120 V-only appliances need a converter. Kenya and Uganda use the same plug at 240 V.
Sources (1)
What this guide was checked against. Rules and prices change — follow the official link before you rely on a detail.
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