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Samia Suluhu Hassan, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania urged the private sector to invest significantly in the sector, including technology, to ensure easy access to clean cooking energy for every citizen. The President highlighted that the newly launched plan outlines a path towards the country’s goal of having 80 percent of the […]

UNIDO and the Tanzania Development Bank (TIB) have announced a substantial grant of $899,000 to bolster entrepreneurial endeavors in the country’s bioenergy sector. In a well-attended ceremony held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s business hub, a stakeholder capacity-building workshop titled ‘Bioenergy and Bioethanol’ was launched alongside the presentation of a symbolic cheque. The workshop drew

Government, WFP, UNCDF enable 80% of Tanzanians to use Clean Energy for Cooking The Government of Tanzania in collaboration with the World Food Organization (WFP), the United Nations Development Fund (UNCDF) and other development stakeholders inside and outside the country are making various efforts to enable 80 percent of Tanzanians to use clean energy for

The Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Athumani Mbuttuka has led a meeting of the experts of the National Working Group on Clean Energy for Cooking to review various information prepared by the secretariat of the working group including the National Vision to move to the use of clean energy for cooking and

Minister of Energy, Hon. January Makamba has explained that in June this year there will be a national launch of the National Vision to move to the use of clean energy for cooking and the Strategic Plan for the implementation of the Vision which will outline various issues including the steps that the Government will take

How we guide progress toward achieving access to modern-energy cooking solutions for all is more critical than ever before. To date, measurements of access have focused primarily on fuel penetration, overlooking many of the contextual factors that shape users’ adoption of stoves and fuels. Over the past decade,much attention has focused on expanding access to

Sustainable biofuels have an important role to play in Africa’s development. When biofuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol are produced and used in a sustainable way, they provide massive economic and environmental benefits. These include, for example, job creation, modern energy access, reduced pollution and climate change mitigation. They also provide a buffer against vulnerability

The Ethanol Cooking Fuel (ECF) Masterplan was commissioned by SouthSouthNorth (SSN) to support the establishment of an ECF industry in Kenya, with the objective of providing potential investors, policymakers, and researchers with an evidence base to guide the development of ECF infrastructure and distribution systems in Kenya. It also provides policy recommendations on how the

Globally, 82.4 million people were forcibly displaced at the end of 20201. The biggest camps in the world number over 150,000 refugees and several areas hosting exceptionally large refugee populations can be found in sub-Saharan Africa. Cooking with charcoal and wood is the norm in African camps. Not only does this harm the environment, it

Innovative financing models are needed to scale up modern energy cooking solutions through accelerated investment and market development. Results-Based Financing (RBF) for clean and modern energy solutions has become an important funding tool for the sector over the last decade. Read More about this Report HERE.