ABU DHABI: TANZANIA has continued to make efforts to ensure that citizens have access to clean, safe, and affordable cooking energy, with funding for clean energy projects coming from the government, the private sector, development partners, and international organizations that support the use of clean energy.
Speaking at a side event of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Engineer Anita Ringia from the Ministry of Energy said that Tanzania has increased financial investment in the Clean Cooking Energy Agenda, with visible results in the availability of clean energy.
She said access to clean cooking energy has increased from 6.9 percent in 2021 to 23.2 percent in 2025—more than tripling within a period of four years.
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Ringia explained that the government of President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan has made clean cooking energy a national priority, in line with the National Development Vision 2050. In the 2025/26 financial year, Tanzania continues to distribute 200,000 subsidized improved cook stoves, finance 480 electric cookers through TANESCO electricity bills, and distribute 450,000 LPG gas cylinders at subsidized prices.
In addition, the use of firewood and charcoal has been banned in institutions serving more than 100 people, a move aimed at promoting clean energy use in more than 31,000 institutions nationwide.
