Tanzania Energy Situation

Situation analysis and framework conditions

Energy situation especially in rural areas

Wood fuel still is the most important energy used in Tanzania, accounting for over 90 percent of total energy consumption. Due to lacking programmes promoting the sustainable supply of wood fuel, availability of biomass resources declined crucially. About 8 percent of the energy end-use comes from petroleum, whereas electricity, mostly coming from large hydropower, only accounts  for 2 percent. Out of Tanzania's 41.5 million inhabitants, so far only 12 percent of urban and 2 percent of rural areas are electrified, which means that less than 10  percent have access to grid-based electricity or other forms of commercial electricity. The national electricity connectivity is about 14%; though, it is expected that electricity demand will triple by 2020.

Primary fuels in urban areas

• Lighting

	Dar	other urban areas
Electricity for lighting	56 %	28 %
Fuel for lighting	40 %	70 %

• Cooking

	Dar	other urban areas
Firefood	5 %	34 %
Charchoal	70 %	55 %
Kerosene	12 %	7 %
Electricity	2 %	1 %

Primary fuels in rural areas

• Lighting

Electricity for lighting	1.4 %
Fuel for lighting	90.4 %

• Cooking

Firewood	91%
Charcoal	8%
Kerosene for cooking	1%

Institutional set up and actors in the energy sector

Public institutions

Energy sector is organised via the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, the Zanzibar Department of Energy and teh Commission for Science and Technology in Tanzania.

Development Partners and stakeholders

Sida- Institutionala Support Program (ISP)

ADB- Rural Energy Master Plan 

World Bank- Energizing Rural Transformation

UNDP- Transformation of Rural PV Market

Electricity companies

Power Generation: Transmission:

Distribution: 

Non governmental service providers for rural areas in the field of energy

Private companies:  

Projects implementing NGOs:

Micro-Finance Institutions:

ProBEC: works with a variety of private actors to disseminate the supported technologies: Individual farmers in Iringa (Tabora), M&R Appropriate Technology Engineering and Green Ceramic Products and Environment, Uniliver Tea Company, Mufindi Tea Company, Kibena Tea Company, Tanzania Wattle Company LTD, Association of Tanzania Tobacco Traders (ATTT, Tabora), Envotec Services Ltd.,  VICOBA Sustainable Development Agency (Songea), West Usambara Women Education, Marangu community Development Association