Tanzania Energy Situation
1. Situation Analysis
1.1 Energy situation
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. So far, less than 1 percent of Tanzania's population has access to electricity.
1.2. Policy framework, laws and regulations
1.3. Institutional set up in the energy sector, activities of other donors
Public sector is organised via the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, the Zanzibar Department of Energy and teh Commission for Science and Technology in Tanzania.
ProBEC works with a variety of private organisation in order to disseminate the supported technologies: Uniliver Tea Company, Mufindi Tea Company, Kibena Tea Company, Tanzania Wattle Company LTD, Association of Tanzania Tobacco Traders (ATTT, Tabora), West Usambara Women Education, Marangu community Development Association, VICOBA Sustainable Development Agency (Songea), Individual farmers in Iringa (Tabora), Envotec Services Ltd., M&R Appropriate Technology Engineering and Green Ceramic Products and Environmet.
