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Challenges and Issues Affecting the Exploitation of Renewable Energies in Tanzania
Overview
Tanzania has abundant but largely untapped renewable energy resources, including biomass, water resources for hydropower, wind as well as plentiful of sunlight.[1] At the same time, the country is not doing well when it comes to generating electricity. The rates of electricity supply in rural areas are low – only 2% of the rural population has access to electricity and the figure for the entire country is about 15%.[1]
Challenges & Issues
Biomass
Challenges/ issues affecting the exploitation of biomass technologies in Tanzania include[2]:
- Limited technical know how.
- High initial and investment costs of some biomass technologies.
- Limited awareness and exposure to the existence and potentials of the technology of Tanzanians.
- Lack of financial facilities for energy investments.
- Lack of consideration and capability to calculate life cycle costs of different energy options for Tanzanians.
-> See also Tanzania energy situation - Biomass.
Hydropower
Challenges/ issues affecting the exploitation of hydro technologies in Tanzania include<u>[2]:</u>
- Limited technical know how.
- High initial and investment costs for the technologies.
- Limited awareness and exposure to the existence and potential of the technology in Tanzania.
- Lack of financial facilities for energy investments.
- Lack of consideration and capability to calculate life cycle costs of different energy options for Tanzanians.
- External interests especially from donors.
-> See also Tanzania energy situation - Hydro
Solar Energy
A number of challenges/ issues affect the exploitation of solar technologies in Tanzania<u>[2]:</u>
- Limited technical know how.
- High initial and investment costs for the technologies.
- Limited awareness and exposure to the existence and potential of the technology of Tanzanians.
- Lack of financial facilities for energy investments.
- Lack of consideration and capability to calculate life cycle costs of different energy options for Tanzanians.
- External interests especially from donors
-> See also Tanzania energy situation - Solar
Wind Energy
A number of challenges/ issues affect the exploitation of wind technologies in Tanzania<u>[2]:</u>
- Limited technical know how.
- High initial and investment costs for the technologies.
- Limited awareness and exposure to the existence and potential of the technology of Tanzanians.
- Lack of financial facilities for energy investments.
- Lack of consideration and capability to calculate life cycle costs of different energy options for Tanzanians.
- Limited political will.
- External interests especially from donors
-> See also Tanzania energy situation - Wind
Further Information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sida: http://www.sida.se/English/where-we-work/Africa/Tanzania/examples-of-results/Renewable-energy-helps-rural-development/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 GTZ (2007): Eastern Africa Resource Base: GTZ Online Regional Energy Resource Base: Regional and Country Specific Energy Resource Database: II - Energy Resource.
