Tanzania Energy Situation

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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. So far, less than 1 percent of Tanzania's population has access to electricity.


Energy demand and supply in the household sector

Rural electricity supply

Institutional set up and actors in the energy sector

Public institutions

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 Environment.


Electricity companies

Power Generation: Transmission:

Distribution: 

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

Projects implementing NGOs:

Micro-Finance Institutions: 

 

Policy framework

Poverty reduction strategy

 

Energy policy



Key problems hampering access to modern energy services in rural areas

Obstacles for grid based rural electrification

 

 

Obstacles for off grid energy technologies and services