Target of 30,000 Institutions to Shift to Clean Cooking Energy in Tanzania
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- He said the initiative was part of the government’s broader target of ensuring that more than 30,000 institutions across the country shift to clean cooking energy.
- He said the government was also implementing a plan to connect 1,000 households to natural gas, including 470 households in Lindi Region and 530 in Pwani Region, as well as various institutions.
- SINGIDA: THE Tanzanian government has stepped up implementation of the National Clean Cooking Energy Strategy through various initiatives aimed at expanding access to clean cooking energy for households and institutions.
- The Chief Geologist, Ngeleja Mgejwa, a specialist from the Clean Cooking Energy Unit in the Ministry of Energy, said this while providing training to councillors of the Singida Municipal Council.
- The initiative, he said, was aimed at expanding access to clean cooking energy for household use and social services.