At a glance
Tanzania Electricity Access is limited but it has been growing in recent years. Around 36% of population now lives in proximity of the grid and 32% had access to the network according to the latest data available.
Access to clean cooking solutions is still very limited also in urban areas. Biomass-to-energy is responsible for 90% of the total primary energy consumption in Tanzania and 90% of the biomass demand is for household consumption (firewood, charcoal, crop residues). Renewable Energies, mainly large hydro, represents 38% of the installed capacity in 2012.
The Government of Tanzania has shown strong global leadership by becoming one of the first countries to opt-in on the SEforALL Initiative, it prepared a RAGA and developed and adopted the Action Agenda and the Investment Prospectus through a consultative process with the stakeholders of the Energy Sector, namely Donors, CSOs, NGOs and the private sector. The Action Agenda set the ambition of achieving more than 75% access to both clean cooking and electricity, while achieving at least 50% of RE in the power sector. Energy efficiency is also set to improve at a 2.6% a year.
The SEforALL implementation is coordinated by a focal point in the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: FIRST CALL
The United Republic of Tanzania: Ministry of Energy and Mineral - Rural Energy Agency (REA)
Invitation to Submit Application for Results Based Financing (RBF) Grants for Renewable Energy Investments in Green Mini and Micro Grids
Application Deadline is 11:00 EAT (8:00 GMT) on Friday, November 4th, 2016.
Location
Country contacts
Styden Rwebangila
Ministry Energy and Minerals.
News from Tanzania
| SEforALL Action Agenda Objectives | 2030 |
|---|---|
| Electricity Access, national | >75% |
| Access to non-solid fuels, national | 75% |
| Renewable Energy Capacity | n.a. |
| Renewable Energy Output on-grid | n.a. |
| Energy Efficiency | -2.6% per year |
| Country Action Documents | Status |
|---|---|
| Rapid Assessment | Finalized |
| Action Agenda | Finalized |
| Investment Prospectus | Finalized |
Documents
- Tanzania: Rapid Assessment Gap Analysis (1.71 MB)
- Tanzania: Action Agenda (1.97 MB)
- Tanzania: Investment Prospectus (1.33 MB)
Country statistics
| Series | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity (% of population) | 14.8% | 15.3% | 18.9% | 32.8% |
| Urban (% of urban population) | 46.2% | 46.4% | 51.7% | 65.3% |
| Rural (% of rural population) | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 16.9% |
| Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2% | 2.2% |
| Population, total | 45.6 Million | 48.6 Million | 51.8 Million | 55.6 Million |
| Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) | 90.3% | 86.4% | 86.7% | - |
| Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) | 51.7% | 32.2% | 42.3% | - |
| Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | 93.9 | 94.6 | 100.0 | - |
