SADC Applauds Tanzania’s Clean Cooking Energy Strategy




Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed admiration for Tanzania’s strategies to accelerate the adoption of clean cooking energy, particularly the removal of taxes and provision of subsidies on equipment such as gas cylinders and improved cookstoves, alongside nationwide public awareness campaigns.

Speaking during the Ministers’ Dialogue on Sustainable Energy at the SADC Sustainable Energy Week held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (February 23–27, 2026), Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Energy, Hon. Salome Makamba, stated that Tanzania aims to achieve 80 percent clean cooking energy usage by 2034. In addition, the National Energy Compact targets 75 percent adoption by 2030.

Hon. Makamba noted that the Government has placed special emphasis on institutions serving more than 100 people — including prisons, military camps, schools, and major markets — by installing clean cooking energy systems, a move described as innovative and impactful.

She further highlighted that electricity access has reached all 12,318 villages in Mainland Tanzania, increasing overall electricity connectivity to 85.5 percent. The country’s power generation capacity has reached 4,437 megawatts and is projected to rise to 8,000 megawatts by 2030.

For his part, SADC Executive Secretary, Hon. Elias Magosi, commended Tanzania for leading regional efforts in promoting clean cooking energy adoption, thereby driving positive social, economic, and environmental transformation across development levels.

The event was officially opened by Zimbabwe’s Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga, who emphasized the importance of African countries leveraging renewable energy resources as a catalyst for economic growth.

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