The difficulties involved in implementing infrastructure projects in most Sub-Saharan African countries are well-known: political risks, cost of mobilizing capital, weakness of existing electric grids, inadequate assets management capacities, insufficient training of local authorities, insufficiencies … read more
Ashden’s new research into off-grid energy and gender dynamics carried out in Tanzania from 2017 to 2019, found many families cannot afford to power labour-saving appliances of benefit to women – and that account ownership … read more
A women empowerment programme in Kigoma, Tanzania has supported 82 women entrepreneurs to make their work more valuable, efficient and less hard and is helping tackle poverty and increase living standards in the region. Eighty-two … read more
WRI’s new Energy Access Explorer platform leverages satellite imagery combined with local data to visualize energy supply and demand. With more than 20 geographic datasets (everything from renewable energy potential to grid connections and the locations of … read more
More and more safari lodges across Africa are turning to green energy alternatives; alternatives that are clean and of lesser environmental impact compared to the conventional fossil fuel energy resources. It’s not only a better … read more
In this briefing we present evidence and experiences from the Energy Change Lab, a programme led by IIED and Hivos that works closely with partners in Tanzania on productive uses of energy (PUE) for community … read more
Researchers from SEI Initiative on Behaviour and Choice followed the adoption of solar mini-grids in rural Tanzania to understand their impact and sustainability. In north-west Tanzania straddling the main unpaved road between two major … read more
Tanzania will build a $3 billion hydroelectric plant in a UNESCO world heritage site under a contract announced on Wednesday involving Egyptian companies despite concerns raised about the impact on wildlife. Tanzanian President John … read more
The call by Paul Makonda, the regional commissioner for Tanzania’s economic capital Dar es Salaam, for a crackdown on LGBT+ people in the country has created a climate of fear and prejudice in which homophobia … read more
Patrick Ngowi believes that if opportunity knocks, answer. He once said: “It was a business on the side, nothing serious, but I loved the fact that I was making money and I was becoming a … read more
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