2034 clean cooking goal faces policy challenges
Tanzania is working toward a goal of transitioning 80 percent of its population to clean cooking energy by 2034. While access has increased to 28.6 percent, experts warn that achieving the target requires significant policy and market alignment.
Why it matters
The transition is critical for public health and environmental sustainability in a region heavily reliant on firewood and charcoal.
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s ambition to move 80 percent of its population to clean cooking energy by 2034 is gathering momentum, but the country’s progress is exposing a deeper challenge, experts say. According to them, achieving the target will require not only more clean-energy technologies, but also a fundamental alignment of policies, institutions, markets and livelihoods.
The challenge was laid bare at the weekend, during an inter-ministerial policy dialogue that brought together clean-energy stakeholders and policymakers to examine Tanzania’s transition away from traditional cooking fuels.
Launched by President Samia Suluhu Hassan in May 2024, the National Clean Cooking Strategy (2024–2034) represents one of Tanzania’s most aspiring attempts to address a household energy problem. The urgency is evident in the country’s household energy mix.
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