The Ministry of Energy is stepping up efforts to promote clean cooking energy, an initiative expected to save more than 33,000 Tanzanians every year from deaths caused by unsafe cooking fuels.
The move comes as the Ministry trains district energy officers and clean cooking coordinators nationwide to champion the use of safe energy solutions.
Speaking at a one-day training in Singida on November 12, 2025, Engineer Banezeth Kabunduguru, representing the Director of the Ministry’s Clean Cooking Energy Unit, stressed the critical role of education in saving lives.
“According to the 2022 Population and Housing Census, around 33,024 Tanzanians die annually from the effects of using unsafe cooking energy,” said Engineer Kabunduguru.
“Globally, over three million people die each year from similar causes, with women and children accounting for 60 percent of these deaths. In Africa, between 500,000 and 700,000 fatalities occur yearly due to unsafe cooking fuels.”he added
The training aims to equip officers with knowledge and tools to promote clean cooking energy in their districts, increase public awareness, and strengthen coordination between communities, institutions, and stakeholders.
Representatives from Iramba District Council in Singida and Meru District Council in Arusha, Yohana Dondi and Getrude Lamshai, said the training will help them implement government initiatives more effectively.
“This program will encourage households and institutions to adopt clean energy, shift societal attitudes, and promote environmental conservation,” said Dondi.
The Ministry expects the initiative to reduce the health, social, economic, and environmental impacts of unsafe cooking practices significantly.
It also supports the implementation of Tanzania’s National Clean Cooking Energy Strategy 2024–2034 and will boost the growth of the country’s clean energy sector.
The one-day training brought together officers and coordinators from Dodoma, Singida, Arusha, Kilimanjaro, and Manyara regions, creating a platform for sharing experiences and best practices in clean cooking energy.
