PROVISION OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTIONS OF RURAL TANZANIA
Location(s)
Kibaha Region, Tanzania
Total Funds Disbursed
US $ 35,000 (The aggregate for efficient wood stoves, solar power and lighting project components)
Project total: 117,261 Euros (the balance of funding from the EEP-SEA Program)
Total Beneficiaries
Approximately 22,100 people (The aggregate for efficient wood stoves, solar power and lighting project components)
Local Partner / Organization
Alternative Energy Tanzania Ltd.
Project Description
Following the successful implementation of Phase 1 of the program, e4e and AETL jointly applied for and acquired a grant from the Energy and Environment Partnership Program with Southern and Eastern Africa – A Program Funded by the Governments of Finland and Austria and Hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa, to support the roll out of a second phase of the Program.
The overarching project goal is to contribute to poverty reduction through addressing lack of modern energy services in social service sectors in rural Tanzania by demonstrating the potential of renewable energy technologies in providing energy solution for cooking and lighting to off grid and rural based education and health sector institutions, thereby supporting innovation and employment opportunities within the community leading to self sufficiency and reliability.
The specific objectives of the Program are:
1) to improve efficiency and quality of service delivery by social service sectors through use of renewable energy sources. Under this objective, the project will strengthen capacity of health and education sectors to deliver quality and effective services via the supply of improved energy services and technologies;
2) to enhance dissemination and increase adoption of renewable energy technologies and services at the household level by providing examples of sustainable technologies at work and by creating capacity of local sustainable energy service providers;
3) to inform district government policy makers and planners on the need, importance and benefits of renewable energy technologies for providing quality services to social service institutions; and
4) to lobby the local government authorities for energy solution plans and budgetary allocation to social service sectors moving forward.
Positive Impact
The project saw the installation of:
• 3 health centres each electrified with 1 solar PV system
• 3 health centres each supplied with 1 LPG canister
• 7 health centre staff houses each electrified with 1 solar PV system
• 12 primary school staff houses electrified with 1 solar PV system
• 4 primary schools installed with one energy efficient wood fuel stove
• 4 primary schools each electrified with 1 solar PV system
20 Local service providers (10 solar PV technicians and 10 improved wood fuel stove builders) capacitated on these technology installation, trouble shooting and maintenance know-how.
Awareness on the need, importance and benefits of renewable energy technologies for providing quality services to social service institutions renewable energy created among the Local Government policy makers and planners.