Event Description

More than 90% of the population in Tanzania use wood or charcoal as their main source of energy for domestic use. In rural areas, this percentage is even higher with almost all households using open fires as a cooking tool and wood as fuel, sometimes combined with traditional charcoal stoves that have low energy efficiency rate, consuming large quantities of fuel.

The widespread use of inefficient cooking methods among the population is determined by the lack of accessibility to more environmentally friendly alternative cooking methods. The main barriers limiting access to more advanced cooking technologies are consumers lack of knowledge and awareness and the low households purchasing power in rural areas, which cannot afford to buy more efficient cooking technologies.

The national penetration of ICS in Tanzania is only 5% and is even lower in rural regions of the country. Lack of agents in rural remote areas, long distances and poor road conditions, lack of finance for the producers who are small scale artisans are among the reasons for the low penetration.

In order to overcome those challenges, OffgridSun has developed the Green Tanzania Cookstove Programme to promote clean cooking in rural Tanzania. The Green Tanzania Cookstove Programme aims at contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions derived by the use of fossil fuel for cooking and deforestation through the promotion of alternative clean cooking among rural households. The traditional stoves mostly used by rural households will be replaced with locally-made, portable, modern firewood cookstoves with high thermal efficiency (approx. 35%) that help to reduce up to 70% the wood consumption

At this event: 

• Learn how a low-cost, community-driven solution can deliver measurable CO₂ reductions and strong social return.
• Hear directly from women on the ground via video and testimonials.
• Explore early-stage investment into a high-potential model ready to scale
• Tangible Results: Up to 2 tons CO₂ savings per family per year, at a cost of less than €3.50 per ton.

Target Audience:

- Impact Investors
- Carbon Developers & Buyers
- Foundations and Family Offices
- Development Finance Institutions
- Clean Cooking Alliance & partners
- International NGOs and UN agencies