Tanzania, Aug. 10 -- 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 Tan...