Tanzania, April 17 -- Arusha. The government has continued strengthening efforts to ensure citizens access clean, safe and affordable cooking energy, with the use of such energy rising to 23.4 percent from 6.9 percent recorded in 2021.

The government has set a national strategy aimed at ensuring that by 2034, at least 80 percent of Tanzanians use clean cooking energy in order to protect both public health and the environment.

Speaking during a stakeholders' dialogue on the best ways to promote the use of clean cooking energy in Arusha today, a representative of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Emilian Nyanda, said the progress had been driven by the implementation of a special strategy launched in May 2024.

He said th...