Tanzania, June 28 -- Dar es Salaam. Three youth-led innovations have received a total of Sh30 million in seed funding after winning the Energy Efficiency Hackathon 2026, a national competition focused on practical solutions to Tanzania's energy challenges.

The competition was organised by the Ministry of Energy in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland in Tanzania, the Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation (TIRDO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Held in Dar es Salaam, the awards event recognised locally developed technologies aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing costs in public and private facilities.

The hackathon is implemented under the Ushirikiano wa Kijani Project, supported b...