Tanzania gears up for energy summit, expand power access

Dar Es Salam, Jan. 5, ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ) Tanzanian authorities, on Sunday announced preparations for a two-day African Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled to begin on Jan. 27.

The summit, also known as the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, is a landmark event aimed at accelerating energy access across the continent.

Noel Kaganda, Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, told newsmen in Dar es Salaam that Tanzania has co-organised the summit.

The summit brings together over 1,500 delegates, including representatives from the African Union, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the World Bank Group.

Kaganda highlighted the summit as a platform for governments, private sector leaders, development partners and civil society.

This is to advance the goal of providing electricity access to 300 million Africans by 2030.

Innocent Luoga, Commissioner for Electricity and Renewable Energy in the Ministry of Energy, said 14 pilot African countries would endorse the Africa Energy Compact (AEC).

AEC is an initiative to achieve universal energy access by 2030.

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These nations collectively account for 52 per cent of the global population without electricity.

This means a quarter of the world’s population lacks access to clean cooking solutions.

Msigwa added that projects utilizing alternative energy sources, including geothermal, solar, and wind power, are expected to contribute an additional 1,100 megawatts. (Xinhua/TNZ)