Why Tanzania needs clean energy

A Namikango A villager in Nachingwea District, Lindi Region, enters her house fixed with a solar panel on the roof. Solar power is the main source of electricity in the village. PHOTO | NUZULACK DAUSEN

What you need to know:

  • Tanzania, with about 75 per cent of the population in rural areas, has a rural electrification rate of about 6 per cent, which is very low compared to sub-Saharan Africa’s average of 10 per cent.