arusha | jun-14 | tanzania renewable energy association
DESCRIPTION
The workshop in Arusha explored the East African/Tanzanian environment for village energy, local case studies, challenges and opportunities, with a view to formulating policy recommendations for policymakers, funders, NGOs and other stakeholders the region. An important part of the workshop, and indeed the whole Smart Villages initiative work programme, was to gather evidence from existing projects that have provided or facilitated sustainable off-grid energy solutions in the developing world.The workshop gathered more than 50 experts, including policymakers, NGOs, off-grid energy entrepreneurs and others to look for solutions to providing energy to villages off the grid.TRANSCRIPT
Tanzania Renewable Energy Association
NGO
Objectives:
To advance knowledge and skills
To network members and other key actors
Objectives:
To support an enabling environment
To encourage best practice
Objectives:
To promote local manufacture
To facilitate market development
Branches – two to date:
Lake zone
Northern zone
Kampuni ya kusambaza Teknolojia Company for Technology Dissemination and training
Objectives:
Consultancy in rural technologies
Encouragement and training of entrepreneurs of rural enterprises
Products include:
Oil seeds
Biogas