President Hassan Leads Tanzania’s Push to Unlock Clean Energy Investment, Green Industries and Jobs at COP31
President Samia Suluhu Hassan announces Tanzania's forthcoming Energy Transition and Investment Plan at COP31, spotlighting opportunities to expand electricity access, scale clean cooking and mobilize investment for green industrialization.
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, supported by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), convened a high-level event at COP31, bringing together government leaders, development finance institutions and international partners to accelerate investment in Tanzania's energy transition.
The event, Advancing Tanzania's Energy Transition and Clean Cooking in Schools and Health Facilities, featured H.E. Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania, who officially announced the forthcoming launch of the country's forthcoming Energy Transition and Investment Plan (ETIP) on 26 January 2027, alongside a high-level Clean Energy Day event in Tanzania.
Developed by the Government of Tanzania in collaboration with SEforALL and strategic partners, the ETIP will identify investment opportunities across power generation, electricity networks, clean cooking and green industrialization, supporting Tanzania's ambition to become an upper-middle-income economy by 2050.
From energy access to economic transformation
Tanzania has made significant progress in expanding electricity access, increasing from 78.4% in 2020 to 85.5% in 2026. Through its Mission 300 National Energy Compact, the country has committed to achieving universal electricity access by 2030, while targeting 75% renewable energy by 2030 as part of its Energy Compact commitments.
The next frontier is ensuring that expanded access translates into productive economic opportunities. Reliable, affordable electricity is essential to powering agricultural processing, manufacturing, businesses and emerging green industries. By strengthening electricity networks and developing domestic value chains, Tanzania can capture more value from its resources, create jobs and improve livelihoods.
Highlighting the central role of energy in Tanzania’s economic ambitions, President Hassan stated:
"As our economy grows in line with our ambitious target of becoming a 1 Trillion dollar economy by 2050; we will require a diversity of energy sources and related infrastructure to power this economic transformation."
The forthcoming ETIP will provide an important framework for translating this ambition into investment opportunities, aligning energy infrastructure development with Tanzania's long-term economic transformation.
Scaling clean cooking through national leadership
Under President Hassan's leadership, Tanzania has also emerged as a prominent global advocate for clean cooking, with its National Clean Cooking Strategy targeting 80% clean cooking adoption by 2034.
One focus of the COP31 event was accelerating the transition to clean cooking in schools and health facilities, where replacing traditional fuels with modern cooking solutions can improve health, reduce operating costs, protect forests and create opportunities for local clean energy businesses.
The event also explored how carbon markets, including cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, can mobilize additional results-based financing for institutional clean cooking. Tanzania's established carbon trading and monitoring framework provides a foundation for mobilizing investment while ensuring environmental integrity and equitable benefits.
Building on Tanzania’s experience, the Platform for Clean Cooking in Schools, brings together governments, development partners and financiers to scale proven solutions and integrate clean cooking into national school meals and energy access programmes across countries.
