AU Heads of State hail Dr Samia for clean  energy success 

ADDIS ABABA: TANZANIAN  President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan has been applauded for championing the highly successful clean cooking energy initiatives in Tanzania.

She was applauded during a discussion that was held by the various participants who attended the Second African Heads of State and Government Summit on Climate Change in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday.

Tanzania’s strategy to ensure that 80 percent of Tanzanians use clean cooking energy by 2034 includes electricity, natural gas, LPG, wind and solar technologies, and innovative biomass.

The goal is to improve health, protect the environment, and reduce dependence on firewood and charcoal.

The discussion saw the presence of most African leaders including, Tanzania’s Permanent Secretary in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment), Eng Cyprian Luhemeja, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Environment, Climate, and Wildlife, Evelyn Ndlovu, Uganda’s Minister of State for Energy and Minerals, Phiona Nyamutoro, representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, representatives from CRDB, as well as clean energy stakeholders from within and outside Africa.