REA: 100,000 gas cylinders to be distributed in rural areas

A TOTAL of 100,000 gas cylinders are expected to be distributed freely in rural areas by July, this year as a part of Government initiative to encourage wananchi to use clean energy.

In this fiscal year, the State set aside a total of 3.2bn/- to execute the clean energy campaign.

The Director of Marketing and Technology Promotion at the Rural Energy Agency (REA), Engineer Advera Mwijage said in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday that from May, a feedback report on prospective beneficiaries will be submitted.

“We held a meeting with the suppliers of gas cylinders…we now have a total of 11 companies who have fortunately reacted positively to the plan and are ready to cooperate with the government to ensure that we help each other in the supply of clean and safe energy in rural areas,” she explained.

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She said that the project is exemplary and provides education for gas energy and for cooking, so the goal is to deliver services and education to the people with the goal of moving away from usage of charcoal, wood or alternative charcoal.

She said that conversations with suppliers of alternative stoves that consume small amounts of gas distribute gas to the areas of Mtwara, Lindi, and Pwani.