REA to educate 26 Desk Officers on the use of clean energy

KIBAHA: THE Ministry of Energy has begun providing education on Clean Cooking Energy to Clean Cooking Energy Desk Officers at regional and council levels to have a common understanding in the implementation of the National Clean Cooking Energy Strategy as well as enable Desk Officers to identify their responsibilities in the implementation of the strategy.

Opening the training, the Representative of the Coast Regional Administrative Secretary, Hadija Mruma, explained that the Coast Region is taking various steps to ensure that citizens use clean cooking energy at the institutional and household levels.

“76 percent of institutions that feed more than 100 people in the region have switched to clean cooking energy.

In addition, she commended the Rural Energy Agency (REA) Executives who are collaborating with the Coast Region to promote the use of clean cooking energy, including the provision of gas cylinders at subsidized prices.

For his part, the Representative of the Director of Clean Cooking Energy from the Ministry of Energy, Ngereja Mgejwa, explained that training on Clean Cooking Energy has begun in Kibaha district, Coast Region, involving Coast Regions, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Mtwara, Lindi, and Tanga.

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“Clean cooking energy education will continue to be provided to Clean Cooking Energy Desk Officers in the remaining regions as the goal is to provide relevant education in all 26 Regions and their Councils.

He said that the issue of using clean cooking energy is a priority for the country and the world in general to overcome its environmental, health, and economic impacts.

The Head of the Communications Unit from the Ministry of Energy, Neema Mbuja, explained that the training provided to the desk officers also includes issues related to the National Clean Cooking Energy Communication Strategy.

She explained that in order to convey education to the public about clean cooking energy, it is important for the desk officers to understand the communication channels that will help them convey the education and the messages that will be used in accordance with the areas they manage.