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ICS Taskforce of Tanzania (Secretariat: Tanzania Renewable Energy Association)
Launch: 2011 End: N/A
Region: SSA
Geography: Tanzania
Type: National
ICS Only?: No
Value/Funding: N/A
Funder Type: Government, Foundation
Funders: Facilitated by SNV, Chaired by Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) [3]
Features:
  • Policy
  • Capacity Building
  • Awareness
  • Description:
    Initiated to increase coordination in the ICS sector, for stakeholders to better understand and develop the sector through multi-stakeholder processes, while doing studies to come to a joint way forward for further ICS market development [3].
    Reach:
    2012 survey by GVEP showed an estimated penetration of 1 million cookstoves (mostly charcoal)[2]
    Goal/Target:
    Reduce urban charcoal demand by 50% by 2025 [2] Provide 50% of Tanzanian households and institutions with clean technology by 2020 [3]
    Sources:
    [1] https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=1006&menu=1348&nr=757 [2] https://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/TANZANIA_AA-Final.pdf [3] https://www.tarea-tz.org/storage/app/media/Blog/ICS%20Country%20Action%20Plan.pdf