ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to express our gra�tude for the financial support provided by the UK Research and Innova�on - Global Challenges Research Fund. This support enabled us to conduct extensive fieldwork in Tanzania and organise the stakeholder events.

Our success is mainly owed to the coopera�on of mini-grid developers and operators, who not only provided us with prac�cal knowledge of implemen�ng mini-grids in Tanzania but also granted us access to their respec�ve mini-grid sites. We sincerely appreciate the heads and staff of government agencies, development organiza�ons, and business groups who shared their valuable insights on the governance and poli�cs of mini-grid development in Tanzania.

We also want to extend a special acknowledgement to the Tanzanians who welcomed us into their communi�es and homes, providing essen�al informa�on for our research. The ac�vi�es presented in this report were funded by two research grants (ES/T006684/1 and ES/T006684/2) from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), which is part of the UK's official development assistance (ODA) and is administered by UK Research and Innova�on (UKRI) and the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

The work would not be possible without the efforts and support of the team at TaTEDO-SESO. The contribu�on of all team members is greatly appreciated. Finally, we acknowledge the valuable feedback members of the global SIGMA project team – in Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria, Tanzania, and the UK – provided during our bimonthly mee�ngs.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

During the year 2023, TaTEDO SESO implemented several activities that provided sustainable energy support services and fostered enabling environment at the national and in rural and urban areas of eight regions, twenty-eight districts, and seventy sites in rural and urban areas of Tanzania. The eight regions are Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Dodoma, Kilimanjaro, Coast, Lindi, Mtwara, and Ruvuma.

The target groups for the above-mentioned interventions include stove artisans, liner producers, charcoal producers, charcoal vendors, solar technicians, stove masons, sales and marketing agents, women groups, micro- financial institutions (MFIs), decision-makers, and policy-makers. The main beneficiaries of TaTEDO-SESO’s interventions are among others; households, small and medium enterprises, and institutions. The organization focused its interventions on the four pillars of sustainable energy: energy access, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean cooking.

The adopted approach included the provision of support services and fostering enabling environment. Through such an approach and in the efforts to achieve its mission and vision, a number of projects were implemented with the support of different development partners including SIDA, WWF, EU, WRI, UKAIDS, MECS, etc. We are sincerely grateful to these development partners for their generous and continuous support which helped us to successfully implement the following projects.