Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organization

National CSOs Workshop for Advocacy on the Sustainable Energy Access for All

Blue Pearl Hotel, Ubungo Plaza, Near to Ubungo Bus Terminal, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

12 December 2012, Time: 8:30-17:00

January 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................ ii

ABBREVIATIONS................................................................................................................ iii

1.0 BACKGROUND...........................................................................................................11.1 Preliminary Efforts for Sustainable Energy for All in Tanzania...................................1

2,0 NATIONAL SE4ALL CSOs WORKSHOP........................................................................12.1 Objectives of the Workshop......................................................................................12.2 Organisation and Venue............................................................................................12.3 Participation..............................................................................................................22.4 Workshop Programme...............................................................................................22.5 Methodology.............................................................................................................2

3.0 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CSOs WORKSHOP FOR ADVOCACY ON THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACCESS FOR ALL...................................................................3

3.1 Outcomes of the First Post RIO+20 Meeting on the SE4All at TaTEDO......................33.2 Briefing on the East African Regional CSOs’ Meeting of Nairobi, Kenya....................43.3 Sustainable Energy for All Process for Tanzania........................................................63.4 Using Advocacy Effectively for Successful Implementation of SE4ALL....................10

4.0 GROUP DISCUSSION................................................................................................114.1 Civil Society Organisations Statement....................................................................114.2 A proposal to the government and national UN representative to secure official CSO

space and integration into the SE4ALL planning and delivery process....................124.3 A Broader CSO Activity Plan/Strategy......................................................................124.4 Formation of an Informal Energy Forum/Platform...................................................13

5.0 THE CSOS PLAN OF ACTION FOR ADVOCACY (TANZANIA) ......................................135.1 Overview.................................................................................................................135.2 Agreed Strategies...................................................................................................135.3 Activities and Timeline............................................................................................145.4 Conclusion...............................................................................................................15

6.0 CLOSING SESSION...................................................................................................15

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative aims to bring together the three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. Stakeholders are urged to take concrete action toward achieving three critical objectives by 2030: ensuring universal access to modern energy services; doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency; doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.Tanzania is one of the countries which agreed to participate in the implementation of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiatives in Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil. The implementation process of this pillar comprises four stages namely: 1) Country Opt-in; 2) Gap Analysis; 3) National Action Plans; 4) Implementation and Monitoring.Currently, a draft report of Gap Analysis has been prepared but requires inputs from the stakeholders for improving its contents. Some stakeholder consultative meetings by EU and UNDP Offices in Tanzania and Energy related CSOs have been conducted to introduce and create awareness on Sustainable Energy for All.The main objective is to debate on how stakeholders in Tanzania will facilitate universal access to modern energy services and guarantee benefits to both urban and rural population in Tanzania through Sustainable Energy for All initiatives. The workshop expects to achieve the following specific objectives: to raise awareness and commitment to different relevant stakeholders in Tanzania in

order to take action toward delivery of sustainable energy for the poor in Tanzania in line with Sustainable Energy for All Initiatives.

to catalyse the participation of CSOs and other relevant stakeholders in the finalization of the GAP analysis, formulation and implementation of the country action plan that responds to the community needs and priorities with regards to SE4All goals.

to agree on the CSOs’ contributions towards M&E of implementation of the Country Action Plan (CAP) and other advocacy activities for SE4All in Tanzania.

The workshop was held at Blue Pearl Hotel, in Ubungo Plaza, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop was organized by Civil Society Organisations with logistical support from TaTEDO. Four CSOs (DAS, ARTI, NGSEN and TaTEDO) formed a team of organisers. The financial support was from the HIVOS of the Netherlands. The workshop attended by about 24 participants from organisations working in the energy and related sectors. The meeting started at 9.49 am and was chaired by Mr. Victor Akim from UNIDO. During opening session, there was the self-introduction from all the participants. The chairperson conveyed information about the Sustainable Energy for All and talked about the three aspects of the SE4All, which are universal, access, doubling, and efficiency. The welcome remarks were given by TaTEDO Executive Director, Mr Estomih Sawe. The workshop was officially opened by the Assistant Commissioner (Renewable Energy) Mr Edward L. Ishengomaon behalf of the Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Energy and Minerals). The workshop agenda was structured around five sessions; opening session, Sustainable Energy for All, National Gap Analysis, Group Discussion and the Way Forward. The welcome remarks provided brief highlights of the SE4All. The SE4ALL as a UN general initiative which was introduced by UN General Secretary involved CSOs in order to surface challenges of SE4All to the Government and emphasize on energy for the poor. The paper presentation continued by using selected resource persons from the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Development Associates, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI). At the end of each session, there was plenary discussion from the participants. This was followed by group discussions which was organised and facilitated by the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisations and the National Gender and Sustainable Energy Network (NGSEN).The future action plan for advocacy was discussed by participants through the Way forward session which agreed on Follow up Activities for energy stakeholders in Tanzania. The workshop was closed by Director of DAS (Dr Robert Otsyina)

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ABBREVIATIONS

ARTI Appropriate Rural Technologies InstituteCAP Country Action PlanCOSTECH Tanzania Commission for Science and TechnologiesCSOs Civil Society OrganizationsDAS Development AssociatesEAETDN East Africa Energy Technology Development NetworkEC European CommissionGOT Government of TanzaniaHIVOs Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Development CountriesM&E Monitoring and EvaluationMDGs Millennium Development Goals MEM Ministry of Energy and MineralsMNRT Ministry of Natural Resources and TourismNEMC National Environmental Management Council NGOs Non-Governmental OrganizationsNGSEN National Gender and Sustainable Energy NetworkNSGRP National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty REA Rural Energy AgencyREF Rural Energy FundsSE4All Sustainable Energy for AllTANESCO Tanzania Electricity Supply CompanyTaTEDO Tanzania Traditional Energy Development OrganizationTBS Tanzania Bureau of Standards UDSM University of Dar es Salaam UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization

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1.0 BACKGROUNDThe United Nations General Assembly declared 2012 the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, recognizing that “…access to modern affordable energy services in developing countries is essential for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and sustainable development, which would help to reduce poverty and to improve the conditions and standard of living for the majority of the world’s population.”General Assembly’s Resolution 65/151 called on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to organize and coordinate activities to be undertaken during the Year in order to “increase awareness of the importance of addressing energy issues”, including access to – and sustainability of - affordable energy and energy efficiency at local, national, regional and international levels. In response, the Secretary-General is undertaking action to support the new global initiative. The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative aims to bring together the three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. Stakeholders are urged to take concrete action toward achieving three critical objectives by 2030: ensuring universal access to modern energy services; doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency; doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.The Secretary-General’s initiative aims to identify and mobilize stakeholders from business, governments, investors, community groups and academia. The task force will serve to assist the host country in spearheading this initiative, to coordinate the main development partners and to serve as a connecting link to different sectors of the society.1.1 Preliminary Efforts for Sustainable Energy for All in TanzaniaTanzania is one of the countries which agreed to participate in the implementation of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiatives in Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil. The implementation process of this pillar comprises four stages namely: 1) Country Opt-in; 2) Gap Analysis; 3) National Action Plans; 4) Implementation and Monitoring.Currently, a draft report of Gap Analysis has been prepared but requires inputs from the stakeholders for improving its contents. Some stakeholder consultative meetings by EU and UNDP Offices in Tanzania and Energy related CSOs have been conducted to introduce and create awareness on Sustainable Energy for All.

2.0 NATIONAL SE4ALL CSOs WORKSHOPThe workshop is continuation of the Regional CSOs Workshop which brought together 31 participants from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. The regional workshop was the start of this joint undertaking intended to ensure that the East African partners are equipped and ready to engage with the national level processes, become a nucleus for wider CSO mobilization and coordinate across the regions as well as feeding into the global process.2.1 Objectives of the WorkshopThe main objective is to debate on how stakeholders in Tanzania will facilitate universal access to modern energy services and guarantee benefits to both urban and rural population in Tanzania through Sustainable Energy for All initiatives. The workshop expects to achieve the following specific objectives: to raise awareness and commitment to different relevant stakeholders in Tanzania

in order to take action toward delivery of sustainable energy for the poor in Tanzania in line with Sustainable Energy for All Initiatives.

to catalyse the participation of CSOs and other relevant stakeholders in the finalization of the GAP analysis, formulation and implementation of the country

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action plan that responds to the community needs and priorities with regards to SE4All goals.

to agree on the CSOs’ contributions towards M&E of implementation of the Country Action Plan (CAP) and other advocacy activities for SE4All in Tanzania.

2.2 Organisation and VenueThe workshop was held at Blue Pearl Hotel, in Ubungo Plaza, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop was organized by Civil Society Organisations with logistical support from TaTEDO. Four CSOs (DAS, ARTI, NGSEN and TaTEDO) formed a team of organisers. The financial support was from the HIVOS of the Netherlands. 2.3 ParticipationThe workshop attended by a total of 24 participants from stakeholders working in the energy and related sectors. The list of participants is attached as annex 42.4 Workshop ProgrammeThe above objectives were achieved through the following meeting agenda: Outcomes of the First Post RIO+20 Meeting on the Sustainable Energy for All at

TaTEDO Briefing on the East African Regional CSOs’ Meeting of Nairobi, Kenya National Gap Analysis Presentation Guidelines for Contribution to the Preparation of Country Action Plan (CAP) (ROAD-

MAP) Advocacy for Commitment and Implementation of Sustainable Energy for All in

Tanzania Group Discussion (Q&A) (Civil Society Organisations Statement, A proposal to the

responsible government and national UN representative to secure official CS space and integration into the SE4ALL planning and delivery process, A broader CS Activity Plan/Strategy and formation of an informal Energy Forum/Platform

Confirm the Formation of SE4All Forum Agree on Follow up Activities (The Plan of Action for Advocacy)2.5 MethodologyThe workshop was an objective-oriented and interactive working workshop, with structure and facilitation to identify the processes needed to implement one of the pillars of the UN Conference on Sustainable Energy for All in Tanzania.The meeting started at 9.49 am and was chaired by Mr. Akim from UNIDO. This was followed by the self-introduction from all the participants. The chairperson conveyed a little information about the sustainable energy for all and talked about the three aspects of the SE4All, which are universal, access, doubling, and efficiency. The welcome remarks were given by TaTEDO Executive Director, Mr Estomih Sawe. The workshop was officially opened by the Assistant Commissioner (Renewable Energy) on behalf of the Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Energy and Minerals). The welcome remarks and opening speech are attached as annex 2 and 3. The workshop agenda was structured around five sessions; opening session, Sustainable Energy for All, National Gap Analysis, Group Discussion and the Way Forward. The welcome remarks provided brief highlights of the SE4All. The SE4ALL as a UN general initiative which was introduced by UN General Secretary involved CSOs in order to surface challenges of SE4All to the Government and emphasize on energy for the poor. The paper presentation continued by using selected resource persons from the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Development Associates, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI). At the end of each session, there was plenary discussion from the participants. This was followed by group discussions which was organised and facilitated by the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisations and National Gender and Sustainable Energy Network (NGSEN).

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The future action plan for advocacy was discussed by participants through the Way forward session which agreed on Follow up Activities for energy stakeholders in Tanzania. The workshop was closed by Director of DAS (Dr Robert Otsyina)

3.0 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CSOs WORKSHOP FOR ADVOCACY ON THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACCESS FOR ALL

3.1 Outcomes of the First Post RIO+20 Meeting on the SE4All at TaTEDO(by Mr. MkomaMasanyiwa)

The paper discussed the first Round-table Meeting on SE4ALL held at TaTEDO Offices on 10th October 2012. The participants were invited from eight institutions of TAREA, NGSEN, COSTECH, MEM, TaTEDO, REA, TANESCO and NEMC. Brief welcoming remarks were given by Mr. Sawe, (The TaTEDO Executive Director). Mr. Sawe started by informing the participants that “year 2012” has been declared by the UN General Assembly the International Year for Sustainable Energy for All. In addition, Hivos of the Netherlands in partnership with Practical Action in Kenya, EAETDN in Uganda on and TaTEDO in Tanzania prepared a programme for East Africa Energy Advocacy to advocate for more attention on energy for the poor especially on more budget allocation. The inception workshop for this project was held October2012. Therefore the SE4ALL has opened opportunities for new investment plans for increased energy access through grid and non-grid energy options and improved energy efficiency in the different countries and Tanzania being one of them. Tanzania has shown political will to be among the countries implementing this global initiative and through support of the UNDP the rapid energy gap analysis study has been conducted which will provide baseline for preparation of country action. The draft Gap analysis report has been obtained from the UNDP and circulated to you all for comments which will be discussed and agreed in this meeting. Since Tanzania is still in the initial stage of preparation of the SE4ALL country action plan and through discussion with UNDP there is room to provide inputs to the CAP preparation and also provide inputs for the SE4ALL meeting organized by EU on 16 th

October 2012.The participants were informed that according to consultations with UNDP country office that also coordinates the actions of the SE4ALL, Tanzania is yet to submit a commitment letter for partnership in this initiative, but it is registered in the book following the political willingness statement which was made by the former Minister for Energy and Minerals. For Tanzania to implement SE4ALL the country action plan has to be submitted by September 2013. This means it high time different stakeholders to provide inputs for improvement of such report. It should not be forgotten that all country resources for provision of electricity is for only 15% of the Tanzanian who are mostly in urban and peri-urban areas. The rest about 85% depend on biomass and other inferior energy and women being the victim of the situation. Given that the gap report will form basis for preparation of the country action plan proper analysis of energy access for the poor and women particular efficient production and utilization of biomass energy and other alternative energy is of paramount importance. As a way forward, it was agreed that the following functions to be performed: To give their comments and inputs on the rapid gap analysis report. It was cautioned

the comments should focus on challenges for Tanzania to meet SE4ALL objectives, country priorities, and effective implementation model to be adopted in Tanzania and role of civil society and other stakeholders in the SE4ALL.

Minutes be prepared and circulated to all for comment and make small presentation during EU meeting and the Ministry of Energy and Minerals

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It was proposed to form Tanzania SE4ALL forum and bring in other stakeholders like MEM (as chair) UDSM, TBS, FINANCE, MNRT, UNDP, TaTEDO, TAREA, COSTECH, REA, MEM, NEMC,TANESCO, where various stakeholders can discuss and give views. It was proposed further that MEM to chair the forum and representative from MEM to communicate this message to the ministry. It was agreed to write a letter and introduce the request and send it to the Permanent Secretary in the ministry.

It was agreed the membership be from the institution rather than a personThe following was the feedback of the Roundtable MeetingThe Ministry agreed that the SE4All Forum which will bring together stakeholders to discuss and provide comments to the Government and UNDP to be established and receive guidelines on how they are going to be part of the process of formulating the GAP analysis and Country Action Plan. The Ministry accepted to Chair the Forum.Q&AQ. Why the UN is working with Civil Societies A. Globally, All countries have directed the priority of the energy sectors in the

electricity (power) development and they are reluctant to give money to the renewable energies. That is why the UN is using CSOs to ensure the initiative on Sustainable Energy for All is reaching very poor people by using isolated renewable energy systems.

3.2 Briefing on the East African Regional CSOs’ Meeting of Nairobi, Kenya(by Dr. Robert Otsyina)

This paper discussed the outcome of the Regional Workshop (the EA Regional Workshop on SE4ALL), organised by the Practical Action and HIVOsin 25 th and 26thof October 2012 at Silver Spring Hotel in Nairobi with intention to ensure that civil society organisations (CSO) are equipped and ready to engage with the national level processes and ensure CSO mobilization and coordination across the regions as well as feeding into the global process.The East Africa Regional SE4ALL Workshop brought together four countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda and attended by 31 participants.The following were the specific objectives of the Regional Workshop. To share insights on the current status of SE4ALL To analyze the policy environment at national level in the four East African

countries. To formulate and agree joint objectives, actions and process to influence the

national and regional SE4ALL implementation plans. To develop ideas and scope out possible activities to increase civil society

awareness and engagement with the issue of energy access. To plan further national and regional coordination.Sustainable Energy for All, as a UN Secretary General’s initiative, which arose in 2011 upon the realization that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were not going to be met without increased energy access and efficiency.Initiative is in this year entering its second year, and, for the first time, has a focus on regional and national level engagement. Globally, 62 countries have actively ‘opted in’ to the SE4ALL but 12 countries have been prioritised as ‘first-movers’ and 3 are in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania).The UN Secretary General identified civil society organisations as the ‘third pillar’ to deliver SE4ALL, alongside Government and Business. Country Action Plans will define how energy access is delivered over the next decade and beyond. It is thus crucial that; Civil society are engaged in shaping and implementing the Country Action Plans and

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That poor men and women’s energy needs are seen as a priorityFor Tanzania to be ready for the SE4ALL initiative, key milestones need to be achieved: Development of a Gap Analysis document (Country situation analysis). Preparation of Country Action Plan (CAP).These plans need to be delivered by National Governments to the UN before September 2013. The role of the Civil Societies is to provide Facilitation and support such as: Identify critical gaps on awareness and enhancing ownership of SE4ALL process. identify the national priority policies and strategies which influence national

development priorities, such as NSGRP, Kilimo Kwanza, among other national programmes to contribute to SE4ALL

Updated to ensure that the energy needs of the poor, both men and women are reflected and addressed in the best possible way.

Create awareness on SE4ALL at national and sub national levelsThe Civil Societies could add value to the SE4ALL process by performing the following functions. Identifying, advocating for, and influencing the design and implementation of

policies that support the objectives of SE4All, including promoting effective community-led models and highlighting the role women can play.

Researching and developing sustainable energy technologies for achieving access as well as uptake of renewables and energy efficiency, spreading innovation and best practices.

Building networks to promote monitoring and evaluation and ensure transparency and accountability across all three pillars.

Fostering networks of community-based businesses and social entrepreneurs to accelerate spread, progress and impact.

Capacity building, training and facilitation of exchange of knowledge, skills and practices to other civil society actors, government, and the business sector.

Creating like-minded partnerships among communities, government and business. Engaging Approach: It was agreed that when engaging, partners would advocate for the following: ‘Service’ rather than ‘Supply’ based approach to energy definition and delivery; Increased financing for decentralised energy solutions (systems); Encouraging an Ecosystems understanding of the energy landscape for universal

access; Mainstreaming and making clear the space for civil society that exists to add value

to SE4ALL processes; Be more organized. This entails good planning and strategizing. Get more coordinated so as to form a credible critical mass. Engage with governments in a way that generates government goodwill; Use a

persuasive communications approach, be critical but don’t attack; work hard to gather intelligence.

Strategize on how to maximize opportunity in a space where the government is in control;

Create your own events and meetings where you will have more control and space to negotiate.

Identify allies in influencing the governmentThe improvements needed in Tanzania include Need to increased awareness of SE4ALL – even some members of the government

aren’t aware of it and key stakeholders need to be brought into the process Completion of Gap Analysis Report: the gap analysis needs to be completed and the

government needs to own it. 

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Preparation and Implementation of the Country Action Plan (CAP)  Involvement of all stakeholders from the local private sector, civil societies,

government departments and users of energy services.The paper put forward the following recommendations and conclusions Countries in the East Africa sub-region are at different stages of executing the

SE4ALL roadmap. The environment and capacity of CSOs to engage with the other two SE4ALL ‘pillars’

(Government and Business) varies across countries but opportunities exist in each country and within the region if CSOs are ready to take them.

While the need for funding for Governments is recognised, CSO participation is not cost free and also needs to be supported. It is generally accepted that if SE4ALL is to be realised CSOs must champion opportunities for the poor since energy is the catalyst/foundation for meeting all MDGs.

There is need to establish a new energy narrative reflected in the definition and delivery of energy at country level.

Civil society has a role to play in establishing this new narrative, one which recognizes the full range of services which poor people want, need and have a right to be involved.

Q&AQ. Who were specifically the participants of the Regional Workshop?A. The civil Societies from the four countries of East African countries and

representatives from HIVOS and Practical Action (East Africa).Q. Who are the key players of the SE4All Initiative?A. The key players who will own and move the GAP analysis and Country Action Plan

are the national governments supported by UN and its agencies

3.3 Sustainable Energy for All Process for Tanzania(By Steve Thorne-UNDP/MEM)

The SE4ALL Initiative is focused on working with stakeholders to deliver three key UN objectives by 2030: Ensuring Universal Access to modern energy Services Doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix Doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiencyThe key outputs of SE4ALL are Vision Statement, framework for action, action agenda – identified in 11 action areas. The sectors which are involved in the SE4All are (1) Modern cooking appliances and fuels (2) distributed electricity solutions; (3) grid infrastructure and supply efficiency; (4) large-scale renewable power; (5) industrial and agricultural processes; (6) transportation; and (7) buildings and appliances.The areas which require to be enabled in order to effectively exploit opportunities for the majority access to energy services include (1) energy planning and policies; (2) business model and technology innovation; (3) finance and risk management; and (4) capacity building and knowledge sharing.The following is the timeline of fulfilling the process of preparing SE4All in Tanzania September 2011 - SE4ALL Initiative launched November 2011 – EC Announce Agenda for Change – Energy priority for

Development Assistance April 2012 - SE4ALL Action Agenda launched June 2012 - Rio +20 - 52 countries endorse SE4ALL, $50b committed from private

sector to Initiative September 2012 - Launch of operational phase of the Initiative (country focused)

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December 2012 - Baseline report released (WB-led) The implementing partners are UN Agencies (UNDP, UNIDO, UNEP, etc.), European Commission, Norway Energy+, GIZ and the World Bank. European Commission – Energizing Development: Demonstrating leadership on energy access through: New Development strategy – Agenda for Change prioritizing energy access in Sub

Saharan Africa (2014 2020) Launch of a Euro 50m Technical Assistance Facility (by 2014) Announcement of Euro 500m commitment to concrete energy access projects (by

2014)Norwegian -Energy+: Norwegian government initiative to promote energy access and low carbon development - Country Government agreements already signed with Kenya, Liberia and Ethiopia (c. 150m Euros)World Bank: Leading the development of an SE4ALL baseline report - a snapshot of the global picture of each of the goals in 2012 - and establishing a tracking framework to define and monitor progress to 2030Other Partners: Private sector is seen as key deliverer of SE4ALL. Many large Private Sector financial commitments e.g. Bank of America USD 35 billion of financing toward energy initiatives. Civil Societies are other key stakeholders for delivering this UN initiative. SE4ALL initiative highlights the role of Civil Society as crucial and complementary. The Secretary General identifies civil society as the 3rd pillar to deliver SE4ALL, alongside Business and Government.Key National Opportunities: Each of the 62 participating countries has to deliver two outputs by end of 2012: National SE4All Gaps Analysis National SE4ALL Implémentation Action PlanThese will shape the delivery and definition of energy access in country for the coming decade. The aims of the SE4All Gap Analysis are : 1) To articulate status of energy sector in Tanzania in the context of the SE4All goals, 2) To identify gaps and barriers that could hinder Tanzania from achieving its SE4All goals and 3) To identify where support from key SE4All partners can be useful in addressing identified gaps.

The initial key Gaps on Energy access in Tanzania Renewable energy related gaps include low awareness of possibilities for RE, bias

towards centralized electricity investments, low focus on biomass energy and limited diversification of RE resource exploitation

Enabling related actions for renewable energy services include lack of clear information for site development, low availability of financing instruments, unclear legal and regulatory framework for attracting investors and innovative micro-financing instruments

SE4ALL Mission, 16-17 October 2012 with the following objectives learn the national experience in enhancing the energy agenda in the country -

including the status of energy access as well as opportunities for energy efficiency and renewable energy

learn the many government initiatives in the energy sector and the donor support that are now advancing the energy agenda

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explore how, building on this on-going support, the SE4ALL initiative and partners can leverage, catalyse and build on the on-going work, to help the country reach the ambitious objectives set out by the Secretary General in the SE4ALL

explore the interest of the country to engage on a “fast-track” SE4ALL initiative in selected areas to be agreed with the government

explore concrete next steps, including preparation of Action Plan and/or Investment Prospectus for the areas selected for SE4ALL in Tanzania

Outcomes of the Mission: Tanzania selected with excellent conditions for “fast track”; “Rapid Assessment Gap analysis” including challenges and opportunities MUST be

completed; National Action Plan (NAP for next 5 years) must be developed; Need to have nationally agreed and well defined targets with concrete details of

SE4ALL partners which agree to support the program in this initial “fast-track” phase;

Suggested focus (by SE4ALL mission) for the next 5 years: The need for a comprehensive updated energy strategy; The urgent need to scale up energy access in rural sector –both through off-grid as

well as grid connection; and The need for institutional reform/strengthening for more effective management of

the sector and for creating a better environment for private sector participation. The mission also proposed to undertake the following activities SE4All Steering Group Formation Proposed

The team proposes the establishment of a small SE4ALL Steering Group for Tanzania, led by the MEM and members from other relevant ministries (e.g. finance, agriculture, industry, environment) and members of the development partners group (plus CSOs and Private Sector industry bodies). The group will have primary function of following-up and advising the government on SE4ALL program in the country.

Development of Energy Strategy Proposed The GoT is updating of its National Energy Policy of 2003 to take coherent policy directions and clear linkages to other sectors. It was recommended for the GoTto approachEDPs to support updating of National Energy Policy 2003 to take a strategic approach to the whole energy sector and its linkages to the economy through the development of National Energy Strategy. The update National Energy Policy could evolve into a National Energy Strategy 2013.It was proposed that the SE4ALL “fast-track” action includes large scale support to the government in the preparation of a “National Energy Strategy 2013” with full support from SE4ALL partners in the country. This strategy would include details for scaling up investments in the energy sector to reach its connection goals by 2033.

More focus on Rural Energy Proposed Most Tanzanians are relying on human energy for productive activities, agriculture, and transport. Over 90% depend on solid biomass fuels. In 2007 GoT created REA under MEM to collaborate with institutions to promote access to modern energy services.Under the Rural Energy Act of 2005, REA has full authority to promote and facilitate rural energy development with the private sector, NGOs, CSOs, and Government agencies. REA main functions are:– Promote, stimulate, facilitate and improve modern energy access for productive

uses in rural areas to stimulate rural economic and social development.

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– Promote rational and efficient production and use of energy, and facilitate identification and development of improved energy projects and activities in rural areas.

– Finance eligible rural energy projects through REF. – Prepare and review application procedures, guidelines, selection criteria,

standards and terms and conditions for grants allocation. – Build capacity and provide technical assistance to project developers and rural

communities. – Facilitate preparation of bid documents for rural energy projects. The biggest current energy challenge in Tanzania is rural. Although mid-term prospects look potentially bright with off-shore gas finds, this will not affect the rural sector in the short- to mid-term. It was recommended to urgently scale – up in investments in the rural areas to meet goals of energy access. It was proposed that SE4ALL “fast tracks” rural energy investment to reach a target of the population with energy access by 2017 with specific activities, investments and development partners supporting it. The objective would include development objectives such as education, health and economic activity.

Regulatory and Institutional Reforms Proposed Updating National Energy Policy 2003 provides opportunity for initiating sector and institutional reforms: – Improving the viability of the sector; and – Promoting more active participation of the private sector finance; – In scaling up and improving energy access, EE and RE.On-going government efforts to undertake reforms to: – Strengthen and modernize TANESCO; – Improve its financial viability; and – Align tariff and subsidy systems with cost of service and targeted needs.Financial viability, tariff and subsidy system are keys for the future success of the energy sector may merit support from the development partners. As the country embarks on an update of the National Energy Plan, these are areas that will need a thorough review and possible overhaul.It was proposed that one of the components of the SE4ALL “Fast-Track” program include Energy sector reform focusing on institutional reform and improving the conditions for private sector participation and increased investment as a pre-condition for increasing energy production in the country.

Next steps from SE4ALL mission Review and discuss with the government the proposals of the SE4ALL Mission Agreement with the government on few areas to be selected for “fast-track”

SE4ALL attention Establishment of SE4ALL Steering Group composed of government and

development partners with two co-chairs – one from government and one from development partner group

Formulation of “fast-track” operational plan with detailed objectives, goals, activities, partners to participate, investments required (est. if possible), and milestones to be reached by 2015

Formulation of implementation plan with specific details of the SE4ALL support

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What can SE4ALL do to stimulate private sector involvement in sustainable energy access, especially for the poorest? Coordinating

– Link entrepreneurs and investors; NGOs and business; private and public sector;– Co-ordinate (and educate) donors; – Gather country-focused information for setting up business/finding local partners;– Coordinate market analysis, resource mapping, data collection/info sharing.

Stimulating– Stimulate investment funds aimed at difficult market (low returns, high risk,

longer term);– Provide guarantees for private investment;– Encourage public sector adoption of new technologies and public/private support

for research and education. Guiding

– Promote incentives, e.g. fossil fuel subsidy reform; eliminating import taxes; tax benefits for local manufacturing; feed-in tariffs;

– Influence governments to generate supportive policy/economic frameworks, e.g. guidelines for policy directives.

Demonstrating– Showcase and validate demonstrably profitable business models for replication;– Build capacity in financial institutions to understand viability of such businesses; – Develop standardized methods for measuring impact beyond profit.

Guidelines for Contribution to the Preparation of Country Action Plan (CAP) (Civil Society ROAD-MAP) Civil society engagement with SE4ALL has not been strategic or systematic in

Tanzania Civil society groups need to form a coalition to support Tanzania develop and agree

on specific SE4All Targets as national commitments to the initiative and communicated to the Key supporting partners.

There is need for developing a “Civil Society Roadmap” for implementation of SE4All in Tanzania

This represents a tangible opportunity to help shape how civil society can engage at both international and national levels.

IIED and others currently working on a joint-plan to run civil society strategic engagement at national level

Q&AQ. How to achieve energy efficiency?A. In other places there are energy regulators e.g. South Africa, if you produce good

products. The government has to pay back some cost. REA in Tanzania should look for indicators which will measure efficiency during financing energy projects. One of the good regulators is the feed-in-tariffs.

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Q. When Country Action Plan will be completed and what has been planned about financing?

A. This depends on the speed of the Government and vigour from stakeholders in Tanzania. The gap analysis and Action plan should be finalised for submission by September 2013. Otherwise, the country may lose this opportunity.

3.4 Using Advocacy Effectively for Successful Implementation of SE4ALL(By Dennis Teaser)

Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a group which aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions. Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including: - media campaigns, - public speaking, - commissioning and publishing research or polls - Lobbying - Action (projects, skills development, new business initiative).Key to Effective Advocacy: People are the core of any successful advocacy campaign. The advocacy should have clear, measurable goals, extensive knowledge of whom you are trying to reach and what moves them and compelling messages that connect with your target audience. In the process of advocacy, activist should Start with systematic planning that is reviewed and then revised, specify for people what to do, how to do it, and why, make the case for why action is needed now, match strategy and tactics to target audiences budget for success and rely on experts when needed What is our Goal: Work with key stakeholders to ensure the achievement of the three primary goals of the SE4ALL 1) Energy access for all by 2030. 2) Doubling the efficiency by which energy is used and 3) double the renewable energy contribution in the national energy mix. Turning Goals into Action: Identification of all stakeholders (Government, Donors, CSOs, Private Sector

Consumer Groups, etc). Create dialogue not dictation: everyone's voice needs to be heard equally. Support development/research partners for information generation and mobilization

of stakeholders. Develop a clear and concise approach – that is manageable Education: Ensure all stakeholders understand SE4ALL and the role they can play to

make it a reality Empower CSOs so they could contribute to the process – include peoples voices Involve the private sector: they are the market initiatorsThe challenges are supposed to be changed into actions and opportunities. At the end of this process we should have many Civil Societies Actors, Many Actions, One Message and One Voice

Comments Covey gratitude to the resource persons for point out some challenges. One of the

challenges for low access to energy services in the community is lack of energy field officer at local levels. So SE4ALL forum should not only consider the central government but also local governments where the majority of Tanzania resides.

There is a need to go beyond this meeting so as to reach all the people, even those in the grassroots

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The issue of institutional structure at the grassroots level is very important. The need of energy is different in different places

4.0 GROUP DISCUSSIONThe four groups to work in the following thematic areas were formed and discussed the following questions:4.1 Civil Society Organisations Statement

The group one discussed the statement which detailed the specific elements / principles that the workshop participants want to see reflected in their SE4ALL National Action Plan. The statement addressed the following questions, among others: – What challenges the SE4All CAP is supposed to solve in the Country.– What are the initiatives will support and bring concrete solution to this energy challenges,– What is your commitment as CSOs in solving the energy problems – What benefits CSOs is expecting for the stakeholders in the community by solving these challenges – How will challengesgoing to be solved?– What is the support required from the Development partners, government, and private sector, etc.

Outcomes of the Group One

The CSOs have comprehended the urgent need to support UN initiative on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) in recognition that the universal access to modern affordable energy services in Tanzania is essential for the achievement of the sustainable socio-economic developmentwhich would help to reduce poverty and to improve the conditions and standard of living for the majority of the poor people in Tanzania. The CSOs are asking for the government and development partners to work jointly with them to ensure crucial challenges for energy for poor will be brought on board and wide range of sustainable energy initiatives that will contribute to the efforts of meeting the challenge of widening access to modern energy services for the poor with special emphasis on the needs of marginalized groups such as women, children, disabled, youth, etc. will be considered.

This Statement is supportive to various national, regional and global energy access and poverty alleviation initiatives such as the National Energy Policy, East Africa Community Regional Energy Access Strategy, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstove Strategy, Millennium Development Goals as well as the commendable efforts of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Therefore, in the same spirit, the CSOs pledge for the government to take the lead and to involve all stakeholders in the process of developing and implementation of the SE4All in order to bring universal access to modern energy services for all people in Tanzania especially the rural majority who are poor and have been deprived of better energy services for the most of their lives.

Bringing SE4All to Tanzania will require more supportive policies, increased financing, tackling energy access challenges and greater participation of CSOs at national, regional and international levels. The CSOs call for the Development Partners to commit more financial resources to scale up access to modern energy services for both grid and off-grid areas and exclusively to support the development and effective implementation of pro-poor sustainable energy policies, regulations

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and financing for pro-poor sustainable energy options. In order to achieve universal modern energy access in Tanzania, there is a need for renewed political will and commitment of the all energy stakeholders including the Government and that of the rest of the international aid agencies, if the energy access poverty is to be addressedand universal access to be achieved in Tanzania.

4.2 A proposal to the government and national UN representative to secure official CSO space and integration into the SE4ALL planning and delivery process

The group two discussed the areas of a proposal to the government and UN representatives. This entaileda proposal to secure official Civil Society (CS) space and integration into the SE4ALL planning and delivery process – e.g. representation on the SE4ALL Country Steering Committee and/or clear timetable when CS can feed into the draft proposals– What kind of representation will you propose to the SE4ALL Steering Committee,– How the contributions from the CSOs will flow to the SE4All Steering Committee– What kind check and balances required to ensure CSOs opinions and their contributions will be

implemented? – How energy for the poor will be incorporated in the SE4All planning and delivery process?– etc.Outcomes of the Group Two

The SE4All implementation is proposing the establishment of SE4All Steering Committee for Tanzania led by MEM with members from other relevant ministries and representation from private and CSOs sectors. The steering committee should have balanced representation of different stakeholders. The members should be nominated or elected based on their involvement in the modern energy access activities energy efficiency, renewable energy in relation to their applications in agriculture, environment, education and the communities) with national level coverage.

The contribution from different stakeholders will flow to the steering committee through 1) SE4All platform (forum) created to discuss and deliver ideas, proposals, issues, etc. and 2) alternative communication channels necessary tom capture comments and ideas from the public through websites (blogs), emails, e-groups, face-book, etc.

In order to ensure that the Steering Committee and the Government will implement the CSOs ideas and proposed measures and approaches during implementation of Country Action Plan (CAP), there must be checks and balances. These checks and balances will be introduced by establishing Monitoring and Evaluation System of CAP which will include CSO s prioritized actions.

The energy for the poor will be incorporated in the SE4All planning and delivery process by analyzing the real energy and technology demand, affordability and sustainability of energy resources, service provider and priorities based on their demand and supply.

The financial resources should be available for different forums or platforms of stakeholders (CSO inculsive0 in order tom capture enough information for developing and implementing SE4All Initiative in Tanzania.

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4.3 A Broader CSO Activity Plan/StrategyThe plan was discussed by group three which highlighted activities to further mobilize civil society at national level and ensure input to the SE4ALL outcomes. The following are highlights of this plan:– What are CSOs requirements to ensure inputs to the SE4All outcomes– List activities for mobilizing CSOs,– What strategies required to ensure the selected CSOs will provide concrete SE4All outcomes – The plan should consist of activities, duration for implementation, responsible organizations, inputs,

budget, etc.– Expected outcomes of the implemented activities and their contribution to the SE4All – Who is going to benefit from the contribution made to the SE4All Initiatives Outcomes of the Group Three

The CSOs requirements in order to ensure inputs to the SE4All outcomes are to bring scaling up innovative bottom-up approaches so that they can eventually be implemented by host governments. CSOs often have the advantage of being closer to the energy poor; in addition, they can generally operate with a high degree of flexibility. For this reason, CSOs are often able and required to link up with other stakeholders relatively quickly. CSOs are required to spearhead the development and implementation of projects directly targeting the poor on a scale and in a timeframe that will be very helpful for achieving the energy access goals of Sustainable Energy for All.

The major activities for mobilizing CSOs include 1) create awareness to all CSOs with energy related activities, 2) Capacity development for lobbying on supportive policies, fruitful strategies and financial resources at different levels i.e. nationally, regionally and internationally. 3) Bring together other CSOs and enable them to join the SE4All Forum 4) create one voice among CSO’s in order to tackle the challenges of sustainable energy access in Tanzania.

The strategies required to ensure the selected CSOs will provide concrete SE4All outcomes is to start with data and facts collection about energy access, prepare a lobbying proposal to the government, donors or SE4All Steering Committee, establish roundtables for discussing modern energy access development for the poor, provide persuasive ideas to the decision makers, use media and any other forms of communication to ensure right modern energy access messages will be delivered to public and decision makers such as permanent secretaries, ministers, members of parliament, etc.

The outcome of the plan for CSOs include capacity building to the CSOs, public awareness of the SE4All, GAP Analysis Document and Country Action plan with a lot of contributions from the SE4All Forum and partnership between the Government, CSOs and private sector involved in the implementation of SE4All initiatives.

At the end, all people in Tanzania are expected to benefit from the contribution made to the SE4All Initiatives. The future we want is to see all people in the urban and rural areas have access to affordable energy services for lighting, cooking, processing, production, health, business and others.

The detailed plan for the SE4All will be discussed in the item 5.0

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4.4 Formation of an Informal Energy Forum/PlatformThe group four developed a proposal on how Civil Societies will be represented in the implementation phase of the SE4ALL national policies after September 2013 - longer term objective). What should be the structure of the SE4All in terms of the following?– Core Business during implementation of SE4All and Target Groups– Geographical: identify the most appropriate and give reasons– Structural Arrangements: How should SE4All Forum will be organised to avail its services to SE4All

Steering Committee and the community level, effectively– What other hierarchies should be introduced in the existing structure to make the forum more

effective– How should each CSOs should fit into this structure and please describe activities in different

hierarchical levels?– etc

Outcomes of the Group Four

Tanzania SE4ALL Forum which bring in together stakeholders like MEM (as chair) UDSM, TBS, FINANCE, MNRT, UNDP, TaTEDO, TAREA, COSTECH, REA, MEM, NEMC,TANESCO, where various stakeholders could discuss and give views on how to develop modern energy access in Tanzania has been formed. The Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) have accepted to become a chair of the forum and representative from MEM has communicated this message to the ministry. The letter was written to the Ministry to introduce the request and send it to the Permanent Secretary.

SE4ALL Forum is not an NGO it is partnership of Government, CSOs and Business, working together to achieve SE4ALL goals. Core business during implementation of SE4ALL1) Advocate for clear strategies and targets with indicators for easy monitoring2) Awareness creation to all stakeholders about SE4ALL from local levels to central level3) Ensuring sharing of information among stakeholders

If possible, the forum should have representatives from local and national levels and should have clear mechanism of working together.The structural arrangement of SE4ALL forum should be national structure, which include all regions in the country and all levels. The hierarchies – the existing administrative hierarchies of the country can be used for the SE4ALL forum, because it includes all levels from local to national levels. At the district level, energy cluster could be formed to ensure energy access will be represented to the village level.

CSOs are working from the local levels will be brought in the forum. CSOs will include NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, networks, Alliances, Foundations, Media, and other CSOs dealing with advocacy and energy related activities.

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5.0 THE CSOS PLAN OF ACTION FOR ADVOCACY (TANZANIA) (by Jensen Shuma)

5.1 OverviewEnergy CSOs in East African countries Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi) are implementing a project on Sustainable Energy Access for All named the East Africa Civil Society Organizations Energy Advocacy Programme. Based on Agreed activities in the Regional Project on Sustainable Energy for All and Outcomes of the Regional CSOs Workshop on SE4All, held in Nairobi from 25-26 October 2012 the stakeholders agreed on follow up activities5.2 Agreed StrategiesMission: to ensure all national policies and strategies as well as other national initiatives including financing, contribute to SE4All through continuous lobbying and advocacyObjective: Working with key stakeholders to ensure achievement of three pillars of SE4All4 Ensuring universal access to modern energy services by 2030; 5 Doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency; 6 Doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.Strategies Stakeholders should ensure national development priorities contribute to the SE4All

by scrutinizing and influence documents before they are passed into Parliament Acts or actions.

It was observed that the SE4All is new initiative in the country. At the moment is well known at the international level. There is a need to increase awareness of SE4All to different stakeholders and bring them into the process of understanding and preparation of SE4All.

5.3 Activities and Timeline Roundtable CSOs meeting 10 Oct. 2012, (CSOs, MEM, Government dept.)

(Completed) Participate in the Regional CSOs Workshop (representatives from DAS, ARTI,

TaTEDO, NGSEN, UmemeJua attended the workshop) 25 -26 October 2012 (Completed)

Undertake the National CSOs Workshop on SE4All in Tanzania (The representatives from more than 30 organizations participated in the National Workshop), 12 December 2012 (Completed)

Prepare National Workshop report and Annual Review Report on what was agreed and Implemented in the First Quarter of the Project: (Coordinating Unit) January 2013.

Review the National Energy Documents on Energy (policies, rural energy master-plan, CCFAT Action plan, energy investment plans) January – March 2013 (SE4All Forum)

Provide inputs to the preparation of SE4All (Gap Analysis and Country Action Plan), (SE4All Forum) January – August 2013 (SE4All forum UNDP and MEM)

Conduct media campaigns to create public awareness of the SE4All, April to June 2013 (SE4All Forum, UNDP and MEM)

Capacity building for CSOs on lobbying and advocacy at international and national levels, Feb – March 2013, (SE4All Forum).

Lobbying and advocacy documents preparation (policy briefs, newsletters, tools, lobbying proposal, etc.) Feb – March 2012, (SE4All Forum)

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Scrutiny and influence establishment of important energy development initiatives – Low carbon emission development– Lighting for rural areas– Coal powered plants– Geothermal Plants– Hybrid power systems– etc , June to August 2013, (SE4All Forum, MEM).

Second CSOs Roundtable on Pro-poor energy hearing roundtable March 2014 2013 (SE4All forum, Government and Donors)

Conduct the Second CSOs Workshop on pro-poor energy policy reviews March 2014, (SE4All and Government).

Conduct Meeting with the SE4All Initiative to the Parliamentary Energy and Mineral Committees for more resources and priority to the implementation of SE4All Country Action Plan. May 2014 (SE4All Forum, MEM, UNDP)

Interaction with UN institutions and other development partners (UNDP, UNIDO, UNEP, UN Women, USAID, Embassies, JICA, etc) on more financial resources to support SE4All January –June 2014 (SE4All Forum, MEM)

Interaction with the Corporate Sector to support the SE4All Initiatives in Tanzania July –Nov 2014, (SE4All Forum, TANGO, NGSEN, Government).

The Third national CSOs workshop on implementation and assessment of the performance of SE4All in Tanzania, June 2015, (SE4All Forum, Donors, Government).

5.4 Conclusion There are more other small regional project activities which will be implemented by

the Coordinating Unit on behalf of CSOs, Reporting on the progress of the SE4All development to the stakeholders will be

undertaken through newsletters, monitoring reports and internal project meetings It is our expectations that the CSOs efforts for supporting the SE4All will bring

economic growth and influence positively energy services for the poor

6.0 CLOSING SESSIONThe workshop was closed by Dr. Robert Otysina (Director-DAS). He started his speech by conveying a word of thanks to organizers and participants of this important workshop for accepting to come together and discuss the SE4All. Dr Robert said that all participants would like to see all areas discussed in this workshop to be adopted and implemented in areas affected by energy poverty in Tanzania. As you are the chosen few, you are supposed to be steering wheel of the process of transforming energy sector. Take what has been discussed in this workshop and turn them into actions in order to develop sustainable energy services, alleviate poverty and contribute to the sustainable development. He concluded by saying it is important for all stakeholders to play their roles in developing sustainable energy not only through creating enabling environment but also through supporting all sustainable modern energy sources and disseminate them to meet demand of other sectors and even to the most remote areas. Remember that even CSOs have significant roles to play in assisting the government, in order to reach remote rural areas.

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Annex 1: WorshopProgramme

Date: 12 December 2012, Time:8.30-17:00S. No. Event Time Responsible1.0 Arrival and Registration of the

Participants 8.30 Emerline / Daulinge

2.0 Opening Session 9:00-9:30 Chair: Victor AkimSelf-Introduction of the Participants All ParticipantsWelcome Remarks ED, TaTEDOOpening Speech Assistant Commissioner

(MEM)Coffee Break 9.45

3.0 Sustainable Energy for All 10.00-11:30Outcomes of the First Post RIO+20 Meeting on the Sustainable Energy for All at TaTEDO

MEM (Masanyiwa)

Plenary Discussion (Q&A)Briefing on the East African Regional CSOs’ Meeting of Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Robert Otsyna(DAS)

Plenary Discussion (Q&A)4.0 National Gap Analysis 11: 30-

13:00National Gap Analysis Presentation UNDP(Steve Thorne) Guidelines for Contribution to the Preparation of Country Action Plan (CAP) (ROAD-MAP)

UNDP(Steve Thorne)

Advocacy for Commitment and Implementation of Sustainable Energy for All in Tanzania

ARTI (Dennis Tessier)

Lunch Break 13:00-14:00

Group Discussion(Q&A) 14.00-16:00

Civil Society Organisations Statement

A proposal to the responsible government and national UN representative to secure official CS space and integration into the SE4ALL planning and delivery process

A broader CS Activity Plan/Strategy Formation of an informal Energy

Forum/Platform

TaTEDO (Jensen Shuma)/ NGSEN (Rosemary Sago)

5.0 The Way ForwardConfirm the Formation of SE4All Forum TaTEDO (Ngoo)/MEM

(Masanyiwa)Agree on Follow up Activities (The Plan of Action for Advocacy)

Jensen Shuma (TaTEDO)

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6.0 Evening Tea and Logistics 16:00-16:15

7.0 Closing Remarks 16:30 DAS Director

Annex 2: Welcome Remarks of the National CSOs Workshop for Advocacy on Sustainable Energy Access for All. (Blue Pearl Hotel, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 12thOf December, 2012).

E. N. Sawe (TaTEDO Executive Director)

Chairperson,Friends,Ladies and Gentlemen.On behalf of the organizers (CSOs and the SE4ALL forum) of this workshop on advocacy for SE4ALL, I am grateful for the opportunity to give these opening remarks. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen We are glad and indeed grateful to have so many participants who are key stakeholders from the government ministries and departments, donors, NGOs, private sector, etc. I would like to sincerely thank you for accepting our invitation to participate in this important National Sustainable Energy for All workshop. This is a clear indication that, we all recognize that sustainable energy for all has a crucial role in the Country’s efforts on poverty reduction and sustainable development which are necessary for achieving the MDGs.As we are all aware, the United Nations General Assembly declared this year, 2012, the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, recognizing that “…access to modern energy services in developing countries is essential for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and sustainable development, which would help to reduce poverty and to improve the conditions and standards of living of the majority of the world’s population.”

Also, the General Assembly’s Resolution 65/151 called on UN Secretary-General to organize and coordinate activities to be undertaken during the Year in order to “increase awareness on the importance of addressing energy issues”, including access to – and sustainability of - affordable energy and energy efficiency at the local, national, regional and international levels.

The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative aim to contribute significantly to the three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social and environment. Stakeholders at the national and international levels are urged to take concrete actions towards achieving the agreed, three objectives of the SE4ALL, which are: Ensuring universal access to modern energy services by 2030. Doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency; Doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.The success of the SE4ALL will ensure that energy systems meet the needs of the poor in urban and rural areas. However, given the scale of the challenge of the Universal Energy Access by 2030, governments, private and NGO sectors need to collaborate in all the efforts of developing working documents for SE4All and commit to allocate resources, invest and implement actions which enhance energy services access for the majority in both rural and urban area. Chairperson, Distinguished Participants,The main objective of this workshop is to explore how different stakeholders in the country could collaborate in order to facilitate universal access to modern energy services and guarantee benefits for both urban and rural population especially the poor through sustainable energy for all initiatives. The workshop specific objectives include; to raise awareness and commitment of different stakeholders in order to take action towards delivery

of sustainable energy for the poor in the country in line with Sustainable Energy for All Initiatives. to catalyse the participation of CSOs and other relevant stakeholders in the finalization of the GAP

analysis, formulation and implementation of the country action plan that responds to the community needs and priorities with regards to SE4All goals.

to agree on the CSOs’ contributions towards M&E of the implementation of the Country Action Plan (CAP) and other advocacy activities for SE4All.

Chairperson, Distinguished Participants,

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Tanzania has expressed commitment to the SE4LL initiative; as such the country is one of the more than 60 countries that have opted in the initiative. In collaboration with the UNDP, the Government has prepared a draft Gap Analysis report which is now being circulated for stakeholders’ comments and inputs.Other stakeholders in the country, business and the civil society have at different times had consultation with the UN-HLG within and outside the country, also with the Ministry, UNDP, REA to find out status and explore how they could help the process of finalizing the Gap Analysis Report and contribute in the preparation of the Country Implementation Plan. Chairperson, Distinguished Participants,The early national efforts on the advocacy for Sustainable Energy for All, started during the preparation of the June Global Sustainable Development Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In February 2012, TaTEDO in collaboration with the HIVOs of the Netherlands and the Sierra Club of the USA had a hearing roundtable of 22 participants at the World Bank, Washington DC, where discussion about Efforts for Achieving Universal Energy Access in Africa (Lessons for the World Bank) was held. One of the recommendations was to support Energy Development Efforts in Africa by scaling up energy access for more than 50% of the population. The National Gender network and TaTEDO in collaboration with the ENERGIA of the Netherlands and Regional stakeholders prepared a statement for ensuring gender was adequately considered in the RIO+20 initiative on SE4All. These are some of the efforts made by the CSOs during the preparation of the RIO+20 Conference to ensure energy needs for all, the poor, rich, women, men, disabled, youth, etc. was considered in the Sustainable Energy for All Initiatives.Chairperson, Distinguished Participants,Also a national stakeholders post RIO +20 meeting on SE4All was held at TaTEDO, in early October 2012 and brought together representatives from the Government, Business and Civil society. One of the recommendations of the meeting was to establish a National SE4All Forum to be led by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.We are aware of a number of stakeholders who met with the UN-High Level Mission which visited Tanzania in the middle of October and provided useful inputs.A number of SE4ALL related small projects have been initiated at the national and regional level, they include: Gender and SE4ALL Advocacy on Sustainable Energy Access for All, which has facilitated this workshop. Several stakeholders have participated in a number of regional meetings on SE4All, they include:

– The NEPAD meeting held in Nairobi which among other outputs provided guidelines on the preparations of the Country Implementation Plan, some of the guidelines contents include: To set national targets for each of the subcomponents/goals, give specified timelines and build on the existing national policies and strategies.

– Also other stakeholders participated in the regional civil society meeting which was organized by the HIVOS and the Practical Action in Nairobi, where representatives of the CSOs from the East African member states participated and agreed to organize national workshops whose objectives has been mentioned above.

It was also agreed that the civil society as the “third pillar” alongside with the government and business actors, can make the following contributions to the national efforts to plan and implement the SE4ALL initiative. Work with all actors led by the Government to finalize the Gap analysis report and develop the National

SE4ALL implementation plan. Work together to ensure that access is defined and delivered in ways that reflect the needs of the poor

who are the main target of the SE4ALL initiative. Develop targets, timelines and scalable models for the delivery of the agreed outcomes. Design and implement innovative and appropriate SE4ALL activities monitoring and evaluation

systems. Enhance capacities of different actors to deliver progress on the renewables, efficiency and access

which could contribute to the priority needs of the communities.Chairperson, distinguished participants, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the CSOs, I would like to thank the organizers of this workshop. We know that some of the CSOs are participating in the project supported by the HIVOs of the Netherlands, which aim at advocating for the governments in the region to increase financing and effective implementation of pro-poor and gender responsive sustainable energy policies and strategies by committing at least 10% of the total national energy budget. We are sincerely thankful to the HIVOS for this support.By hosting this workshop, we have provided an important opportunity for the SE4ALL actors in the country to agree on a roadmap to finalize the Gap analysis and prepare the NIP as per the target of September 2013. It is therefore important we make the best out of this workshop. And indeed, the success of this workshop will be measured by the practical recommendations for action that will emerge from the workshop, and thereafter be effectively implemented collaboratively towards achieving the Goals of SE4ALL by 2030.We look forward to a fruitful and enjoyable workshop.

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Thank you for this opportunity and for the attention.

Annex 3: OPENING SPEECH FOR THE NATIONAL CSOs WORKSHOP FOR ADVOCACY ON THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACCESS FOR ALL, 12 DECEMBER 2012, AT BLUE PEARL HOTEL, DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

By Edward IshengomaAssistant Commissioner (Renewable Energy),

Ministry of Energy and Minerals

Chairperson/Chairman,Distinguished Participants,Ladies and Gentlemen.  

It is indeed a great honour for me to be here with you this morning at this important occasion of the opening of a workshop of the civil society stakeholders for the Post Rio+20 initiatives on Sustainable Energy Access for All.  I understand that the purpose of this workshop is to debate on how stakeholders in Tanzania will facilitate universal access to modern energy services and guarantee benefits to both urban and rural population in through Sustainable Energy for All initiatives.

It has been said that no army in the world is as strong as an idea whose time has come. Sustainable Energy for All is an idea whose time has come; and Tanzania with a determined focus on the continued improvement in the standard of living of its people and spreading the benefits of its development achievements across all citizens, guaranteeing each and every one a sustainable future, is the place to which you have come today to unpack this idea. This is a fitting place to focus our attention and assertively shape the future we want. The stakeholders will agree the main messages and measures for undertaking what happened in the Global Sustainable Development Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to ensure that we can achieve full realization of the direction, actions and benefits of universal access to the modern energy services, including giving birth to a new energy paradigm to propel the development process of all energy stakeholders in Tanzania.

Ladies and GentlemenThe UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, during launching of Sustainable Energy for All Initiatives admitted that

“Sustainable development is not possible without sustainable access to modern energy technologies and services. That is why I established my Sustainable Energy for All initiative. Sustainable energy for all can drive economic growth. It can lift people from poverty, strengthen social equity and protect our environment.”

The aim was to achieve universal access to modern energy services, double the rate of improvement in energy efficiency, and double the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix, all by 2030.

Ladies and GentlemenTanzania is one of the countries which agreed to participate in the implementation of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiatives in Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil. Let bring you to attention that the implementation process of this pillar comprises four stages of Country Opt-in, preparation of Gap Analysis, formulation of the National Action Plans and Implementation and Monitoring of Action Plan. Currently, a draft report of Gap Analysis has been prepared but requires inputs from the stakeholders for improving its contents. Some stakeholder consultative meetings by EU and UNDP Offices in Tanzania and Energy related CSOs have been conducted to introduce and create awareness on Sustainable Energy for All. The National CSOs Workshop is continuation of two consultative meetings for securing official Civil Society (CS) space and integration into the SE4ALL planning and delivery process for Sustainable Energy for All Initiatives in Tanzania.

I am told that the end of preparing the Gap Analysis and Country Action Plan is September 2013. This is a very short time for coming up with these important documents. We appreciate eagerness and impetus of the Civil Society Organisations in pushing the implementation of the UN Initiatives on Sustainable Energy for All. We must do our utmost for the determined outcome. We must focus on concrete results: such as support for the Universal Energy Access and launching a process to establish Sustainable Development Goals that build on the Millennium Development Goals. Your contributions are essential for a successful outcome from Rio+20 and realizing Sustainable Energy for All by 2030. I urge you to ensure that the voices of Civil Society Organisations are heard.

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Ladies and GentlemenI am glad to note that the workshop intends to debate on universal access to modern energy services and guarantee benefits to all especially the majority of father, mothers, sisters and brothers in both urban and rural areas in Tanzania. For the government as well as the donors and civil community in this country, the sustainable development is concerns, which are on top of our development agenda today.   We are all aware that energy is a crucial input to all income earning and development initiatives. The use of appropriate modern energy technologies can to a large extent contribute to increased productivity and higher quality of products, which in turn could fetch better prices both at the local and foreign markets. When modern forms of energy are used in activities such as drying, cooking, milling, pumping, transport and communication, they stimulate economic growth and thereby contribute enormously in the war against poverty.

To raise the standard of living and the quality of life of the people through the enhancement of both the productive and non-productive sectors of the economy from the present level per capita Gross Domestic Product of about USD 300 to the level of typical medium developed country with an estimated per capita Gross Domestic Product of USD 2,500. Tanzania as a country needs to ensure access to energy services for all its population and free itself from dependence on unclean and inefficient energy technologies and services and transform its energy sector to encompass modern, efficient, clean energy sources.

Ladies and Gentlemen, for the people living in poverty, the most pressing priority is not availability of luxuries but the satisfaction of basic human needs, which include access to food (which must be cooked with energy) shelter, water supply and sanitation. Other necessities of a poor man is to improve his standard of living, including health care, education, and better transport. Appropriate and affordable energy plays a key role in the provision of all these basic needs for an acceptable human standard of living. In Tanzania more than 30 percent of the people are living in poverty.  Lack of access to clean, reliable and affordable energy is considered a core aspect of poverty. Ironically, poverty is also one of the factors that make most of the people in Tanzania depend on low quality energy sources. At household levels, biomass-based fuels, particularly woodfuels are mainly used for cooking and kerosene for lighting. Electricity in the rural areas is only limited to less than 6.6 percent of the population.

Ladies and Gentlemen  Agriculture, which is still the leading sector of our economy, is heavily dependent on human (largely female) labour for meeting most of energy requirements. Experience shows that only a small part of the agricultural energy needs is met from draught animal power and from a few tractors. The overwhelming dependence on human energy for agricultural activities obviously limits agricultural productivity, quality of the products and consequently the income from agriculture for the farmers and economies of the continent as a whole. But that is not all, the inefficient traditional energy technologies used for crops processing such as direct solar drying or firewood further contribute to lower outputs from agriculture due to high after harvest losses and thereby obviously incomes from agriculture are again reduced considerably.   Small-scale industries particularly in the rural areas consume large amount of woodfuels. The most common small-scale industries include brick burning, local beer brewing, fish smoking, tobacco curing, baking and charcoal production. Although these activities contribute to our poverty eradication efforts as they provide employment opportunities and off farm income for the poor people, they can nevertheless add to our other problems of environmental degradation. This is dilemma we are facing.   We must therefore balance the two sides by encouraging the use of appropriate energy technologies at the same time conserving the environment.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The efforts of Civil Society Organisations to formulate, create awareness and implement the Sustainable Energy for All Initiatives will definitely result into a positive contribution to the overall socio-economic development of our country.  I am sure all stakeholders in the energy sector will support the changes this workshop may bring to our country.  All your organizations need to do is to just ask for help, policy guidance or advice from the government whenever you need it.

Mr. Chairman, your programme, shows a number of topics that will be discussed during the different workshop sessions.  I am informed that you will cover the on-going energy initiatives of developing National Gap Analysis by sharing experiences from all energy stakeholders and you have requested to receive Guidelines for Contribution to the Preparation of Country Action Plan (CAP). I am also glad to see that you will come up with Civil Society Organisations Statement, A proposal to the government and national UN representative to secure official Civil Societies’ space and integration into the planning and delivery process of Sustainable Energy for All, A broader Civil Societies Activity Plan/Strategy and formation of an informal Energy Forum/Platform as means of increasing speed of implementing Sustainable Energy for All initiatives. I humbly suggest that thoughts should also be directed at better ways of improving the quality of energy and raising purchasing power of poor especially people in rural areas through income generating initiatives in order to address both technical and non-technical barriers in poverty reduction and promotion of relevant energy technologies.

I hope that at the end of this workshop, you will not only come up with comprehensive resolutions for achieving the objective of universal access of energy in relation to poverty reduction, but also come up with

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sound recommendations and commitment from the Civil Society Organisations to the Government to effectively put into actions such resolutions.   Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to take this opportunity to thank the organisers of this important workshop including among others, the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environment Organization (TaTEDO) Development Associates (DAS), Umeme Jua, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) and the National Gender and Sustainable Energy Network (NGSEN) for their efforts in bringing together stakeholders from different corners of Tanzania. I would like to thank the HIVOS of the Netherlands for providing funds of hosting this workshop.  We appreciate the presence of representatives from different development partners (UNDP, EU, UNIDO and WWF) who have left their important functions in their organisations and join other stakeholders in this important workshop.

Finally, Mr. Chairman, distinguished participants I would like to wish you fruitful discussions, and enjoyable workshop.

With these brief remarks, I have the pleasure to formally announce this workshop open.

Annex 4: Workshop Participants

1. AbubakarMunga, Africa Partnership on Climate Change Coalition(APCCC), P.O Box 879 Bukoba, Kagera, Tanzania, Tel::+255-756900606/+255-712049043(Kemondo PortBay) email :mun_ally@yahoo.com

2. Dennis Tessier, ART – Programs Director, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI): Contacts: Office located on Kilimani Road (on way to St. Mary’s Junior School), Mbezi Beach, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Email: info@arti-africa.org, dennis@art-africa.org, arti.tanzania@gmail.com Telephone: +255 (0)786 427 949, +255 (0) 715 235 126, Mobile: 0685 577907

3. Ms AdveraMwijage, Rural Energy Agency – REA: Contacts:, REA – Technical Assistance Officer– REA, Mawasiliano Towers, 2nd Floor, Sam Nujoma Road, P. O. Box 7990, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Phone & Fax: Tel: +255 22 2412001, +255 22 2412002, +255 22 2412003, Fax: +255 22 2412007. Mobile 0788590669, email: amwijage@rea.go.tz

4. Dr Robert Otsyina, Development Associates Limited (DAS): Contact:, DASS, P. O. Box 60023, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: +255-22-2760454 Mobile: +255-754-274196, rotsyina@gmail.com

5. E. N. Sawe, Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisation (TaTEDO): Contacts: TaTEDO, P. O. Box 32794, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, email: energy@tatedo.org, Tel: +255-22-2700438/2700771.

6. Editruda Daulinge, Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisation (TaTEDO): Contacts: TaTEDO, P. O. Box 32794, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, email: energy@tatedo.org, Tel: +255-22-2700438/2700771.

7. Francis Songela: SNV– RE-Advisor,SNV Tanzania Country Office, Plot 1124, Chole road, Msasani Peninsular, P. O. Box 3941, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tel +255 22 2600340/2600397/2600398, F +255 22 2600339, E tanzania@snvworld.orgor fsongela@snvworld.org/fsongela@hotmail.com

8. Gisela Ngoo (Senior Manager – Biomass and Climate Change) Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisation (TaTEDO): Contacts: TaTEDO, P. O. Box 32794, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, email: energy@tatedo.org, Tel: 0784 424969.

9. Jensen Shuma, Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisation (TaTEDO): Contacts: TaTEDO, P. O. Box 32794, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, email: energy@tatedo.org, Tel: +255-22-2700438/2700771.

10. ManenoKatyega, TANESCO: Contacts:, Ubungo Head Office. “Umeme Park”. P. O. Box 9024, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel: +255 022 2451130/38, +255 022 2451148, Email: info@tanesco.co.tz. Attention: Sabina Daati

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11. MaitigVeen, SNV Tanzania, SNV- Re Advisor, SNV OFFICE ARUSHA, PHONE: 0688236378, Email: unvee@snvworl.org

12. MkomaMasanyiwa, MEM – Forest Officer, Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Contacts: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Minerals, 754/33 Samora Avenue, P.O. Box 2000, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Telephone: [255-22] 211 7156/9, Fax: [255-22] 212 0799, Mobile: 0769535374 Email: info@mem.go.tz, Website: www.mem.go.tz email: masanyiwa@gmail.com

13. Moddy Nyimbile, TaTEDO Eastern Zone, P. O. Box 327 MUHEZAMuheza, Tel: 0784-675647, or 0714550233 email: moudynyimbire@yahoo.com

14. Mr. EDWARD ISHENGOMA, Assistant Commissioner (Renewable Energy), Ministry of Energy and Minerals, P.O. Box 2000, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Email: e_leonardishe@yahoo.co.uk, Phone: 0755 898 679

15. Mr. Victor Akim,UNIDO- National Programme Officer- Energy And Environment,UNIDO Field Office in UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, UNIDO Representative:, Address: P.O. Box 9182 45 Regent Street Regent Estate, Kinondoni, Dar-es-Salaam, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA. Telephone: +255 22 2772129, +255 22 2701572 FAX: +255 22 2700919, E-mail: office.tanzania@unido.org, or EMAIL: v.akim@unido.org/vicakim@yahoo.com, Phone: 0754 788562/0684 887426 Web:www.unido.org/office/Tanzania

16. Mr. Josiah N. Mshuda, Executive Director, Dodoma Environmental Network (DONET): Contact: DONET, P.O. Box 1414, Dodoma, Tanzania, Tel/Fax: (+255) 26 2324750 , Email: donet95@yahoo.com or mshudalj @ yahoo.com

17. Mr. Kai Maembe, Lund Consultant, P. O. Box 62000,Dar es SalaamTanzania.Phone: 0718 186007. Email: kmaembe@lund-consultants.com

18. Mr. NickoniaMwabuka: TBS- Senior Standards Officer,Tanzania Bureau of Standards, Ubungo Area, Morogoro Road / Sam Nujoma Road, Postal Address: P O Box 9524, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA. Telephone +255 22 245 0298 | +255 22 245 0206 | +255 22 245 0949, Telefax: +255 22 245 0959, E-mail: info@tbs.go.tzor nickonia.mwabuka@yahoo.com/nickonia.mwabuka@tbs.go.tz

19. Mr. SalvatoryMushi, Senior Research Officer, COSTECH: Contacts, Commission for Science and technology, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Kijitonyama Area, P. O. Box 4302, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel:(2 55 - 22) 270074516, Director General: (255-22)2700750, Fax: (255-22)2775313, Mobile: +255 754-753245 email: stambuli2002@yahoo.com

20. Ms WoindeMushi, ENVIROCARE, P.O. Box 9824, Makongo Juu, Kinondoni district, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Email: info@envirocaretz.org, envirocare_2002@yahoo.com, envirocare_2002@gmail.com.or wombeshi@yahoo.com Tel: +255 22 2701507, Tel: +255 (0)73 6501973, Fax: +255 (0)73 2991514. Mobile:0766313101

21. Pastory Mwesiga, TaTEDO Lake Zone Office, Shinyanga, Tel: 0784-843925 email: energyshinyanga@tatedo.org orpaulinpastory@yahoo.com

22. Rev Joyceline Njama, Director, Angaza Women Centre (AWC): P. O. Box 143 SANYA JUU, Kilimanjaro Contacts:, Tel: 0754-821215,or Mobile:0754 821255,joycelinenjama@yahoo.co.uk

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23. Rosemary Sago, National Gender and Sustainable Energy Network (NGSEN): Contact:, NGSEN, P. O. Box 6159, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel: +255-22-2700438, email: nngsen@yahoo.com

24. Steve Thorne: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) TANZANIA: Contacts: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 6th Floor International House, Shaaban Robert/Garden, Avenue, P.O. Box 9182, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Tel: (+255-22) 2112576 (General line), Fax: (+255-22) 2111168, E-mail: registry.tz@undp.org, Website: www.tz.undp.org

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