Tanzania sets January launch for energy transition investment plan

Sunday 15th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

Tanzania plans to launch its Energy Transition and Investment Plan on 26 January 2027. The plan will identify investment opportunities in power generation, electricity networks, clean cooking and industrial development.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced the date at the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, according to Sustainable Energy for All, which is working with the Tanzanian government on the plan. The launch is due to coincide with a Clean Energy Day event in Tanzania. The announcement gave no project-by-project financing amounts.

The plan is being prepared alongside Tanzania’s Mission 300 National Energy Compact, which sets a goal of universal electricity access by 2030. The investment plan will cover generation as well as the networks that carry power to homes, businesses and public institutions.

The COP31 discussion also looked at cleaner cooking in schools and health facilities. Tanzania’s national clean cooking strategy targets adoption by 80% of the population by 2034, according to Sustainable Energy for All. The organisation said participants discussed whether results-based finance through carbon markets could help fund a shift away from traditional cooking fuels in public institutions.

Les Ministry of Energy said Energy Minister Juma Homera held separate talks with development partners in Antalya on clean cooking, electricity supply and investment. The International Energy Agency said a separate Africa-wide summit on clean cooking is due to take place in Nairobi in January 2027.

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