After applying for funding in September last year, the business was selected as part of the EU-funded CookFund Program, which focuses on clean cooking technologies, especially liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), electric pressure cookers (EPC), better charcoal stoves. (ICS), briquettes, and bioethanol.
The Minister of Energy Januari Makamba, together with the Ambassador of the European Union Manfredo Fanti and the Head of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Peter Malika, presented the checks to the beneficiaries of the program.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Makamba advised the award recipients to make sure they use the funds given to them in line with the program’s objectives to help more Tanzanians.
“It is good to know that this is not a loan but a grant that you get directly in the name of our country. So, make sure that the beneficiaries really get the benefits they want by sending energy products at a low enough price to avoid the use of dirty energy. the energy minister stated.
He also went on to state that the program ensures access to affordable clean energy for local residents.
In response to the initiative, the EU ambassador to Tanzania Mr. Manfredo Fanti asked businesses to demonstrate that they can get financial support and sell clean cooking equipment to more new customers at a lower price.
Mr. Manfredo stated; “The EU expects this grant to help consumers access cheaper cooking systems and encourage more people to abandon cooking techniques that are destructive and harmful to the environment.”
He also went on to add: “We hope to witness a multiplier effect in the future with fewer families using firewood or charcoal for cooking, so they can live a healthier life, free from smoke.”
CookFund is a three-year program supported by the European Union (EU) that aims to help Tanzania meet its commitments to combat climate change by increasing the population’s access to sustainable cooking options.