The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), through its CookFund Programme funded by the European Union (EU) has handed over the emission analyzer to the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) to facilitate standardization of clean cooking appliances The programme is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Energy to accelerate the market rollout of clean cooking solutions in Tanzania.

The analyzers will play a critical role in strengthening national capacity to accurately measure and analyze gas emissions from clean cooking technologies, both imported and locally produced.

Speaking during the handover event in Dar es Salaam, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Eng Felchesmi Mramba said: “This marks a major milestone in advancing clean cooking in Tanzania. The the first-ever emission analyzer will enable TBS to certify clean cooking appliances, reduce testing costs, and support innovators in scaling up.”

The government has been actively promoting the clean cooking agenda, including the launch of the national clean cooking strategy, which includes a national goal to ensure 80 percent of households use clean cooking solutions by 2034.
Said Lamine Diallo, Head of Natural Resources at EU said they are proud of Tanzania’s commitment to advancing clean energy solutions. 

“We remain dedicated to supporting the country’s clean cooking initiatives and other similar programmes. We hope to see the emission analyzer benefit more innovators and manufacturers—particularly through a reduced cost of emissions testing,” he said, adding “This would stimulate innovations and new investments, help accelerate the testing and standardization of clean cooking appliances, ensuring a safer and healthier solutions for Tanzanians.” 

The programme has also provided result-based grants to SMEs and improved enterprises’ capacities as one of the mechanisms to support the market rollout of clean cooking technologies. It has so far provided grants to 78 enterprises, supported transitioning of 41 public institutions, benefited more than 1.7 million people and created over 11,600 jobs.

Peter Malika, Chief Technical Advisor, UNCDF Tanzania said: “We believe that the emission analyzer will provide the data needed to evaluate the true impact of clean cooking technologies on both health and the environment.”

Dr Ashura Katunzi, TBS Director General, commended the government and partners for their continued support, which accelerates the standardization efforts. 

“The provision of an emissions analyzer in Dar-es-salaam is a significant step toward lowering the cost of testing, which will help us move closer to standardizing clean cooking appliances in Tanzania. We appeal to partners to continue supporting us so that similar services can be provided in other regions such as Mbeya and Mwanza,” she added.