The workshop in Arusha explored the East African/Tanzanian environment for village energy, local case studies, challenges and opportunities, with a view to formulating policy recommendations for policymakers, funders, NGOs and other stakeholders the region. An important part of the workshop, and indeed the whole Smart Villages initiative work programme, was to gather evidence from existing projects that have provided or facilitated sustainable off-grid energy solutions in the developing world.The workshop gathered more than 50 experts, including policymakers, NGOs, off-grid energy entrepreneurs and others to look for solutions to providing energy to villages off the grid.

1. Promotion of Renewable Energy
Technologies in Tanzania
Empowering Rural
Communities in Tanzania
SMART VILLAGES
June 3 -5, 2014 | Arusha,Tanzania

2. To reduce Poverty
through Sustainable Industrial growth
Developing Industry: Productivity
Enhancement for Social Advancement
within the Framework of its Three Thematic
priorities
UNIDO’s Corporate Strategy
UNIDO’s Corporate Vision

3. UNIDO’s 3 thematic priorities and services modules
I. Poverty Reduction
Through Productive
Activities
1) Private Sector Development
2) Agro-Industries
II. Energy and Environment 3) Sustainable Energy and Climate
Change
4) Montreal Protocol
5) Environmental Management
III. Trade Capacity Building 6) Industrial Governance and Statistics
7) Investment and Technology
Promotion
8) Industrial Competitiveness and Trade

4. UNIDO Energy strategy for Rural areas
in Tanzania
Increasing Energy Security
Empowering rural communities to reduce
poverty by promoting decentralized power
Using local renewable energy resources

5. 5
Energy and Climate Change Team
Energy and Climate Change
Branch
Projects and Programmes
Research and Global Forums
Normative and Advisory Role

6. 6
WHERE DO WE GO
Renewable Energy Strategy
Business Models
Industrial Applications
Mini-grids
New business
paradigm –
Distributed
energy
Productive
uses
Green industry
(local
manufacturing)
Renewable
energy
enterprises
1. Create business development
opportunities through
increasing access to energy
through mini-grids;
2. Mainstream the use of
renewable energy in industry
(SMEs);
3. Support innovative business
models to promote renewable
energy in the business sector

7. Information on a few UNIDO Pilot
Projects in Tanzania
UNIDO Renewable Energy Pilot
at off-grid village
Technologies:
• Biogas - Electricity
• Solar PV systems
• Small scale hydropower
• Gasification

8. Lindi & Kigoma Biogas-Electricity facilities

9. Kisakasaka Biogas-Electricity System

10. Biogas electricity System
Biogas genset with pipe connection Young gentleman operating
To gas supply biogas-electricity generator
(10KVA)

11. Sisal Biogas Plant, Hale

12. Small-scale hydro projects

13. 13
Gasifier project in Uganda

14. UNIDO/GEF Project: SHP Mini-grid based to augment
Rural electrification in Tanzania
• Aiming at medium term results
– In collaboration with local institutions
• MEM, CoET-UDSM, TANESCO, REA, WBU, private
developers
• Objective
– To promote market-based approaches to Micro hydropower
based mini grids in Tanzania to augment rural electrification
• Activities:
– Technical assessment and mapping of small scale hydro
hydropower resources in Tanzania
– Capacity building of relevant stakeholders in developing
MHP based mini-grids
– Viable business model for rural MH mini grid developed
– Demonstration of technical and economic viability of Micro
hydro-power technologies

15. • Milestone so far-1:
– More than 30 individuals trained on technical
issues related to MHP development
– 5 Masters students specializing on MHP
sponsored at CoET, UDSM
– Training on local fabrication of turbines (7
people from different organisations trained in
Indonesia) – license received
– Establishment of Mini hydro technical centre,
hosted at UDSM, CoET

18. • Milestone so far-2:
• Establishment of Mini hydro technical centre, hosted
at UDSM, CoET
• Six mini/micro-hydropower sites supported at different
stages
• East African Centre for Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency (EAC-REEE)

19. • Coming soon….
Waste to Energy project

20. Thank you
Eng. Emmanuel G. Michael
E.Michael@unido.org
imma_mike@engineer.com