UNIDO, Vice-President’s Office-Division of Environment and TAREA Promote Bioenergy Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – 6 March 2026 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in collaboration with the Vice President’s Office-Division of Environment and the Tanzania Renewable Energy Association (TAREA), organized a Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship Acceleration Workshop in Dar es Salaam to promote Transfer of Innovative Bioenergy Technologies to enhance entrepreneurial opportunities in Tanzania’s clean cooking sector. The workshop brought together more than 40 participants including Government agencies, Entrepreneurs, technology providers, financial institutions and development partners to explore sustainable solutions for clean cooking and energy access.

The event focused on three bioenergy technologies with strong potential for local investment and manufacturing, including Ethanol Micro-distilleries (EMDs), portable Biogas digesters and Briquette/Pellet manufacturing from agricultural residues and wastes. These specific technologies would support waste to energy practices, create new business and job opportunities and contribute to Tanzania’s national targets for clean cooking.

Through the workshop, UNIDO and its partners aim to identify and support aspiring entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises interested in investing in local manufacturing of bioenergy solutions. This initiative is expected to generate a pipeline of viable business projects and facilitate connections between entrepreneurs, technology providers and financing institutions. By strengthening partnerships and promoting technology transfer, the programme seeks to accelerate support to Tanzania’s NDC-3.0 targets, protecting the environment, creating jobs and fostering inclusive economic growth.

This article is written by Alusaria Verande Nkya.