Friday, September 20, 2024

Dr. Nchemba Urges African Nations to Promote Clean Cooking Energy



The Minister FOR Finance, Dr. Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba (MP), has called on African countries to seek strategies to improve their economies and the lives of their citizens by promoting the use of clean cooking energy. This initiative is also aimed at combating the adverse effects of climate change caused by environmental degradation.

Dr. Nchemba delivered this call in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on behalf of President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania. He was speaking at the Annual General Shareholders Meeting of Africa50 and the Infra for Africa Forum, institutions in which Tanzania is a member. The meeting was held on September 19, 2024, at the Ivato International Conference Center and was opened by the President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina.

Additionally, Dr. Nchemba advised these nations to invest in public education about the importance of using clean cooking energy and the economic and social benefits of environmental conservation.

He also called upon financial institutions and the private sector to participate in the campaign for clean cooking energy usage, including the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), solar energy, geothermal electricity, and biogas. This includes facilitating access to funding and the production of equipment or stoves that use such energy sources.

Accompanying Dr. Nchemba on this mission were the Deputy Permanent Secretary in charge of Public Finance Management, Ms. Amina Khamis Shaaban, and Tanzania's Ambassador to Madagascar, Faustine Kasike.

The Africa50 Shareholders Meeting is expected to bring together various stakeholders from Africa and around the world, including investors from public and private institutions, lenders, and infrastructure development experts. The gathering aims to seek solutions to Africa's infrastructure challenges and address the impacts of climate change while encouraging the use of clean energy to boost the continent's economies and development.

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