EAE Scenarios for Clean Energy Solution Providers in Tanzania

The document presents the Energy Access Explorer (EAE), a digital public good providing over 70 datasets for Tanzania, including a collaborative database of 135 mini-grids. It highlights the platform's ability to perform multi-criteria analysis (MCA) to identify market expansion opportunities and prioritize energy access in rural areas, where connectivity is only 11%. The report notes that solar PV and hydropower dominate the mini-grid landscape, and that the market has become more favorable following a 2021 policy shift allowing cost-reflective tariffs negotiated with EWURA.

• Tanzania has significant disparities in electricity access, with rural connectivity at 11% compared to 86% in Dar es Salaam and 59% in other urban areas. Approximately 30 million people, or half the population, lack basic electricity services.
• The regulatory environment for mini-grids improved in 2021 when the government allowed developers to negotiate cost-reflective tariffs with the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA), reversing a 2018 uniform tariff policy that had hindered private development.
• The Energy Access Explorer (EAE) platform for Tanzania contains over 70 datasets and a specific database of 135 mini-grids across mainland Tanzania, developed through public-private collaboration.
• Analysis of Tanzanian mini-grids shows that over 70% are privately owned. Solar PV (55.6%) and hydropower (23.0%) are the primary technologies, together accounting for nearly 80% of existing mini-grids.
• The EAE platform utilizes multi-criteria analysis (MCA) to provide decision assistance, enabling users to prioritize locations, compare alternatives, and identify market expansion opportunities based on custom perspectives.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). EAE Scenarios for Clean Energy Solution Providers in Tanzania. https://www.wri.org/research/eae-scenarios-clean-energy-solution-providers-tanzania

Chicago

World Resources Institute. EAE Scenarios for Clean Energy Solution Providers in Tanzania. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/eae-scenarios-clean-energy-solution-providers-tanzania.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendeae, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{EAE Scenarios for Clean Energy Solution Providers in Tanzania}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/eae-scenarios-clean-energy-solution-providers-tanzania}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }