COP 31: Tanzania, Lesotho, Uganda share clean cooking gains as US$1.46bn in pledges is yet to arrive
Tanzania, Lesotho and Uganda have shared how they are expanding clean cooking at home, as leaders at COP31 warned that most of the money promised to help Africa make the switch is yet to arrive. The countries presented their progress at a Leaders’ Roundtable on Clean Cooking in Africa in Antalya, Türkiye, on 12 November, co-hosted by the COP31 Presidency of Türkiye, Tanzania, the International…
Three African nations—Tanzania, Lesotho, and Uganda—discussed their progress in expanding clean cooking at home during a Leaders’ Roundtable on Clean Cooking in Africa at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania reported that clean cooking access in her country has risen from 16% in 2022 to 28.6% in March 2024 and is projected to reach 35% by the end of 2026.
She credited factors such as rural electrification, lower electricity tariffs for cooking, and subsidies for LPG equipment and tax incentives. Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister, Justice Nthomeng Majara, highlighted the country's efforts to expand clean cooking solutions beyond households to schools, hospitals, and other public institutions.
Uganda's representative emphasized the nation's goal of achieving universal access to clean cooking by 2030, with an intermediate target of 50% by 2030. She mentioned Uganda's introduction of a dedicated electric cooking tariff and a ban on charcoal, while calling for more concessional financing and private sector investment to make clean cooking solutions affordable and accessible.
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