German Government Funds Solar Power Installation at Namatula Health Centre
<p>The Federal Government of Germany, through the German Embassy in Dar es Salaam, has supported the installation of a solar photovoltaic system at Namatula Health Centre in Nachingwea District Council.</p> <p>Namatula Health Centre, located in the Lindi Region, has been experiencing frequent electricity outages from the national grid, with power interruptions occurring on average once per day. These outages have negatively affected the delivery of essential health services, particularly maternity care.</p> <p>To address this challenge, a solar photovoltaic system with a capacity of 4.96 kWp, 5 kVA/48V inverte...</p>
Emmaberg Girls High School Independence from the National Grid
<p>Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania-South Diocese (ELCT-SD) in cooperation with Schule Partnerschaft e.V (SchuPa) of Bayern, Germany, and Tanzania Renewable Energy Association (TAREA) of Tanzania, on the 5th of April 2025, commissioned a 13.2 kWp solar photovoltaic system with storage of Lithium-Iron-Phosphate 76.8 kWh and hybrid inverters 2*8kW.</p> <p>The installed solar photovoltaic system supplies electricity to the science laboratories, computer laboratories and classrooms, making these units 100% free from TANESCO, a national utility of Tanzania.</p> <p>To ensure proper use of the system, end user...</p>
Solar Photovoltaic Plant Ensures Safe Motherhood at Mkomaindo District Hospital, Tanzania
<p>Mkomaindo District Hospital which is located in Masasi Town experiences frequent and long grid outages. The unreliability of the grid electricity supply resulted in challenges to Mkomaindo District Hospital in medical service provision. The maternity ward is one of the departments negatively affected by the grid outage when there is a need to take care of underweight-born children and when there is an obstructive case.</p> <p>Masasi Town Council in partnership with Landratsamt Enzkreis (German District) and Tanzania Renewable Energy Association (TAREA) installed a solar photovoltaic system in Decembe...</p>
Tanzania:Emmaberg Proves “No School Cold-Showers is Possible Using Solar Energy”
<p>Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT)-Southern Diocesan (SD) under the leadership of the Bishop Dr.-Rev George Fihavango owns Emmaberg Girls High School located in the outskirts of the town of Makambako in Njombe Region, Tanzania. The school enables needy girls to access secondary school to the advanced level.</p> <p>This article presents the integrated solar project developed to intervene in challenges of unreliable water supply, unavailability of hot water for showers and unavailability of lights in the dormitories when the national grid electricity failed. The project was realized in the ...</p>
TAREA AND PARTNERS ESTABLISH SOLAR PV ARTISANAL TRAINING IN SOUTHERN HIGHLAND TANZANIA
<p>Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technology is one of the technologies that enable off-grid communities in mainland Tanzania to access sustainable electricity. By 2020, solar has electrified 33% of mainland Tanzania households [United Republic of Tanzania, Rural Energy Agency: 2019/20 Energy Access and Use Situation Survey II Report, Tanzania Mainland].</p> <p>Among the electrified rural mainland Tanzania households only 10% rely on the national grid. 30% of mainland Tanzania households are still without access to electricity of any form [United Republic of Tanzania, National Bureau of Statistics: Impact of A...</p>