Energy unlock Development
Energy unlocks livelihood options and is a core element of sustainable development. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy is critical hence set as Sustainable Development Goal 7.
Navigating Pathway-dependences
We explore critical phatways towards energy access for all and how they aliging with sustainable development. Energy investment are expensive and last for many years. To avoid lock-in effects and stranded assetts the options has to be carfully evaluated and selected.
We show 100 % RE scenarios are cheaper for Tanzania than fossil-fuel-based power systems. Also a pathway towards 100 % RE mitigate signifcant risks and short comings of fossil-based energy systems.
Key Messages:
• Transition to 100 % RE is cheaper for Tanzania than sticking to fossil fuels.1
• Transition to 100 % RE mitigate risks of fossil fuel
• Transition to 100 % RE mitigate annual 23.3.bnUSD of loss & damage globally & upto 240 mio USD in Tan-zania every year. Preventing 12 656 of excess deaths every year.
• RE are the key to unlock affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for Tanzania.
Recommendation:
• Develop stand-alone Renewable energy strategy : based on cost-effective scenarios for fossil fuel phase-out and transition to 100 %. RE ,including an action plan, M&E and establishment of focal points.
• Develop planed just phase-out of fossil fuel production by 2042 :Clear milestone for reduction of fossil fuel production has to be defined: 28 % by 2030, 69 % by 2035.