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Organization

Sustainable Energy and Development Centre (SEDC)

Mission

SEDC Mission is: To advance knowledge on sustainable energy and development in Tanzania and else where through: research, studies, consultancy, tailor made training and publication

Organizational Expertise

Capacity Building, Research, Lab or Field Testing

Other Organizational Expertise

The Center has carried out several notable activities, they include among others, facilitating South- South technologies transfer through several training efforts by bringing experts from: • Mali on Energy services platform or Multifunctional platform. • Vietnam on VACVINA biogas plant • India, on Compact biogas plant, • South Africa on stoves testing skills • Bolivia on large commercial size solar drier. More than 100 Tanzanians have benefited from these efforts, they have also acquired skills on how to build, install, operate, manage and maintain such technologies in rural areas and initiate related business.

Technologies & Fuels

Biogas, Biomass (Ag. Residue, Processed Biomass, etc.), Charcoal, Pellets / Briquettes, Solar

Other Technologies Fuels

Wind turbine, Biofuel, improve cookstoves

Clean Cooking Activities

The centre has conducted several trainings such as:
- Basic electricity and Solar PV systems installation
- Fabrication and installation on small scale wind turbine
- Solar drying of fruits and vegetables
- Baking cakes and breads by improved Oven
- Improved stoves and Biogas plants construction
- Energy management and Entrepreneurship

Partnership

Capacity building activities

Regions Operating In

Sub-Saharan Africa

Country Based In

Tanzania

Address

Kunguru-Kinzudi in Goba Ward,
Kinondoni District
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 255

Primary Point of Contact

Name: Mr. Hassan Bussiga

Title: Centre Coordinator

Email: energy.knowledge@sedc.or.tz

Phone: 255-732299380