Overview : The Ministry of Energy is currently implementing Tanzania’s 1st Energy Efficiency Action Plan, with the support from UNDP and the European Union (EU). The overall objective of the Action Plan is to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all in Tanzania. The project is dedicated to assisting the Government to prepare a comprehensive updated Energy Efficiency Action Plan, which will be integrated with the Tanzania Energy Efficiency Strategy (TEES) to support the implementation of the National Energy Policy and strategic goals set by the Tanzania National Development Vision 2025, in terms of ensuring that Energy Efficiency plays a key role in contributing to the economic and social development of the country. Action 5 calls for the Development and implementation of a framework for the management of large energy consumers. Large Energy Consumers are businesses or facilities that are consuming energy above a certain threshold level at a given time. Meanwhile, large energy consumers use a significant share of energy, their impacts are immediate and costly. On the other hand, costly energy compromises the competitiveness of businesses. Therefore, it is in Government’s interests to ensure rational energy uses by tracking energy consumption and instituting legislative requirements for energy management, audit, and reporting..…………etc…………….etc…… |