Fueling Change:
Less Carbon, More Forests
Project 1: Clean Cooking
Most Tanzanians rely on traditional cooking methods of woodfire and charcoal.
Around 90% of Tanzanian households depend on wood or charcoal for cooking.
63.5% use wood—especially in rural areas—while 26.2% use charcoal, which is more common in cities. This reliance on solid fuels is both a cultural norm and an economic necessity, but it comes at a steep human and environmental cost.
Smoke from cooking is Tanzania’s leading cause of premature death.
Traditional cooking methods fill homes with toxic smoke and fine particles. These pollutants are responsible for an estimated 33,000 premature deaths annually, primarily affecting young children and women who spend the most time near the fire. Respiratory infections, eye damage, and cardiovascular diseases are widespread in homes that rely on solid fuels.
The burden falls heaviest on women and children.
Collecting firewood is time-consuming and dangerous. Women and children often travel long distances to gather wood, exposing them to gender-based violence, wild animals, and injury. These hours spent collecting fuel come at the expense of education, income-generating work, and community participation, deepening cycles of poverty and inequality.
Deforestation and carbon emissions are escalating.
Each household using wood or charcoal emits 5.619 tons of COâ‚‚ per year. Each firewood-using household cuts 6 trees per year; charcoal users cut 98.
With approximately 7.62 million households using firewood and 3.12 million using charcoal, that means:
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45.72 million trees are cut each year for firewood.
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17 million trees are cut each year for charcoal.
This destruction contributes to Tanzania’s 1% annual forest loss and a national total of nearly 90 million tons of COâ‚‚ emissions.
Natural gas is the solution.
Clean cooking stoves powered by natural gas eliminate toxic indoor air, slash carbon emissions, and reduce deforestation. Women and children reclaim time for school and work.
Natural gas burns cleanly, emits no smoke, and is more efficient and affordable over time. Each household that switches to gas saves 100 square meters of forest annually, and if all 12.5 million households in Tanzania made the switch, the country would avoid 50 million tons of COâ‚‚ emissions every year.
Rashal Energies is leading the clean cooking transformation.
Rashal is developing the infrastructure, financing tools, and community partnerships to bring natural gas directly to Tanzanian homes.
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Our mission is to transform energy use in Tanzanian homes—unlocking productivity, promoting gender equality, and fighting climate change.
Project 2: Clean Transportation
Every day, vehicles across Tanzania move thousands of people—but those running on petrol and diesel release harmful emissions that degrade air quality and accelerate climate change. Rashal's Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel product for motorists and public transit offers a cleaner path forward. It burns more efficiently, emits significantly less carbon dioxide, and produces almost no particulate matter—reducing both local air pollution and global climate risk.
Project 3: Tanzanian Welfare
Powering Industrial Growth
Rashal’s pipeline delivers reliable, low-cost natural gas directly to the Mbagala Industrial Parks, a critical manufacturing hub for Tanzania. With steady energy access, factories can operate more efficiently, attract investment, and generate thousands of new jobs. By fueling industrial growth, Rashal is strengthening Tanzania’s productive economy and laying the foundation for long-term prosperity.
Putting More Money in
Citizens’ Pockets
Energy is one of the largest costs for everyday Tanzanians—especially bajaj and taxi drivers,. Rashal’s network of CNG stations makes fuel more affordable, cutting energy costs by over 60% compared to petrol. This transition frees up income for families to spend, save, or invest, driving financial stability and unlocking upward mobility for working-class citizens across the country.
Building National Economic Independence
By tapping into Tanzania’s abundant domestic natural gas, Rashal reduces reliance on expensive, USD-priced fuel imports. Our infrastructure is built by Tanzanians, for Tanzanians—using local contractors, labor, and expertise. Every pipeline, station, and household connection brings us closer to true energy and economic independence, keeping value and opportunity within our borders.