Dar es Salaam, Jan. 27 -- DAR ES SALAAM: AS Tanzania hosts the Mission 300 Energy Summit, NMB Bank has unveiled a 100bn/- soft loan facility to support the governments efforts in addressing energy challenges and advancing the green agenda.

The Summit which opens today at the Julius Nyerere International Convection Centre (JNICC), bringing together at least 25 Heads of State and Governments, will chart Africas path to universal energy access, aiming to provide reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity to 300 million people by 2030.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Dr Dotto Biteko, stated that the low-cost loans are a timely intervention to help transition the majority away from harmful and polluting fuels.

“It...