DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 20 -- THEY dont hiss, they dont smoke and they dont break your bank account. Welcome to the era of Samia Friendly Stoves that is an innovation so timely in the wake of championing clean energy drive.

In elaboration, Ilala District Commissioner Edward Mpogolo recently called on the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO) to go beyond mining and roll up its sleeves with local institutions like Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA), Small Industries for Sustainable Development (SIDO) and other technical bodies to ensure these revolutionary clean-energy cookstoves are mass-produced. The message? Tanzanians want more stoves, and they want them now.

“Theres a big challenge,” said Mpogolo during the offi...