EU WEEK IN ZANZIBAR: Zanzibar Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency Programme

As part of the celebrations organised for Europe Day on 9 May, H.E. Filiberto Ceriani Sebregondi, Ambassador of the European Union to Tanzania and the East African Community, will be in Zanzibar for the launch of two new Development Cooperation agreements directly supportive of important initiatives in the Archipelago: the Zanzibar Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency Programme and the Zanzibar Non State Actors support Programme.

WHEN: 6^th May 2014, 11:00

WHY: The European Union Delegation and the Zanzibar authorities are co-signing Financing Agreements for two European Development Fund programmes: the Zanzibar Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency which allocates EUR 3 million (6.8 billion TZS) over 5 years (2014-2018) and the Zanzibar Non State Actors programme with an additional allocation of EUR 3 million. The event will mark an important milestone in the partnership between the European Union and Tanzania, in particular the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar.  

WHERE: Grand Palace Hotel Malindi, Stone Town, Zanzibar

WHO:  EU Ambassador and Hon. Mohamed Aboud Mohamed, Minister of State in the Office of the 2nd Vice-President, Hon. Omar Yussuf Mzee, Minister of State in the President's Office, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Development Planning, Hon. Abubakar Khamis Bakari, Minister of Justice & Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Ramadhan Abdalla Shaaban, Minister for Lands, Housing, Water and Energy, Hon. Nassor Ahmed Mazrui, Minister for Trade, Industries, and Marketing.