This assignment seeks to advance the clean cooking agenda in Tanzania through the following key objectives:1.Develop and establish Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and quality criteria for a broad range of clean cooking solutions; including biomass stoves; LPG; ethanol; biogas; electric cooking; and pellet/briquette-based solutions; to ensure energy efficiency; safety; reliability and durability across the market.2.Institutionalize a national labeling and certification system that clearly communicates product performance and quality to consumers; while enabling regulatory bodies to effectively monitor compliance and guide market transformation.3.Strengthen technical; human; and institutional capacities for stove testing and performance evaluation by equipping national laboratories and institutions with the tools; protocols; and expertise required to deliver reliable; standardized; and transparent testing outcomes.4.Support the development and implementation of robust verification; enforcement; and market surveillance mechanisms; and the establishment of a Product Registration System; to uphold MEPS compliance; deter the circulation of substandard products; and safeguard consumer interests.5.Promote stakeholder awareness; engagement; and capacity-building through targeted outreach and training; ensuring manufacturers; importers; distributors; testing bodies; and policymakers are well-informed and actively support the MEPS framework and quality assurance ecosystem.