TOTALENERGIES MARKETING TANZANIA LIMITED LAUNCHES ITS NEW IDENTITY AND THE FIRST SOLARIZED SERVICE STATION IN TANZANIA.

 

On 21st March 2022, TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Limited officially launched its new identity and the first solarized service station, TotalEnergies Samora service station which makes TotalEnergies the first and only Oil Marketing Company in Tanzania with solarized service stations. 

The event was graced by the Minister of Energy, Honorable January Makamba; in the presence of TotalEnergies Marketing & Services Vice President of East and Central Africa, Mr. Aluko Olagoke; the French ambassador to Tanzania, his excellence Nabil Hajlaoui; government officials, TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Limited management, esteemed customers and partners as well as  TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Limited employees. 

 

The company introduced the new identity in the market in May 2021, with the ambition to be a world – class player in the energy transition. This new name and new visual identity embody the course TotalEnergies has resolutely charted for itself: that of a broad energy company committed to produce and provide more affordable, reliable and clean energies to as many people as possible.

 

To meet the company’s ambition, TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Limited launched its first solarized service station in Dar es salaam Tanzania, TotalEnergies Samora service station, which gives users an opportunity to enjoy products and services powered by  solar energy. 

 

In his welcoming remarks the Managing Director of TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Ltd, Jean-Francois Schoepp introduced the course of the company’s transformation from Total to TotalEnergies and the new company’s ambition, “It is with great honor and pride that we are here today to reveal our milestone and ambition as the first and only Oil Marketing Company in Tanzania to have solarized service stations which is in line with our climate ambition to have net zero carbon emission and a reflection of our transition from Total Tanzania Ltd to TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Ltd.” Said Jean-Francois Schoepp.

He further added that TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Limited ambition derived the commitment to have solarized service stations where to-date the company has 24 solarized stations in the country, 11 in the coastal region, 6 in the Southern highlands, 4 in the Northern highlands and 3 in the Lake zone. The company intends to solarize up to 68 service stations by the end of 2022 as well as its industrial sites such as its Dar Es Salaam terminal and Lubricants Oil Blending Plant. With this target, the company expects a production of close to 900 kW of electricity on a full year.

TotalEnergies Marketing & Services Vice President of East and Central Africa, Mr. Aluko Olagoke addressed that “To achieve carbon neutrality, decarbonizing energy is not enough, as the producers and suppliers of energies, we need to responsibly meet the rising energy needs by being a responsible energy player and tackling the broader challenges associated with sustainable development. Our new identity is not only a change of name but rather the reality of what TotalEnergies stands for and  our new way of doing business. Hence, today at this TotalEnergies Samora Service Station and many other solarized stations around the country, our customers can  fuel, wash or service their vehicles or enjoy tea, coffee and cold drinks from our Bonjour shops powered by solar energy.” 

 

The Minister of Energy of the United Republic of Tanzania, Honorable January Makamba greatly upheld the efforts of TotalEnergies commitment and ambition towards carbon neutrality and energy transition. He addressed that, “The transformation of Total to TotalEnergies marks a tremendous development in the energy sector in the country as we have witnessed today the first solarized service station in Tanzania which reflects TotalEnergies’ commitment towards the environmental conservation and less carbon emissions, and even more progress in the energy sector. This vividly portrays TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Ltd as the leading innovative fuel company in Tanzania which has led the way towards solarization of service stations and we hope other oil companies will follow their ways. We are excited to witness the electricity production that will result from the solarization of TotalEnergies service stations and hope in the future that TotalEnergies together with the ministry of energy will facilitate the production and supply of more energies by utilizing the natural sources of energies that we have in the country such as wind, water, biomass and natural gas.”  

The launch of TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Limited’s new identity and its first solarized service station imprints the company’s continuous commitment towards the development of Tanzania and ensuring that all Tanzanians get the best quality of products and services. With the company’s continuous investment in the country, TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania Limited has proven to be the number one fuel company, that is the market leader with the largest network of service stations, lubricants production and supply as well as provider of shop and services to their customers across the country.