This report outlines the business model and delivery mechanisms used to distribute electric pressure cookers on mini-grids in Tanzania, demonstrating that in-person trainings and loan facilities are critical components of product uptake and retention. ...

This report presents insights into conditions of electricity access in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda, as they relate to efforts to increase uptake of electric cooking (e-cooking). Accelerating the uptake of e-cooking appliances like electric pressure cookers (EPCs) and induction stoves is a key strategic objective for government policymakers and development partners. Displacing charcoal ...

This report aims to address this challenge of underfunding in the clean cooking sector by galvanizing greater sector investment. Based on desk research and surveys and interviews with 60 clean cooking companies, funders and organisations, the data in this report identifies three key drivers, which are crucial for scaling and transforming the modern energy cooking sector. This includes the increasi...

This report offers a snapshot of the current state of crowdfunding for clean cooking. Crowdfunding is often overlooked as a source of financing for clean cooking and the volumes are currently small. However, crowdfunding has the potential to become an important source of future funding, particularly for clean cooking companies that might struggle to raise funds elsewhere. This report outlines the ...

This report offers a snapshot of the current state of crowdfunding for clean cooking. Crowdfunding is often overlooked as a source of financing for clean cooking and the volumes are currently small. However, crowdfunding has the potential to become an important source of future funding, particularly for clean cooking companies that might struggle to raise funds elsewhere. This report outlines the ...

Meeting the Paris Agreement goals will need a rapid acceleration of finance towards clean energy investments in emerging and developing economies. Blended finance is an important tool that can help mobilise commercial investment towards clean energy, whilst preserving scarce public resources for wider climate and development objectives. A systematic approach to the deployment of blended finance – ...

There are four scored clean cooking indicators encompassing multi-dimensional aspects of policies and regulations:Clean Cooking National PlanningImplementation ScopeStandards and LabellingIncentives and Attributes...

PowerUP launched the eCooking Behavioural Change Pilot to explore the viability of electric pressure cookers (EPCs) among low-income, grid-connected households in Kampala with the support of MECS. These communities, while having access to electricity, still heavily depend on charcoal for daily cooking. The pilot tested real-time interventions to determine their effectiveness in transitioning more ...

This guide provides an introduction to different cooking solutions emerging in the clean cooking sector as well as an overview of financing options for companies and end users. Finally, it is important to acknowledge that 'clean cooking' is a term often used somewhat loosely. Whilst specific definitions exist for improved, clean and modern cooking solutions, the sector, and those working in it, of...

The National Clean Cooking Strategy arises from the need for a comprehensive national plan to address the increasing environmental degradation and the health, economic, and social impacts associated with the use of traditional cooking methods. According to the National Energy Policy of 2015, the increasing demand for solid biomass based fuels for cooking coupled with traditional wood to energ...