This study is one of a series of publications produced jointly by Energising Development (EnDev) and the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Programme. This series of market assessments offer strategic insight on the current state of electricity access and clean cooking in eight countries across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.These studies identify the key opportunities and challenges to the ...

The transition to modern energy cooking—including electric and biogas cookstoves—has the potential to empower women, enhance household health, and drive economic growth. The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) highlights that enabling access to clean cooking fuels and technologies would free up 10 hours per week for women, allowing them to invest in income-generating activities, self development, or educ...

This synthesis report documents Kenya's nationwide eCooking initiative carried out in 2023, targeting accelerated adoption of electric cooking technologies. Led by Kenya Power in collaboration with MECS and UK PACT, the program implemented twelve pilot projects centered on institutional cooking, consumer awareness, appliance testing, and tariff rationalization. Activities included demand stimulati...

This toolkit contains a conceptual framework for an adaptable Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) ‘Living Lab’ with guidelines for set up, application, and adaptation to specific contexts.What is a Living Lab?A Living Lab (LL) is an open innovation environment located in a real-life setting in which human-driven innovation drives the co-creation of new products and services. Within LLs, people, ...

The report focuses on performance based RBF programmes rather than other RBF mechanisms such as carbon credits, development impact bonds, and conditional cash transfers. However, it briefly discusses how climate finance can  create opportunities for clean cooking RBF programmes.Performance-based RBF mechanisms disburse grants to private companies or service organisations based on the delivery...

This edition of the Ghana eCookbook is a publication by the Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme and forms part of its series of eCookbooks. This eCookbook aims to shed light on three particular research questions:Can popular Ghanaian foods be cooked using modern energy efficient devices?On a dish by dish basis, how much electricity does it consume and how does it compare to primary cooking fu...

This report outlines the steps taken in developing the new MEPS for eCooking appliances in Tanzania. The establishment of these MEPS represents a crucial move toward promoting energy efficiency and supporting the country’s broader sustainability goals. As Tanzania continues its transition from traditional cooking methods to more modern, electric-based solutions, the need for regulations that ensur...

This report presents key findings from a series of IRENA virtual knowledge exchanges on renewables-based clean cooking solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia....

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 285 (TC 285) on Clean Cookstoves and Clean Cooking Solutions is the key body developing and approving international standards. It is comprised of experts nominated by 45 countries and 8 liaison organizations. TC 285’s experts are organized in working groups to develop drafts and resolve comments provided by participating coun...

This IFC brief introduces the Clean Impact Bond (CIB), a results-based financing (RBF) instrument that Cardano Development, IFC, BIX Capital, the Osprey Foundation, and Sistema.bio structured to mobilize finance based on the sales of certified health and gender credits in the modern energy cooking sector for the first time.Along with the context for the CIB, this brief presents evidence that clean...