Mini-grids, an increasingly attractive complement to conventional rural electrification, provide electricity to communities that would have to wait years for the arrival of the main grid. Recent innovations have spurred private interest in mini-grids, but further development will require better regulatory frameworks. Properly structured, light-handed regulation can lower risks to mini-grid develop...

Some 418 million children worldwide receive at least one school meal per day. However, in developing countries, most school meals are prepared using rudimentary, polluting biomass stove-and-fuel combinations, with unknown costs to the health of students and personnel, school finances, and the local environment. Scant data on the scale of the problem has limited the sector’s visibility, resulting i...

Household electrification is thought to be an important part of a carbon-neutral future and could also have additional benefits to adopting households such as improved air quality. However, the effectiveness of specific electrification policies in reducing total emissions and boosting household livelihoods remains a crucial open question in both developed and developing countries. Authors investig...

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...