Clean Cooking
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NEWS
East Africa’s Energy Progress Runs Into a Clean Cooking Reality
Kenya has earned global recognition for expanding electricity access and building one of Africa’s cleanest power systems, but the East Africa clean cooking crisis now poses the region’s toughest energy challenge. The latest Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2026 shows that while electricity connections continue to rise, nearly 970 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa still lack access to…
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MECS Invests KES 97 Million To Support Kenyan Clean Cooking Innovators
The Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) has announced a $750,000 (KES 97 million) investment that will benefit three innovative Kenyan clean cooking ventures – Ecobora, PowerUp, and Sun-Power Box. The investment is part of MECS’ ongoing efforts to advance sustainable clean cooking solutions and accelerate clean energy transitions in Africa. The innovators will utilize the funds to scale affordable electric…
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ENERGY
Rwanda and Bboxx Launch Major 50,000-Kit Clean Cooking Program
The Government of Rwanda has partnered with the data-driven super platform Bboxx to distribute 50,000 affordable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking kits to low-income households, in a major push to reduce reliance on biomass fuels. The 18-month program is being implemented in collaboration with Forward7, an initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and aims to accelerate Rwanda’s transition away…
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AERC Study Calls for Urgent Policy Action to Expand Clean Energy Access for Women in Rural Kenya
A new study by the Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has urged policymakers to fast-track access to clean cooking energy solutions, particularly for women in rural areas who remain disproportionately affected by rising fuel costs. The research, titled “Gendered Differences in Household Cooking Coping Strategies for the Russia-Ukraine War in Kenya”, found that the war disrupted global supply chains, driving…
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ENERGY
Clean Cooking Solutions: Averting Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Respiratory Illnesses in Kenyan Homes this Cold Season
The chilling silence in a Kileleshwa home on April 10, 2025, masked a deadly secret. A 44-year-old househelp was lying on her bed lifeless. Six months earlier, a 19-year-old student died in her sleep at her one-roomed rented house in Sigalagala, Kakamega. Separate investigations revealed carbon monoxide poisoning from charcoal jikos was the cause of death in both cases. As…
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