Scaling up access to electric cooking solutions for households in Zambia
MCFA is supporting UpEnergy to scale up clean electric cooking solutions for households across the country in Zambia. UpEnergy Zambia delivers high-efficiency electric cookers designed specifically for African households.
Ensuring long-term access to and affordability of clean cooking solutions in Zambia
MCFA is supporting Ener-G-Africa’s market entry to Zambia. The company plans to establish pellet production facilities in Lusaka, using agricultural waste products, which are otherwise normally burnt.
Clean cooking solutions for schools in Tanzania
The first agreement to scale access to clean cooking solutions for institutional customers has been signed with Hanny G Investment, a Tanzanian women-led company producing and selling clean cooking stoves for schools.
About the programme
Over 2.3 billion people globally and almost 900 million people in Sub-Saharan African countries lack access to modern and clean cooking solutions. This is the only region in the world where access to clean cooking solutions has not kept pace with population growth.
The aim of the MCFA programme is to provide up to 4 million Africans with access to clean cooking solutions, initially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The programme will also aim to have a large positive environmental impact, mitigating deforestation and avoiding CO2 emissions, as well as improving overall health and increasing economic growth in the project countries.
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MCFA Annual Results Report 2024
The MCFA Annual Results Report 2024 highlights initial results of efforts to accelerate access to clean cooking solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2024, around 18,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa gained access to clean cooking through approx. 3,000 initial clean cooking services provided by MCFA-financed companies.
Learn why support for clean cooking solutions is needed
The Modern Cooking Facility for Africa is a financing programme supporting scale-up of clean cooking solutions in seven Sub-Saharan African countries. The aim of the programme is to provide up to 4 million people in Africa with access to clean, modern and affordable cooking solutions by the end of 2027.