Highlights from the latest Clean Cooking Alliance report
Highlights from the latest Clean Cooking Alliance report
Ener-G-Africa (EGA) is a proud member of the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA), which works with a global network of partners to bring clean cooking solutions to the billions of people who still lack them. This mission aligns with our own belief that true sustainability starts and ends with the adoption of cleaner, more efficient energy solutions. That is why we want to share some of the highlights of the 2024 CCA annual report with you, with a special focus on developments in Africa and the progress that’s being made towards transforming communities by enabling access to cleaner, more efficient cooking methods and equipment.
Global progress
Since CCA was founded in 2010, two billion people have gained access to clean cooking solutions. We are proud to have played a small part in that, having distributed seven million EGA Rocket Stoves across the African continent.
Our locally-made and distributed solar panels, biomass fuels and a range of biomass cook stoves, including the Rocket Stove – an easy-to-assemble, energy-efficient rural cookstove – are all aimed at promoting access to clean and renewable energy for all, while protecting Africa’s natural resources for future generations.
Another exciting development in 2024 highlighted by CCA was that $2.2 billion was mobilised at the 2024 Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, which was co-chaired by the governments of Tanzania and Norway, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the African Development Bank.
Clean cooking has been elevated on the global agenda, including being mentioned in G7 and G20 discussions and featured at COP 29.
Interestingly, the report points out that carbon finance is emerging as a significant driver of clean cooking investment. The report notes that 96% of tracked investments were tied to carbon credit mechanisms.
Carbon finance developments
When it comes to wood and biomass burning cleaner stove projects, one of the major initiatives underway is the quest to standardise carbon credit methodologies.
CCA explains that the Comprehensive Lowered Emissions Assessment and Reporting (CLEAR) Methodology is being developed to provide a unified standard for clean cooking carbon projects, which includes wood and biofuel-based technologies like those that EGA manufactures and supplies.
The Principles for Responsible Carbon Finance in Clean Cooking were introduced to improve integrity and transparency, encouraging fair practices in markets often linked to biomass stove credits. EGA has endorsed these principles and all our work adheres to them. They essentially serve as a voluntary code of conduct, providing guidance for responsible participation in clean cooking carbon markets. They are intended to build trust among buyers, investors, households and governments, thereby encouraging responsible conduct and investment in clean cooking carbon projects.
Next on the agenda
CCA has launched a Unit Economics Toolkit to help companies build viable, consumer-centred business models, including for those of us producing biofuel or wood-burning stoves.
CCA’s 2025 priorities include finalising the CLEAR methodology, scaling up delivery units in African countries and pushing for greater carbon market integrity. Strong momentum is expected leading into COP 30 (Brazil, Nov 2025), where clean cooking will remain a strategic focus.
How our work aligns with CCA
CCA’s approach is focused on complementing the work of its partners to build a dynamic, inclusive, and financially sustainable industry with the goal of achieving universal access to clean cooking by 2030. This will lead to improved health, reduced climate and environmental impacts, empowered women and improved livelihoods – all priorities we share at EGA.
Added to this is our Africa focus. EGA’s world-class sustainable energy solutions are manufactured in Africa, for Africa. These high-quality, renewable energy products include small solar panels with reputable certification, various biomass fuel products and a range of advanced biomass cook stoves, improving the lives and health of households across the continent.
We work to improve the lives of women in Africa through the distribution of energy-efficient cook stoves and cookware across the continent. Our clean energy stoves, predominantly used by women, improve livelihoods by reducing the time spent cooking, the risks associated with collecting firewood and smoke-related illnesses (as the stoves emit fewer pollutants than traditional cooking methods).
We also foster skills development, through job creation, at our biomass cook stove manufacturing facilities in Cape Town and Malawi, as well as at our solar panel assembly plant based in Cape Town, only the second of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa.
Importantly, we believe inclusivity is about more than access to clean cooking options – it is about engaging with the communities in which we operate to understand their particular needs and contexts to be able to serve them.
At EGA, we believe in finding the right stove for the right context, which always starts with listening to the people who will use our products so we can ensure they are fit for purpose. Find out more about how we’re doing this in Ghana.
For more details on CCA’s work in 2024 and plans for the future, download the full annual report from the CCA website.
