REPORT

The report introduces the National Integrated Clean Cooking Planning (NICCP) for Rwanda, utilizing the Integrated Clean Cooking Planning Tool (ICCPT) and a financial model to assess paths toward clean cooking access. It compares two scenarios: the 'Aligned' plan, which follows current government ambitions, and the 'CleanStep' plan, which prioritizes rapid adoption by 2029 followed by economic recovery. Key findings indicate that while infrastructure deployment is necessary, affordability gaps—particularly in rural areas—remain a primary barrier. The CleanStep plan achieves higher adoption and better environmental outcomes by 2029, while the Aligned plan shows better health outcomes and lower long-term funding requirements by 2034. Both plans emphasize the potential of carbon credits and the need for combined pricing measures (subsidies on both appliances and fuels) to ensure sustainable transitions.

• The 'CleanStep' plan achieves higher clean cooking adoption by 2029, covering 85% of national cooking demand (3,446,097 households), compared to the 'Aligned' plan's 74% (3,005,538 households).
• By 2029, the CleanStep plan outperforms the Aligned plan in environmental and social metrics, saving an additional 2.2 MTon CO2eq/y in emissions, 2 MTon of wood/y in deforestation, and 1.57 days/person/y in time and gender costs.
• By 2034, the Aligned plan results in higher clean cooking adoption (86% of national demand, 4,241,913 households) than the CleanStep plan (83% of national demand, 4,077,667 households).
• The total funding required to implement the strategies by 2034 is estimated at USD 874 million for the CleanStep plan and USD 967 million for the Aligned plan.
• Carbon credits represent a significant revenue opportunity; the CleanStep plan is projected to avoid 60.5 MT of CO2, while the Aligned plan is projected to avoid 38.5 MT.
• Infrastructure deployment alone is insufficient for adoption; affordability gaps, especially in rural areas, necessitate combined pricing measures such as subsidies for both appliances and fuels.
• The baseline for Rwanda shows a heavy reliance on inefficient biomass, with 80.37% of households relying on firewood and 18.03% on charcoal as of 2020.

APA

de Cuadra, F., Dueñas, P., Sánchez-Jacob, E., Díaz-Pastor, S., Rico, O., Palacios, R., Pérez-Arriaga, I., Dominguez, C., Mazzoni, D., & Narayan, N. (2025). REPORT. Sustainable Energy for All. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2026-02/Copy%20for%20printing%20Rwanda%20NICCP%20Report1.pdf

Chicago

de Cuadra, Fernando, Pablo Dueñas, Eduardo Sánchez-Jacob, Santos Díaz-Pastor, Olga Rico, Rafael Palacios, Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga, et al. REPORT. Sustainable Energy for All, 2025. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2026-02/Copy%20for%20printing%20Rwanda%20NICCP%20Report1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{decuadra2025report, author = {de Cuadra, Fernando and Dueñas, Pablo and Sánchez-Jacob, Eduardo and Díaz-Pastor, Santos and Rico, Olga and Palacios, Rafael and Pérez-Arriaga, Ignacio and Dominguez, Cristina and Mazzoni, Davide and Narayan, Nishant}, title = {{REPORT}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2025}, month = jul, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2026-02/Copy%20for%20printing%20Rwanda%20NICCP%20Report1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }