Integrating Clean Cooking into National Energy Access Planning Tools and Considerations for Planning and Implementing eCooking

The report argues that electrification and clean cooking have historically been treated as separate sectors, leading to inefficient energy planning. It advocates for 'integrated energy planning' that leverages the synergies between electricity access and eCooking to accelerate the transition away from biomass. The document reviews various modelling approaches—including energy system planning, sub-sector planning, and geospatial energy access planning—and highlights the Integrated Clean Cooking Plan Tool (ICCPT) in Rwanda as a significant methodological advance. It also details the policy, financial, and data requirements necessary to operationalize these plans, such as eCooking tariffs, results-based financing, and digital monitoring, reporting and verification (dMRV) for carbon finance.

• There is a significant gap between global electricity access and clean cooking access; while less than 10 percent of the global population lack electricity, over 30 percent lack any form of clean cooking.
• Integrated energy planning is presented as a solution to the sectoral divide between electrification and clean cooking, allowing for more efficient achievement of energy access goals by considering all resources and mechanisms jointly.
• The Integrated Clean Cooking Plan Tool (ICCPT) developed for Rwanda is identified as the most significant methodological advance to date because it fully integrates clean cooking and electrification and uses feedback loops to capture eCooking's impact on the electricity system.
• Kenya and Uganda have implemented specific eCooking tariffs to make electric cooking more affordable and encourage the transition from charcoal and biomass.
• Data scarcity is a primary obstacle to integrated energy planning, particularly due to the informality of fuelwood and charcoal value chains and a lack of metering data for specific household electricity uses.
• Digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (dMRV) using smart meters and IoT allows eCooking providers to generate high-quality carbon credits, which can be used to reduce the upfront cost of appliances for consumers.
• The report identifies several financial mechanisms to improve eCooking affordability, including on-bill financing, results-based financing (RBF), and concessional loans for SMEs.
• Rwanda has established a relatively advanced regulatory framework for e-waste, including the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines to make manufacturers liable for the disposal of electronic devices.

APA

Bisaga, I., Sindou, E., Stevenson, J., de Cuadra, F., Jacob, E. S., Leach, M., & Korkovelos, A. (n.d.). Integrating Clean Cooking into National Energy Access Planning Tools and Considerations for Planning and Implementing eCooking. Sustainable Energy for All. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-10/report-iep-cleancooking_compressed.pdf

Chicago

Bisaga, Iwona, Esméralda Sindou, Jamie Stevenson, Fernando de Cuadra, Eduardo Sanchez Jacob, Matthew Leach, and Alexandros Korkovelos. Integrating Clean Cooking into National Energy Access Planning Tools and Considerations for Planning and Implementing eCooking. Sustainable Energy for All, n.d. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-10/report-iep-cleancooking_compressed.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bisagandintegrating, author = {Bisaga, Iwona and Sindou, Esméralda and Stevenson, Jamie and de Cuadra, Fernando and Jacob, Eduardo Sanchez and Leach, Matthew and Korkovelos, Alexandros}, title = {{Integrating Clean Cooking into National Energy Access Planning Tools and Considerations for Planning and Implementing eCooking}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2024-10/report-iep-cleancooking_compressed.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }