Business PV Cooking Last Mile Communities

The report examines business models and financing strategies to increase the adoption of photovoltaic (PV) clean cooking technologies in last-mile communities, such as informal settlements and areas with displaced populations, by addressing financial and awareness barriers through public and private capital.

• The adoption of high-tier (Tier 4+) clean cooking solutions is a critical need that is frequently underfunded and not sufficiently prioritized. Barriers to widespread use include high upfront costs and a lack of awareness among end-users regarding the benefits.
• Solar PV-powered technologies have become more cost-competitive and financially viable due to the falling cost of solar PV modules. These viable technologies include ethanol stoves, PV-supported biomass gasifier stoves, and pure electric cooking (eCooking) powered by solar PV systems.
• Increasing the uptake of clean cooking in last-mile communities—defined as those off-grid or marginalized in national energy and climate policy, including peri-urban areas and informal settlements—requires both supply- and demand-side interventions. This includes utilizing affordable financing for scalable, market-based business models.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2025). Business PV Cooking Last Mile Communities. https://www.sei.org/publications/business-pv-cooking-last-mile-communities/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Business PV Cooking Last Mile Communities. 2025. https://www.sei.org/publications/business-pv-cooking-last-mile-communities/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2025business, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Business PV Cooking Last Mile Communities}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/business-pv-cooking-last-mile-communities/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }