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Renewable Energy in Kenya (GIZ) - Cooking Technologies

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Renewable Energy in Kenya (GIZ)

Energy, Transport and Climate Change Cluster
Objective (DC Program): The modernization of the renewable energy sector contributes to sustainable economic development, improving the quality of life of the population and achieving Kenya's climate targets.

Promotion of Climate-Friendly Cooking: Kenya and Senegal – GCF CoFi (GCF)

OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate an innovative ICS market transformation strategy in Kenya, and at improve global knowledge about ICS sector as contribution to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
2020 - 2024

  • ICS Sector Growth - Accelerate the growth of the ICS sector, in more remote locations with market transformation.
  • Growth Formal Businesses - Provide professionalization kits and investment packages to grow to formal businesses.
  • Emissions Reduction - Ensure good quality products & contribute to emission reduction.

Energizing Development Kenya (EnDev)

OBJECTIVE: Facilitate Sustainable access to modern energy services for households, social institutions and small to medium-sized enterprises has increased. 2019 - 2022

  • Cooking Energy - promoting access to modern and improved cooking solutions (ICS).
  • Off-Grid Electrification - promoting access to stand-alone solar systems.
  • Complementary Projects - The Swiss co-funded ‘Social Impact Incentives’ (SIINC) project, The USAID co-funded Smart Communities Coalition Innovation Fund (SCCIF), Sustainable Energy for Small Holder Farmers (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda), EnDev Innovation Fund – Promotion of PUE consumer financing through VSLAs.

Energizing Development - African Bio-digesters Component (EnDev ABC)

OBJECTIVE: Facilitate a shift of the biodigester market from its pioneering to the expansion phase with focus on the installation of over 20,000 small-scale and 250 medium scale biodigesters. 2022 - 2025

  • Result-Based Finance (RBF) facility - Provision of result-based financing for small-scale biodigesters to provide the last push needed for the biodigester market to reach a critical mass of clients within Kenyan farmers.
  • Enabling environment - Ensure that the policies, regulations, standards and tax regimes are conducive to the development of biodigester companies.
  • Capacity Development - Biodigester companies will benefit from technical trainings of their own staff, of financial institutions on the benefit of biogas and bio-slurry. We will also support knowledge creation and provide market intelligence.
  • Lucy Wairimu prepares cereals on her improved cookstove at her home in Uthiru, Nairobi

    IMPACT: 3,298,322 people were reached and 710,338t CO2 equivalent per year were reduced through the use of improved cooking stoves.
    Source: © GIZ

  • A technician hammers out a lip on a piece of metal to begin the process of building a portable energy saving jiko at Starose Enterprises in Chuka, Embu County.

    A technician hammers out a lip on a piece of metal to begin the process of building a portable energy saving jiko at Starose Enterprises in Chuka, Embu County.
    Source: © GIZ

  • A technician prepares cement mix for portable energy saving jikos at Starose Enterprises in Chuka, Embu county.

    A technician prepares cement mix for portable energy saving jikos at Starose Enterprises in Chuka, Embu county.
    Source: © GIZ

  • An energy saving cookstove on display at Richard Omolo's workshop in Kibuye Jua Kali, Kisumu county.

    An energy saving cookstove on display at Richard Omolo's workshop in Kibuye Jua Kali, Kisumu county.
    Source: © GIZ

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