A number of clean cook stove manufacturers have undergone training on how to scale-up businesses and also improve their processes. The training was part of the five-day clean cooking innovation summit held at Xanadu Collection, All Suite Hotel (former Mackinnon Suites Hotel) in Nakasero Kampala.
The trainings were conducted by officials from Ministry of Energy and mineral development, GIZ Energising Development (EnDev) and international and national experts in the clean cooking sector. They centred on stove design, business development, kiln construction and franchising among others.
Organised by GIZ Energising Development (EnDev) Uganda on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the summit was part of the Clean and Efficient Cooking Energy Sector Support Program which is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and implemented by GIZ EnDev.
This Sector Support Program comprised of the ‘Kyuusa Enfumba Yo’ Awareness Campaign, a series of cook stove tests under the new draft UNBS standard conducted by CREEC, and support to the Uganda National Alliance on Clean Cooking (UNACC).
It targeted all Ugandan companies in the Clean and efficient cooking energy sector including producers, distributors and providers of stoves and fuels.
The conference brought together key stakeholders from government entities, civil society, financial institutions, donors, clean cooking associations and researchers who discussed pertinent issues relevant to the sector. The conference also involved B2B sessions and an exhibition.
Addressing the participants, John Baanabe, the Director Energy Resources Department Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said government is set to introduce a new policy on the use of clean energy. GIZ EnDev facilitates improved access to high quality, affordable, cleaner, improved cook stoves (ICS) for households, businesses and social institutions in Uganda. The applied approaches are based on market mechanisms, to ensure that the private sector is the key driver in growing Uganda’s market for clean cooking solutions.
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