🌍 Scaling Clean Cooking Solutions for Africa 🌱

When I was working on my master’s research, I explored the key drivers and barriers to adopting biomass briquettes as an alternative energy source in Tanzania. It was eye-opening.

What drives people toward briquettes? Affordability, the fact that raw materials are available locally, and growing awareness of how harmful traditional fuels like charcoal and firewood can be.

But then there are the barriers: limited financing options, weak policy support, and the challenge of getting people to shift from what they know and are used to.

Now, as I follow the work being done through the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, I can’t help but think about how these challenges, and opportunities are not just local. Across Africa, 600 million people still rely on harmful cooking fuels, and it’s clear that tackling this requires more than just innovation. We need strong policies, better financing options, and solutions that fit the realities of everyday people.

I believe the conversations happening at the Summit are critical in enabling accessibility to Electricity power and Clean cooking energy solutions.

Together, we can create scalable and affordable clean energy options like biomass briquettes, empowering communities and protecting our environment at the same time.

This isn’t just about energy, it’s about health, sustainability, and giving families a chance at a cleaner, safer way of life.

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