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Update browserBy Eva Idugboe (Loughborough University). New York, 6 to 9 July 2026 The 2026 High-level Political Forum marked the final in-depth review of SDG 7…
Read the full article, Reflections from HLPF 2026: MECS insights on energy security, inclusive energy and electric cookingBy Dr. Simon Batchelor OBE (Gamos Ltd. / Loughborough University). Electricity access statistics tell us whether a household is connected. They tell us much less…
Read the full article, Household energy spending across the connected in three countriesIntelligent thermal and peak-load management for multi-appliance electric cooking on weak electricity supplies. Background MECS invites proposals from consultancies, universities, research institutes, engineering firms and…
Read the full article, Request for Proposals: Low-Cost Household Cooking Energy Management PlatformBy Richard Sieff (Gamos Ltd./MECS), Jacob Fodio-Todd (Gamos Ltd./MECS), and Walter Kipruto (Independent Consultant). Overview Restaurants, eateries and street food vendors are widespread across Kenya.…
Read the full article, Understanding the Scale of the Commercial Cooking Sector in Kenya: A Replicable Methodology for Estimating the Number of Food Businesses NationallyBy TaTEDO-SESO. TaTEDO-SESO and SESCOM turn the country's biggest trade platform into a stage for practical clean cooking solutions, strategic partnerships, and consumer confidence. From…
Read the full article, Driving Tanzania's Clean Cooking Transition at the 2026 Dar es Salaam International Trade FairSeven years of eCooking research, three decades of community trust. By TaTEDO-SESO. At five o'clock most mornings in rural Hai District, Kilimanjaro, a woman is…
Read the full article, Powering Equality: How Electric Cooking is Transforming Women, Families and Communities in TanzaniaBackground The Government of Uganda (GoU), through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), in partnership with MECS Programme, is implementing the eCooking Scale-up…
Read the full article, Terms of Reference: Evaluation of the MECS Trust Fund in UgandaBy Dr. Simon Batchelor OBE (Gamos Ltd. / Loughborough University). “Clean cooking is generally overlooked.” It was an apt opening observation from Fatih Birol, Executive…
Read the full article, Beyond the Stove: Clean Cooking’s Next Challenge Is Energy SecurityBy Neh Satsangi and Kumar Satyam (Finovista). MECS has supported research, pilots, and knowledge development to accelerate the transition towards clean and modern electric cooking…
Read the full article, MECS in India resourcesBy Dr. Yesmeen Khalifa (MECS), Dr. Md. Shakhaoat Hossain, Sanjida Ahmed, Rakib Hossain, Afsana Yasmin, Sayed Mohammad Rasel, Most. Zannatul Ferdous (Jahangirnagar University), Dr. Progress…
Read the full article, Challenges and Opportunities for eCooking in Informal Settlements: Case Studies from Zambia and BangladeshThe Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) and Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) programmes, in collaboration with multiple high level partners, have published a new briefing, “The…
Read the full article, New MECS-CCG Briefing Paper - The Future of Energy Access in the Post-2030 Sustainable Development Landscape: Framing the DialogueBy TaTEDO-Sustainable Energy Services Organization (TaTEDO-SESO). Reaching households with the information they need to make informed energy choices is not a one-time event; it is…
Read the full article, Transforming Awareness to Adoption: How SESCOM and TaTEDO-SESO are Accelerating Tanzania's Clean Cooking Transition