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Update browserRegistration is open for the forthcoming webinar 'What matters to users when choosing an eCooking appliance?', to be held on Thursday 29 October 2026, 11:00-12:00…
Read the full article, Webinar: What matters to users when choosing an eCooking appliance?Launched on 12 October 2026 at the Second World Social Summit on Social Development, The Gambia eCookbook, or energy cookbook, aims to advance the transition…
Read the full article, Newly launched eCookbook showcases benefits of eCooking to rural communities in The GambiaBackground Access to clean cooking remains a major challenge for Africa. Biomass accounts for about 50% of the total primary energy supply in the continent,…
Read the full article, Consultancy Service for the Development of an African Clean Cooking Strategy Roadmap and Action Plan (AfCCSAP)Background to the Assignment The demand for convenient, nutritious, and affordable pre-cooked food options is rapidly increasing in urban and peri-urban areas in Africa. The…
Read the full article, Terms of Reference: Estimating the size of the ‘pre-cook’ sector in Kenya, Ghana or NigeriaTwo weeks ago, MECS and key stakeholders gathered at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam to celebrate the achievements of…
Read the full article, Building on Success: Celebrating partnerships progress in advancing eCooking in TanzaniaIntelligent 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 PlatformHosted at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam, on 6th August, this event brought together key stakeholders to celebrate achievements…
Read the full article, Tanzania eCooking Scale and Support Programme: Celebrating Progress, Shaping the FutureBackground to the Assignment eCooking has taken a hold in the Tanzanian marketplace. It is strongly supported by the Government of Tanzania in partnership with…
Read the full article, Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the pilot of Local Manufacture of an Innovative eCooker, 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 UgandaThe 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 DialogueA UK Government-led event, hosted at St. James’s Palace, and attended by His Majesty The King, the Super Pollutants High Level Reception, held on 24…
Read the full article, MECS promotes multiple co-benefits of rapidly scaling access to clean, electric cooking at Super Pollutants High Level Reception, London Climate Action WeekA new paper, ‘A comparative socio-technical multi-level perspective analysis of eCooking barriers in six informal settlements in Bangladesh and Zambia’, has been published in Energy…
Read the full article, Paper: A comparative socio-technical multi-level perspective analysis of eCooking barriers in six informal settlements in Bangladesh and Zambia