This study presents a methodology - a scalable, replicable & cost-effective framework - for estimating the size & spatial distribution of commercial cooking businesses that could be applied in other countries or sub-national level where datasets are incomplete/unavailable mecs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

TaTEDO-SESO & SESCOM took part in the 49th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair to show how clean cooking & renewable energy technologies can improve livelihoods, ease pressure on Tanzania’s forests, strengthen household energy security & advance the #SustDev agenda: mecs.org.uk/blog/driving...

At a MECS workshop Yesmeen Khalif led an interactive exercise based on #MECS #Jigsaw framework to explore if a tool developed to explain the complexity of #scaling #eCooking can support prioritisation, negotiation & #implementation #planning. New blog unpacks the process: mecs.org.uk/blog/worksho...

#Affordability & #profitability are both necessary for clean cooking success. Sustainable #cleancooking require business models that keep products affordable while allowing companies to earn fair profits, so modern cooking #appliances can reach & remain in households. mecs.org.uk/blog/ecookin...

🚀MECS has developed a #prototype combining #3Dprinting technology & bespoke hand crafting and seeking a partner organization to explore how best our prototyping ideas can be realized in #Tanzanian #eCooking setting. For details on how to #apply, visit this link: mecs.org.uk/request-for-...

Supported by ukmecs.bsky.social, Bayes Consulting did a #pilot to test if #battery #swapping can enable #eCooking in rural #mini-grid communities in #Uganda where households connections are too weak to run #EPCs directly. Check for key messages and recommendations👇 mecs.org.uk/blog/battery...

Out today, in MECS July News - browse highlights of MECS & partners at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2026, latest publications, opportunities & lots more: mailchi.mp/lboro/mecs-n... #eCooking #ElectricCooking

This pilot tested if battery swapping (BS) could deliver #eCooking to rural mini-grid users where household connections are too weak to run a pressure cooker. Results: BS technically enables eCooking but affordability is main barrier to commercially standalone deployment: mecs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

This study by PowerHut Renewables Ltd. tested electric pressure cooker (EPC) adoption on solar mini-grids in Lake Victoria island communities, Tanzania. Read key lessons which aim to assist other practitioners integrating eCooking into mini-grid development in the report: mecs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

In this blog, TaTEDO-SESO highlights how #eCooking is transforming women, families & communities in Tanzania- clean cooking is not merely a technical fix for indoor air pollution, it is one of the most powerful, underused levers for advancing #GenderEquality in Tanzania: mecs.org.uk/blog/powerin...

Consultancy opportunity: evaluation of the MECS Trust Fund in Uganda. We seek to commission an independent evaluation specialist to assess the Fund’s performance, effectiveness & efficiency. Deadline: 18th August 2026 at 23:55 (BST). Access the Terms of Reference: mecs.org.uk/terms-of-ref...

Clean cooking's next challenge is energy security. Success should be measured not only by cleaner kitchens, but by greater energy security & sovereignty. Escaping biomass dependence is essential. Replacing one dependence with another would be a less complete victory: mecs.org.uk/blog/beyond-...

MECS has supported research, pilots, & knowledge development to accelerate the clean, electric cooking transition in India. This blog by Neh Satsangi & Kumar Satyam of @finovista.bsky.social highlights the key resources: mecs.org.uk/blog/mecs-in... #eCooking #India

This blog discusses the challenges & opportunities for #eCooking in informal settlements using case studies from Zambia & Bangladesh. Findings reinforce that informal settlements must be fully integrated into eCooking & electrification strategies: mecs.org.uk/blog/challen...

New MECS-CCG brief ‘The Future of Energy Access in the Post-2030 Sustainable Devt. Landscape’ launches at #HLPF2026. Calls for energy to remain central, an inclusive process for shaping the post-2030 energy agenda, and highlights opportunities for improved energy access: mecs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Tomorrow at #HLPF2026: the third & potentially final formal #SDG7 review before 2030. A moment to be honest about progress and clear about what comes next. 📅 7 July, 15:00 EDT 📺 Live on UN WebTV 🔗 seforall.org/HLPF26

#HLPF2026 kicks off tomorrow! First on our agenda 👇 "From Call to Count: Gender-Responsive Energy Actions for the Final Mile," exploring how better data can help deliver a more equitable #energytransition. 📅 6 July, 11:30 EDT 📺 Live on UN WebTV 🔗 www.seforall.org/HLPF26

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Out today, in MECS June News - browse highlights of London Climate Action Week 2026, latest publications and lots more from MECS and partners: mailchi.mp/lboro/mecs-n...

Did you know? Renewables have just overtaken coal as the world's largest source of electricity 34% – global renewable share, up 2x in 20yrs 48% – EU 37% – China 26% – US 24% – India

Excited to share the latest in our series of 'Voices of MECS' interviews - read our conversation with Sanjida Ahmed, Jahangirnagar University, regarding the report ‘Landscaping Study on the Potential for E-cooking in Informal Settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh’: mecs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

This study explored the infrastructural, social & economic barriers to adopting eCooking in three informal settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Tackling challenges of electricity access & promoting eCooking adoption will require a multi-pronged approach. Access the report: mecs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

This study explored the barriers, constraints, & opportunities for eCooking in three informal settlements in Zambia. Despite high electricity access, eCooking adoption has been low due to multiple barriers & constraints. Read recommendations for scaling eCooking access: mecs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

In this new blog, read how SESCOM & TaTEDO-SESO are accelerating Tanzania's clean cooking transition through an intensive series of consumer outreach campaigns, public exhibitions, live eCooking demonstrations, & high-level stakeholder engagements across multiple regions: mecs.org.uk/blog/transfo...

Leaders gathered @ St James’s Palace yesterday for UK-led Super Pollutants High Level Reception, with HM The King, to spotlight an overlooked climate challenge: super-pollutants. MECS shared research on black carbon, showing how better measurement can drive faster action. mecs.org.uk/blog/swelter...

At the UK Govt.-led Super Pollutants High Level Reception, MECS promoted the critical importance of rapidly scaling access to clean, electric cooking in tackling the climate crisis and the multiple co-benefits to be gained from accelerating the clean cooking transition: mecs.org.uk/mecs-promote...

New ukmecs.bsky.social 3-level #framework, in collaboration with Berkeley Air Monitoring Group uses scalable, #data-driven approaches to measure #health #impacts of transitioning to Modern Energy Cooking more credibly & efficiently. Explore via our latest blog: mecs.org.uk/blog/estimat...

🚀Report Launch: “Metered Methodology Health Methods, Phase 1 Deliverables”. This report responds to the challenge of demonstrating positive #health #impacts arising from #transition from polluting to #cleancooking fuels, meaningfully but cost effectively. Access Report: mecs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Recording available: a recent webinar led by @finovista.bsky.social unpacked how cooking energy is represented in energy modelling frameworks & examined policy signals required to ensure clean cooking contributes optimally to India’s long-term development & Net Zero goals mecs.org.uk/join-in-the-...