The Energy ministry, however, has set up 16 regional energy centres, which conduct active research on various household and institutional improved cookstoves. “They have installed several institutional wood stoves in schools (funded by the County government), and produced household ceramic jikos, portable wood stoves and slow cookers. The CS was even categorical on the need to promote clean cooking solutions to save the country’s forests. Other stakeholders, including oil marketers, are critical of the near double-speak from the government for promoting clean energy while at the same time pushing dirty fuel. Government doublespeak on clean cooking energy has been one of the greatest set backs in eliminating the use of biomass for cooking.

Source: Daily Nation May 12, 2020 04:41 UTC