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The authorisation of the mitigation activity by Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) and Switzerland’s Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) will enable BURN to distribute 100,000 units of its IoT-enabled ECOA electric induction cookers (EICs) to low-income households in Ghana. This will benefit around 400,000 people while preserving forests, decreasing indoor air pollution and reducing carbon emissions. Emission reductions from this activity are authorised as Internationally Traded Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) and will be purchased by the KliK Foundation.
Despite nearly 85% of Ghanaian households being connected to the grid, fewer than 1% use electricity to cook. BURN’s ECOA Induction Cooker, locally designed and assembled in Tema, integrates Pay-As-You-Cook (PAYC) technology with mobile money, enabling households to pay in small, manageable instalments while gradually gaining full ownership. The ECOA Induction Cooker generates high-integrity carbon credits using a variation of Gold Standard’s MMECD methodology, one of the world’s most rigorous frameworks for electric cooking.
Leveraging integrated, cellular-enabled IoT technology, the system delivers real-time energy monitoring, ensuring precise, transparent, and effortless accounting of emissions reductions. The Induction Cooker is bundled with a high-quality 3-piece stainless steel cookware set manufactured in Africa.
"We are proud to support this impactful activity by purchasing the resulting ITMOs, helping to make electric cooking accessible to households in Ghana while ensuring the project’s financial sustainability. It is a further step in the KliK Foundation's efforts to support technologies in Ghana which will hopefully lead the way in the country’s efforts to curb post-2030 emissions. Electric cooking is easier and cheaper in use and will become increasingly important in the future."
"This Letter of Authorization is a major milestone for clean cooking in Ghana. While most Ghanaian households have access to electricity, fewer than 1% use it for cooking, relying instead on polluting traditional cooking methods, which destroy their health, deplete their savings and decimate local forests. We applaud Ghana and Switzerland for their commitment to scaling clean cooking, and through BURN’s high-integrity carbon credits, together, we are helping unlock affordable, safe, and sustainable cooking for thousands of families in Ghana."
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