Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS)

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Accelerating access to clean, electric cooking on a global scale. #CleanCooking #eCooking #RenewableEnergy #Renewables #SDGs #SDG7 Loughborough, England. https://mecs.org.uk/

Women-led businesses in Tanzania and Kenya integrating electric induction stoves into their cooking operations (image credit: Fodio-Todd, 2025).
Cover page of the report: Kipruto, W., Todd, J.F., Sieff, R. and Scott, N. (2026). Understanding the Scale of the Commercial Cooking Sector in Kenya: A Replicable Methodology for Estimating the Number of Food Businesses Nationally. MECS report.
Demonstration of how to cook ugali in the electric pressure cooker (EPC) to customers at the TANESCO pavilion (photo credit: TaTEDO-SESO).
Cover page of the new briefing, “The Future of Energy Access in the Post-2030 Sustainable Development Landscape: Framing the Dialogue”, published by MECS and Climate Compatible Growth (CCG), in collaboration with multiple high-level partners. The briefing was launched at the HLPF to support deliberations.
Cover page of the report: Piwang, H. (2026). Piloting a Battery Swapping Station for Electric Cooking in Uganda. MECS report.
Cover page of the publication: Magali, P. (2026). Utilization of AC Mini-grids for Electric Cooking. MECS report.
Men begin to share the load (photo credit: TaTEDO-SESO).
Social media card with the following text: Terms of Reference - Evaluation of the MECS Trust Fund in Uganda. Deadline to receive applications: 23:55 (British Summer Time) on 18th August 2026.
Image credit: AI generated from prompt by S. Batchelor, 2026.
The cover pages of 3 reports highlighted in the blog: 'Multifuel Study: India'. 'In-depth Exploration of Cooking entirely with Electricity' and 'A wide ranging review of India's journey towards electric cooking by the Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme'.
Cooking fuels and stoves in study areas in Bangladesh. Photo Credit: Rakib Hossain & Afsana Yasmin (Jahangirnagar University).
Cover page of the publication: Sieff, R., Fields, N., Adair-Rohani, H., Bazillian, M.D., Belaïd, F., Brown, E. Elahi, R., Foster, V., Fuso-Nerini, F., Gbandey, G.T., Howells, M., Jeuland, M., Khalifa, Y., Nussbaumer, P., Mbogo, P., Mentis, D., Modi, V., Mulugetta, Y., Nna, C.D., Oparaocha, S., Reiner, M., Sovacool, B., Perez-Arriaga, I., Tomei, J., Wang, X., Wetzel, D. and Wykes. S. (2026). The Future of Energy Access in the Post-2030 Sustainable Development Landscape: Framing the Dialogue. Briefing paper led by Loughborough STEER - Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) and Climate Compatible Growth (CCG).
At London Climate Action Week, the Sun King and MECS event 'Accelerating African Clean Cooking: The Energy and Financing Mix Needed to Unlock Scale', held on 25 June 2026, brought together policymakers, development institutions, researchers, investors, donors, and industry leaders to explore the technology and financing mix needed to accelerate clean cooking adoption at scale (photo credit: Eva Idugboe).
Cover page of the publication: Cook, J.L. (2026). Voices of MECS: Sanjida Ahmed, Jahangirnagar University. MECS publication.
Cover page of the report: Ahmed, S., Hossain, R., Yasmin, A., Rasel, S.R., Ferdous, M.Z. and Hossain, S. (2026). Landscaping Study on the Potential for E-cooking in Informal Settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh. MECS report.
Cover page of the report: Nyanga, P.H., Syamwalu, M.M., Mwila, F., Membele, G. and Milupi, I (2026). Landscaping Study on the Potential for E-cooking in Informal Settlements - Zambia. MECS report.
Awareness Session held in Rombo, Kilimanjaro (photo credit: TaTEDO-SESO).
The Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) and Global Electric Cooking Coalition (GeCCo) joint stall in the Exhibition Space at the UK Government-led Super Pollutants High Level Reception (photo credit: Matt Leach).
Social media card with text: 'MECS Phase IV / Talk Series 4.12, Clean Cooking in India's Energy Transition Pathways to Viksit Bharat and Net Zero, date: 18th June 2026'.
Photo credit: Finovista.
Collage of images from MECS Cooking Diaries and ECO project reports (credit: Leary et al. (2018, 2019) and Sieff (2022)).
2 BURN ECOA induction stoves with 2 pans with mandazi being cooked on them in the street.
Social media card featuring the following text: registration open - 'webinar - invitation to tender - Sustainable Appliances Marketplace Programme for Africa and Asia (SAMPA)', date: Thursday 11th June 2026, Time: 11:00-12:00PM BST (UK time).
Social media card containing text: Invitation to tender - Sustainable Appliances Marketplace Programme for Africa and Asia (SAMPA). Deadline to receive applications: 23:55 (British Summer Time) on Friday 10 July 2026.
Screenshot of the cover page of the paper 'A comparative socio-technical multi-level perspective analysis of eCooking barriers in six informal settlements in Bangladesh and Zambia', by Yesmeen Khalifa, Sanjida Ahmed, Shakhaoat Hossain, Inonge Milupi, Progress H. Nyanga, Rakib Hossain, Afsana Yasmin, Sayed Mohammad Rasel, Most. Zannatul Ferdous, Garikai Membele, Muchimba Syamwalu, and Francis Mwila (credit: © 2026 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.).
Social media card containing text: Invitation to tender - Sustainable Appliances Marketplace Programme for Africa and Asia (SAMPA). Deadline to receive applications: 23:55 (British Summer Time) on Friday 10 July 2026.
Image depicting global typology of cooking fuel subsidy systems (Image credit – AI created from prompt by S Batchelor).
Live eCooking demonstration during community outreach in Kongwa, Dodoma (photo credit: TaTEDO SESO).
Cover page of the report '‘An introduction to eCooking appliances and their use in Low and Middle Income Countries’ developed jointly by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS).
Screenshot from the MECS webinar 'Electric Cooking for Street Food Vendors: Evidence from Field Deployment and Business Implications', held on 14 May 2026 (credit: MECS).
An Indian lady preparing tea using an induction hub.
Featured image credit: AI generated image from prompt by S. Batchelor.
Cover page of the publication: Khalifa, Y. (2026). Leaving no one behind: Embedding GEDSI in modern energy cooking transitions. MECS brief.
A Nepali lady standing in her kitchen next to an EPC.
Social media card containing the text: Registration is open@ 'Webinar: call for provision of services to deliver a Behaviour Change Communication Roadshow Series for eCooking in Tanzania', date: Friday 15 May 2026, time: 09:30-10:30 AM BST (UK time).
Social media card containing text: Registration open: 'Webinar: call for provision of services to manage a Schools Trust Fund to support eCooking transition' Date: Thursday 15 May 2026, Time: 09:30-10:30am BST (UK time).
In an outdoor setting, some men and women are serving food to students in a school in kanya.
Social media card featuring the text: Invitation to tender 'Provision of services to manage a Schools Trust Fund to support eCooking transition', deadline to receive applications: 23:55pm BST on Sunday 31st May 2026.
Social media card featuring the text: 'Provision of Services to Deliver a Behaviour Change Communication Roadshow Series for eCooking in Tanzania'. Deadline to receive applications: 23:55pm BST, Sunday 31 May 2026.
Group photo of participants of the workshop 'Integrating Gender Equity and Inclusive Practices for Just and Sustainable Energy Transitions' held at Loughborough University on 9 April 2026 (photo credit: MECS).