Across Africa, more than 900 million people lack access to clean cooking facilities. This deficiency contributes to over one million deaths annually, primarily among women and children, due to the use of firewood and kerosene. Additionally, the relentless search for fuelwood also encroaches upon protected wildlife areas, exacerbating deforestation and biodiversity loss. 

In this context, the EU-funded AfricaEnergyParks project will apply the water-energy-food-ecosystem approach. Specifically, it will deploy solar PV, battery storage, and biomass for a plug-and-play microgrid. Enhanced with productive energy use technologies, such as improved cookstoves, it aims to mitigate deforestation caused by fuel gathering. The project will assess its social, economic, and environmental impacts, aiming for widespread adoption across Africa.

• EGACQUEST (Pty) Ltd
• DENG LIMITED
• MASH Makes A/S
• Africa GreenTec AG
• Forestry Commission
• Partners in Participatory Development
• Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU)
• Teknologisk Institut
• INOVA+ – Innovation Services SA
• Ministry of Energy, Ghana

• Hormeku Mark Kwasi