Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa

Conference — Paris, France
Summit On Clean Cooking In Africa

Today, nearly four in five Africans still cook their meals over open fires and traditional stoves, using wood, charcoal, animal dung, and other polluting fuels. This has dire impacts on health, gender equality and the environment, with women and children bearing the worst consequences. The IEA was the first international agency to start tracking energy access more than two decades ago and has been a steadfast voice advocating for clean cooking access ever since.

Solving this issue requires a historic commitment, which would be among the most consequential investments in Africa’s and the world’s future. To this end, the IEA convened global leaders for a Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa to make 2024 a turning point for progress on ensuring clean cooking access for all.

Chairs

Dr Fatih Birol

Co-chair

Executive Director

IEA

Edfatihbirol

Videos

$2.2 Billion pledged
Collecting firewood to survive
Travelling for charcoal
Cooking without electricity or gas
Foregoing medical care
Finding fallen trees to survive
Breaking with tradition

Participants

Government

Amani Abou-Zeid
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission
Tahar Djouambi
Director General, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Algeria 
Brendan Pearson
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Australia
Gerhard Jandl
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Austria
Mukhtar Babayev
President-Designate of COP29 and Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources, Azerbaijan
Elnur Soltanov
Chief Executive Officer of COP29 and Deputy Minister of Energy, Azerbaijan
Khondker M. Talha
Ambassador, Bangladesh
Régine Vandriessche
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Belgium
Adidjatou Hassan
Deputy Chief of Staff for State Minister of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Benin
Joaquim Pedro Silva
Deputy Permanent Representative to International Economic Organizations, Brazil
Lydwine Baradahana
Minister of Public Health and Fight Against AIDS, Burundi
Cynthia Mouafo Piaplie
Second Secretary (Political Affairs), Canada
Francisco Saffie
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Chile
Ehouman Narcisse Kalifa
Director General for Energy, Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, Côte d'Ivoire
Aleš Chmelař
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Czech Republic
Stephanie Mbombo
Presidential Special Envoy for New Climate Economy, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dan Jannik Jørgensen
Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Denmark
Alaa Youssef
Ambassador, Egypt
Priit Pallum
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Estonia
Maroš Šefčovič
Executive Vice President, European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, European Commission 
Ditte Juul Jørgensen
Director General, Directorate-General of Energy, European Commission
Christina Kokkinakis
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, European Union
Pasi-Heikki Vaaranmaa
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Finland
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou
Secretary of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, France
Laurent Biddiscombe
Executive Director for Sustainable Development Solutions, Agence Française de Développement, France
Clemens Kerres
Deputy Permanent Representative, Germany
Mavis Nkansah-Boadu
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana
George Pagoulatos
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Greece
László Havas
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Hungary
Praveen Mal Khanooja
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India
Ramadansyah Hasan
Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Indonesia, Indonesia
Francesco Corvaro
Special Envoy for Climate Change, Italy
Eamon Ryan
Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Ireland 
Jun Shimmi
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Japan
Davis Chirchir
Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya
Catia De Oliveira Goncalves
Deputy Permanent Representative, Luxembourg
Olivier Jean-Baptiste
Minister of Energy and Hydrocarbons, Madagascar
Michael Usi
Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change, Malawi
Ibrahim Matola
Minister of Energy, Malawi
Sybel Galván Gómez
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Mexico
Mohamed El Haouari
Director for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Moroccan Agency for Energy Efficiency, Morocco
Alberto Maverengue Augusto
Ambassador, Mozambique
Carl Hermann Gustav Schlettwein
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Namibia
Jaime de Bourbon de Parme
Vice-Minister and Climate Envoy, Netherlands
Anne Beathe Tvinnereim
Minister of International Development, Norway
Jaroslaw Cwiek-Karpowicz
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Poland
Manuel Lobo Antunes
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Portugal
Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya
Minister of Environment, Rwanda
Birame Souleye Diop
Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Senegal
Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Sierra Leone
Kandeh Yumkella
Chairman, Presidential Initiative for Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security, Sierra Leone
Frantisek Ruzicka
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Slovak Republic
Nkosinathi Mthethwa
Ambassador, South Africa
Joan Groizard
Director General for the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving, Spain
Mattias Frumerie
Climate Ambassador and Head of Delegation to UNFCCC at Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Sweden
Catherine Cudré-Mauroux
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Switzerland
Mila Aziablé
Minister Delegate to the President of the Republic in Charge of Energy and Mines, Togolese Republic
Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu
Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda
Lord Benyon
Minister of State for Development and Africa, United Kingdom
January Makamba
Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, United Republic of Tanzania
Selemani Jafo
Minister of State, Vice President’s Office, United Republic of Tanzania
Judith Kapinga
Deputy Minister for Energy, United Republic of Tanzania
Sean Patrick Maloney
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, United States
Judith Mulenga
Ambassador, Zambia

Non-government (companies, international organisations and civil society)

Rostam Aziz
Chairman, Taifa Group
Michelle Bachelet
Founder of Fundación Horizonte Ciudadano and Former President of the Republic of Chile,
Hajia Samira Bawumia
Second Lady and Clean Cooking Alliance Global Ambassador, Ghana
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid
President of the African Refiners & Distributors Association & Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Authority,
Tim Bauer
Chief Executive Officer, Envirofit International
Jerome Beilin
Chief Executive Officer, Removall
Markus Berndt
Global Director, European Investment Bank
Ed Brown
Research Director, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS)
Guido Brusco
Chief Operating Officer Natural Resources, ENI
Marisa Buchanan
Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Solutions, BP
James Bullen
Managing Director, Petredec Onshore
Jane Burston
Chief Executive Officer, Clean Air Fund
Kimball Chen
Chairman, Global LPG Partnership
Manish Dabkara
EKI Energy Services Limited, Chairman & Managing Director
Moussa Diao
Chief Executive Officer, Oryx Energies
Franz R. Drees-Gross
Regional Director of Infrastructure, World Bank
Alexander Eaton
Chief Executive Officer, Sistema.bio
Alain Ebobissé
Chief Executive Officer, Africa50
Michael Franz
Team Leader, GET.Invest
Peter George and Xavier Pierluca
Co-Investment Directors, Spark+ Africa Fund
Tedros Ghebreyesus
Director General, World Health Organization
Arunabha Ghosh
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Environment and Water
Arancha González Laya
Dean, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po
Evandro Gussi
President and Chief Executive Officer, UNICA
Alexander Haack
Program Director Energising Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale, GIZ
Hadi Hallouche
Chief Executive Officer, Puma Energy
Russell Hardy
Chief Executive Officer, Vitol
Rachel Huxley
Head of Climate Change Mitigation, Wellcome Trust
Mo lbrahim
Founder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Belinda Ikazoboh
Vice President for Emerging Markets Power, Shell
Ben Jeffreys
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, ATEC Global
Kato Kibuka
Chief Executive Officer, PowerUP
Silvana Koch-Mehrin
President & Founder, Women Political Leaders
Mahmoud Khene
Director, Western & Central Africa, OPEC Fund for International Development
Jules Kortenhorst
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, C-Quest Capital
Pushp Kumar Joshi
Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Ryan LeGrand
President and Chief Executive Officer, US Grains Council
Elena Lobodina
Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, Circle Gas
Graça Machel
Deputy Chair of the Elders, Chair of the Board of the Graça Machel Trust and Former Minister of Education of Mozambique,
Raphael Maganga
Chief Executive Officer, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation
Wanjira Mathai
Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships, World Resources Institute
Euan McDougall
Chief Operating Officer, DelAgua
Scobie McKay
Chief Executive Officer, Imperative Global Projects PTE 
Stan Mittelman
Group Chief Executive Officer, Vivo Energy
Greg Murray
Chief Executive Officer, KOKO Networks
Nicholas Narsavidze
Chief Technical Officer, Kinetic7
Maria Neira
Director, Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department, World Health Organization
Goher Ur Rehman Mir
Head of Global Sustainable Fuels Policy, Futuria Fuels
James Mwangi
Founder, Climate Action Platform Africa
Vanessa Nakate
Founder of the Rise Up Movement, Founder of Youth for Future Africa
Mark Napier
Chief Executive Officer, Financial Sector Deepening Africa
Joseph Ng’ang’a
Interim Managing Director and Vice President for Africa, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Abdulmajid Mussa Nsekela
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, CRDB Bank PLC
Damilola Ogunbiyi
Chief Executive Officer and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy,
Sheila Oparaocha
Director, Energia Network
Anne Osinga
Chief Executive Officer, Mimi Moto B.V.
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
President, Association des Femmes Peules Autochtones du Tchad
Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, TotalEnergies
Tom Price
Chief Executive Officer, Ecosafi
Rémy Rioux
Chief Executive Officer, Agence Française de Developpement
Mary Robinson
Chair of The Elders and Former President of Ireland,
James Rockall
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, World Liquid Gas Association
Stanlake Samkange
Assistant Executive Director, World Food Programme
Mitchell Sauers
Chief Executive Officer, UpEnergy Group
Boaz Schweiger
Executive Chairman, HomeBiogas
Peter Scott
Chief Executive Officer, BURN Manufacturing
Ash Sharma
Vice President, Special Funds, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation
Sameh Shenouda
Board Member & Chief Investment Officer, Africa Finance Corporation
Judith Simon
President and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Verra
Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Admassu Tadesse
President and Chief Executive, Trade and Development Bank
Sidi Ould Tah
President, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Dymphna van der Lans
Chief Executive Officer, Clean Cooking Alliance
Roberto Vigotti
Secretary General, Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa Foundation
Eirik Wærness
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Equinor
Paul Walton
Executive Director, Africa-Europe Foundation 
Ciyong Zou
Deputy to the Director General & Managing Director of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
May 14, 2024