Executive Summary

This report present findings from the electric pilot cooking diary study, performance of a new electric pressure cooker (EPC) monitoring device, and the innovative business model for EPC distribution to inform the acceleration of efficient electric cooking appliances uptake. The aim of the study was to gain a deeper understanding of how households in Morogoro Municipality cook, their responses to EPC and how compatible is the EPC with electricity supply.

Further intends to test a financing models for EPC distribution. Mixed methods and approaches were used to gather data from various sources including cooking diary forms, energy measurements, TrekAMP, Stove trace trek, registration survey, exit survey, trainings and meetings. The study forms part of the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MESC) programme and Electric Cooking Outreach (ECO) challenge fund