Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa

The IEA is convening 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.

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.

The Summit will be co-chaired by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Prime Minister of Norway H.E. Jonas Gahr Støre, the President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina and the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency Dr. Fatih Birol.

It will be held on 14 May 2024 at UNESCO in Paris.

Solving this issue requires a historic commitment, which would be among the most consequential investments in Africa’s and the world’s future.

Attendance at this event is by invitation only.

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 the Ghana National Petroleum Authority
• Tim Bauer, Chief Executive Officer, Envirofit International
• Jerome Beilin, Removall, Chief Executive Officer
• 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, Council on Energy, 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 for the 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