We promote lowering energy poverty
Our initiative carbon offset promotes the dissemination of improved cooking systems in the most vulnerable communities in Côte d’Ivoire. The programme plans to reach 2.5 million people in seven years.
The cookers, which have high thermal efficiency, are entirely made in Côte d’Ivoire by a local workshop certified by the Clean Cooking Alliance, which, thanks to the project, has increased its production capacity and enabled the purchase of new machinery and the hiring of new workers.
Starting in 2025, we will launch initiatives to encourage a gradual shift from "improved" to "advanced" cooking systems. This will involve distributing induction hobs in urban settings and pyrolysis stoves in rural regions. These systems encourage the use of agricultural waste, including by-products from Eni's agri-feedstock supply chain, as biogenic fuel in line with circular economy principles.
A benefit for the environment and the community
Improved cooking stoves differ from traditional cooking systems, such as the three-stone hearth, in that although they are fuelled by wood and coal, they have high thermal efficiency that enables considerable savings on the amount of fuel needed. With their ability to reduce the amount of wood biomass used by up to 60%, the improved cookers help lessen the impact of cooking activities on deforestation in Côte d’Ivoire. Moreover, improved cookstoves save time spent collecting wood and money on purchasing charcoal, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combustion smoke, as well as improving the health of the people who use them.
One of the distinguishing features of the Eni model is the free distribution of cookstoves, in order to overcome any financial barriers. Furthermore, in order to promote the development of entrepreneurship and the community economy, Eni supports the local production of cooking systems, assessing manufacturers’ potential and helping to strengthen their technical and entrepreneurial skills, facilitating access to technology, capital and the market. Finally, the cookstoves are distributed through local and international organisations already present in the area, which guarantee a regular relationship with villages and communities, along with assistance provided to individual families, key elements in the work of the operators involved. The initiative’s success lies in raising awareness and accompanying beneficiary families in adopting these cooking systems.
Access to energy
Community health
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