A journey through food, culture and community celebrating people and stories behind the 200,000 improved cookstoves distributed across Mozambique.
Maputo (Mozambique), 17 June 2026 - Eni today celebrates a major milestone in its Clean Cooking Program in Mozambique, having reached 1 million beneficiaries with the distribution of more than 200,000 improved cookstoves across the country.
The announcement was made during the photography exhibition “Food, Energy and Life” at the Fortaleza de Maputo, showcasing the connection between people, communities and stories behind the Program.
“The achievement of 1 million beneficiaries represents an important milestone in Eni’s commitment to working alongside Mozambique to deliver practical solutions that create long-lasting impact. This exhibition celebrates the communities, families and local partners who made this result possible, bringing together photography, culture, energy, and Mozambican culinary traditions to showcase how access to cleaner cooking solutions is transforming daily life in communities across the country, while contributing to a more sustainable energy transition”, said Marica Calabrese, Managing Director of Eni Rovuma Basin and General Manager of Eni Natural Energies Mozambico.
Since its launch in Mozambique, Eni’s Clean Cooking Program has progressively grown across multiple provinces, providing households with access to improved cooking technologies and contributing to lower fuel consumption, reduced environmental pressure and better health conditions. Compared to traditional open-fire methods such as the widely used three-stone fire system, the improved cookstoves can reduce fuel use by up to 75%, offering a practical and immediately usable alternative for households. The Program provides also behavioural change campaigns by encouraging more efficient cooking practices.
Complementing the distribution of improved cookstoves, Eni carries out health awareness and health promotion activities, to further enhance health improvement through clean cooking solutions, focusing particularly on women and children, who are most exposed to smoke-related health risks.
The exhibition features photographs by internationally acclaimed photographer and World Press Photo 2021 winner Gabriele Galimberti. By accessing private homes and villages, Galimberti documented the impact of Eni’s Clean Cooking Program, capturing how improved cooking technologies are transforming everyday life and reshaping daily routines. In addition, a dedicated team documented the preparation of traditional Mozambican dishes using the improved cookstoves already distributed, incorporating guidance on nutritional aspects through local cooking demonstrations.
The exhibition, open to public from 17 to 18 June 2026, offers visitors an opportunity to reflect on how access to energy influences everyday life, from food preparation and health to cultural identity and community wellbeing.
The Program “Eni for Clean Cooking” is part of the company’s broader commitment to support a Just Energy Transition and contributes to improving access to energy across Sub-Saharan Africa. Since its launch, the Program has expanded across several countries, including Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Angola, the Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Madagascar providing access to 4.6 million people to improved cooking solutions that reduce fuel consumption, lower indoor air pollution and improve quality of life. Through this initiative, Eni’s target is to provide access to clean cooking solutions to more than 10 million people by 2027 and 20 million people by 2030, contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions while supporting community health and local economic development through the production and distribution of improved cooking technologies.
Eni has been present in Mozambique since 2006. Between 2011 and 2014, the company discovered vast natural gas resources in the Rovuma Basin, in the Coral, Mamba Complex and Agulha reservoirs, with around 2,400 billion cubic meters of gas in place. Coral South is the first project to produce gas from the Rovuma Basin, and Coral North will further leverage Mozambique’s significant reserves when on stream. Eni also contributes to improving the country’s economic diversification, access to education, health and water through implementation of a comprehensive sustainability plan, and forest protection through its REDD+ project in the Great Limpopo.
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