Uganda - Develop a Clean Cooking MRV System to Support New Regulations

RATIONALE

This project was initiated in response to a formal request by Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) to support the development and implementation of the national clean cooking strategy. It contributes to Uganda’s ongoing engagement with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), with a focus on improving access to clean cooking solutions, strengthening the regulatory environment, and reducing emissions from traditional biomass use, especially in urban and peri-urban areas. More information on Uganda’s involvement in the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is available on its Partner Page.

Uganda continues to advance national clean cooking priorities, with recent progress including the development of standards for electric, induction, and ethanol-based cookstoves. Building on these developments, this project will support efforts to expand clean cooking access, with a particular focus on institutional settings such as schools, health facilities, and commercial kitchens—where clean cooking transitions can generate immediate health, environmental, and economic co-benefits.

To support a robust enabling environment, the project will also develop a Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) framework for clean cooking to enhance Uganda’s capacity to track emissions, support future climate reporting obligations, and guide results-based finance mechanisms.

In addition, the project will advance the development of national standards for ethanol stoves and clean electric cooking appliances, including implementation and enforcement recommendations.

Throughout the project, emphasis will be placed on strengthening national capacity and alignment with complementary initiatives—including efforts supported by MECS, GeCCo, and other regional partners—to ensure coherence and long-term sustainability.

Uganda is currently receiving CCAC funding to develop an integrated national clean cooking strategy that will support the government’s priorities for a strengthened clean cooking regulatory framework, reduced charcoal consumption, and improved access to clean cooking options, especially electricity, biogas and ethanol.

At a minimum, this project will complement these efforts by developing a Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) system, and recommended national standards for ethanol stoves, electric pressure cookers and electric induction cookers.

Activities

Outcome 1. The Government of Uganda adopts an MRV system for the residential cooking sector by the end of the project.

Indicator: Number of monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems developed or updated that include SLCPs.

Output 1.1: Monitoring, reporting and verification system for residential cooking sector in Uganda.

Outcome 2. The Government of Uganda adopts national standards for ethanol stoves, electric pressure cookers and electric induction cookers by the end of the project or soon after.

Indicator: Number of laws, regulations or other policy instruments with SLCP targets or mitigation measures.

Output 2.1: Draft standards for ethanol stoves, electric pressure cookers, and electric induction cookers in Uganda including recommendations for implementation and enforcement.

Outcome 3. Relevant government authorities in Uganda have increased capacity to measure, verify and report on emissions and emission reductions from cooking by the end of the project.

Indicator: Number of government entities with improved capacity for SLCP action.

Output 4.1: Capacity building workshops to relevant government agencies on SLCP analysis, including monitoring, reporting, and verification.

Reference number: [UG-23-003] Uganda - Develop a Clean Cooking MRV System to Support New Regulations