Both activities will provide households with subsidised technologies, reducing the financial burden through carbon revenues generated from the sale of ITMOs to the KliK Foundation. Under Ghana’s whitelist for international carbon market support, both activities are recognised as additional to the country’s own climate action (Nationally Determined Contribution, NDC).

The BPTEC activity will support the shift to modern, zero-emissions cooking inside the home, introducing electric pressure cookers and induction stoves designed for Ghanaian cooking practices. These devices cook faster than charcoal or wood, improve household air quality, and reduce the time and costs associated with traditional fuels. UpEnergy also aims to explore opportunities to strengthen local assembly capacity, helping improve the availability of high-quality and affordable electric cooking devices for those households with grid access. In total, UpEnergy plans to distribute 245,000 electric cooking devices between 2025 and 2027.

The RCCTIC mitigation activity promotes the use of high-quality, locally manufactured, improved charcoal stoves (ICS), supporting Ghanaians who currently have no viable alternative fuel source for daily cooking. By producing these cookstoves locally, the activity helps to build skill, create jobs and stimulate the local economy by using locally sourced materials in the manufacturing process. The activity aims to distribute a minimum of 170,000 ICS units over 3 years (2025-2027).

Under Ghana’s whitelist for international carbon market support, both activities are recognised as additional to the country’s own climate action (Nationally Determined Contribution (#NDC)).      

To ensure transparent and accurate emission-reduction reporting, thermal sensors will monitor a share of the improved charcoal stoves (ICS), capturing real cooking events in households. For electric cooking, 100% of devices will be continuously metered through integrated sensors that record daily electricity consumption, providing high-resolution data on how and when cookers are used. This approach increases the precision and integrity of the emission-reduction calculations. Both activities will be implemented across Greater Accra, Ashanti, Eastern and Central regions.

The activities apply a conservative and rigorous approach to calculating emission reductions. This includes quarterly monitoring through Kitchen Performance Tests for both baseline and project households, separate sampling frameworks for urban and rural areas, sensors that capture real cooking events, and the use of conservative emission factors. Additional conservative adjustments are also applied to account for market-based distribution and to ensure the robustness and reliability of reported reductions.

Together, UpEnergy’s efforts contribute to cleaner air, lower emissions, new local jobs, and more resilient energy solutions for Ghana.