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Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access Uganda Scaleup
Clean cooking access in urban informal settlements
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Project summary
We create an enabling environment to provide reliable, clean and affordable access to clean cooking in urban informal settlements in Uganda
The ENACT-Uganda Scaleup project (ENACT-US) supports the creation of an enabling environment for the private sector to work with local governments in improving access to clean cooking for the urban poor living and working in informal settlements within the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area and wider Uganda. The project is fostering public-private cooperation and, through catalytic funding to private energy service providers, enabling the testing and implementation of sustainable models for improved delivery of clean cooking services to households, microenterprises, and institutions living and operating in urban informal settlements.
We create an enabling environment to provide reliable, clean and affordable access to clean cooking in urban informal settlements in Uganda
The ENACT-Uganda Scaleup project (ENACT-US) supports the creation of an enabling environment for the private sector to work with local governments in improving access to clean cooking for the urban poor living and working in informal settlements within the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area and wider Uganda. The project is fostering public-private cooperation and, through catalytic funding to private energy service providers, enabling the testing and implementation of sustainable models for improved delivery of clean cooking services to households, microenterprises, and institutions living and operating in urban informal settlements.
Project aims
The ENACT-US project works with the participating urban authorities to: 1. Build capacity at all levels of governments on energy access in informal settlements. 2. Catalyse the private sector’s involvement in testing and implementing sustainable models for improved delivery of clean cooking interventions 3. Address finance barriers experienced by consumers, the private sector, and the public sector in enabling scaled clean cooking access 4. Disseminate knowledge to share lessons for scaling up and replicating interventions in urban areas across sub-Saharan Africa.
The ENACT Uganda Scaleup (ENACTUS) project builds on the successes of the ENACT project which was implemented in urban informal settlements in Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Kampala (Uganda) from 2020 to 2024.
The ENACT-US project works with the participating urban authorities to: 1. Build capacity at all levels of governments on energy access in informal settlements. 2. Catalyse the private sector’s involvement in testing and implementing sustainable models for improved delivery of clean cooking interventions 3. Address finance barriers experienced by consumers, the private sector, and the public sector in enabling scaled clean cooking access 4. Disseminate knowledge to share lessons for scaling up and replicating interventions in urban areas across sub-Saharan Africa.
The ENACT Uganda Scaleup (ENACTUS) project builds on the successes of the ENACT project which was implemented in urban informal settlements in Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Kampala (Uganda) from 2020 to 2024.
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Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access Uganda Scaleup team
David Sheridan
Senior Specialist: Sustainable Energy
David has over a decade of experience contributing to solutions driving the sustainable energy transition. With a focus on urban informality, he has worked with a wide range of development partners and subnational governments across Africa. He has a particular interest in the role of human-centred design as an enabler of sustainable innovation. He holds an Honours Degree in Environmental and Geographical Studies, and qualifications in sustainable energy, public policy and project management. David joins our climate change and energy team, to provide strategic advice, drive business development, develop plans, and deliver action on climate change mitigation, sustainable energy, and clean cooking.
Dr Azizat Gbadegesin
Senior Specialist: Climate Change, Energy & Resilience
Jarita Kassen
Communications Officer