International partners have announced US$900 million in new fi nancial commitments to expand clean cooking access across Africa, raising fresh momentum ahead of the Second Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, as governments and development partners seek to improve energy access for nearly one billion people.
The announcement was made during a high-level virtual meeting co-chaired by Kenyan President William Ruto and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, alongside senior representatives from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the African Union (AU), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United States Department of Energy.
According to the IEA, the new pledges add to the US$2.2 billion mobilized during the inaugural Paris Summit in 2024.
Of that amount, around US$740 million has already been deployed across 22 African countries, supporting clean cooking initiatives and energy access programs.