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ABSTRACT: The present report was developed as part of the research activities of the PURAMS project Task 10.1 - Resource assessment and business model development. PURAMS aims to promote the development and increased access to clean cooking technologies. This report presents the business model for the PURAMS’s project related to the use of solar e-cooking using PV systems and storage capabilities. It analyses the socio-economic context in African countries with a particular focus on three case study countries – Kenya, Rwanda and Mozambique. To this end, the project conducted three surveys and two experimental campaigns using Electric Pressure Cooking (EPC) devices in order to understand the energy needs and dimension the systems for an efficient use. For this work, the CANVAS model was used to identify the main actors in the e-cooking process, such as key suppliers, users and other intervenient, as well as the value propositions for this type of business. The most common business models in clean cooking have been analysed and serve as a basis for the development of this report. The main results of this work are related with the key economic indicators of the e-cooking system and the potential users. From the results, it is possible to conclude that the costs associated to its dissemination need a strong intervention from the governments in what concerns the granting of incentives and support to the possible users, together with the establishment of actions for stakeholders’ involvement that can potentiate de dissemination of clean cooking in African countries.
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Solar energy Solar e-cooking Cooking habits PV Systems Storage
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Simões, T., Cardoso, J.P., Couto, A., Chepkorir, S., Savio, D. & Cuamba, B. (2024) Business model for standalone solar cooking appliance. Technical Report Project LEAP-RE, WP10 (PURAMS), Version 1, April, 2024, 89 pp.