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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Clean Energy for low income Households in Sub Saharan Africa

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Description
Description
Toyola Energy (Ghana) commits to sell at least 3 million energy-efficient cookstoves and 30,000 solar lanterns and small home systems to poor households in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020.

Implementation of the Project/Activity

Commitment was developed out of our successful experience in selling energy almost 250,000 efficient cookstoves and solar energy products to low income households in four in West Africa countries where over one million people directly benefits from their use. Our customers who continue to need and use our products and services were the ones consulted and have indicated a readiness to continue patronizing Toyola. Toyola will need partners in the areas of Finance and product supplies especially Solar.

Mobile marketing to serve customers in their communities.Micro finance, micro franchising , training and financing local people to use our tested mobile marketing model to provide our energy products and services in their localities. Carbon finance, micro finance and small business finance help us make the products affordable and accesible as well as raise money to finance the value chain.

Partners
E+Co, a US based Organization that invests in clean Energy businesses in the developing World.

Goal 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Goal 7

7.1

By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services

7.1.1

Proportion of population with access to electricity

7.1.2

Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology

7.2

By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
7.2.1

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption

7.3

By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
7.3.1

Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP

7.a

By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology
7.a.1

International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development and renewable energy production, including in hybrid systems

7.b

By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support

7.b.1

Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)

3 Million Energy efficient cookstoves sold
30,000 Solar lanterns and small Home systems sold
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Action Network
Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All)
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Timeline
01 January 1970 (start date)
01 January 2020 (date of completion)
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SDGs
7
Geographical coverage
Benin; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Togo
Countries
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