Innovation Window - Piloting Electric Pressure Cookers in Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement

The project was implemented by SNV and CLASP, under the Energising Development (EnDev) Innovation Window, from November 2021 to December 2022 in the Kalobeyei integrated settlement (KIS), and Kalobeyei town and the surrounding area, including Kakuma town and Kakuma refugee camp in Northern Kenya. In this way, the project aimed to get insights in the potential for cooking with EPCs for mini-grid users in a displacement setting and the requirements and potential barriers to developing a market for EPCs in low-income mini-grid settings. The project focused on gaining insights in the potential for cooking with electric pressure cookers (EPCs) for mini-grid users in a refugee setting, and the requirements and potential barriers to developing a market for EPCs in low-income mini-grid settings, in particular within a displacement context. The project activities included product sensitization, testing, and selection, commercial distribution, including marketing and end-user trainings, and the testing of various payment models for EPC purchase. The commercial distribution of the EPCs and the testing of payment models was led by a private sector company with support from the project. Furthermore, the project conducted research on the impact of EPC uptake on end-users’ cooking experiences and their electricity consumption from the mini-grid systems through baseline, bi-weekly, and endline surveys, and through electricity consumption monitoring.