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Kenya Leads $900M Boost, Africa Secures $3.1B Clean Cooking Funding

7/10/2026

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Kenya pledged $900 million for clean cooking expansion in Africa.
Financing now tops $3.1 billion, up from $2.2 billion at the 2024 Paris summit.
IEA says $740 million has been deployed in 22 African countries and 121 policies in 30 nations reach 80 % of those without access.
IEA’s programme will boost LPG resilience after Strait of Hormuz disruptions that hit 30 % of trade, while 1 billion Africans still use polluting fuels causing roughly 850,000 deaths.

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Kenya pledged $900 million for clean cooking expansion in Africa.
Financing now tops $3.1 billion, up from $2.2 billion at the 2024 Paris summit.
IEA says $740 million has been deployed in 22 African countries and 121 policies in 30 nations reach 80 % of those without access.
IEA’s programme will boost LPG resilience after Strait of Hormuz disruptions that hit 30 % of trade, while 1 billion Africans still use polluting fuels causing roughly 850,000 deaths.