February, 2025 Newsletter
NREP Highlights Buganda Kingdom Champions Clean Cooking for a Greener Uganda Buganda Kingdom, in partnership with NREP, UNACC, and UK Aid, launched a Clean Cooking Campaign on February 26, 2025, at Bulange, Mmengo. The campaign promotes modern, energy-efficient cooking technologies to tackle indoor air pollution, deforestation, and rising fuel costs. Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa announced […]
BREAKING BARRIERS TO CLEAN COOKING: LESSONS FROM THE MBALE CITY OUTREACH CAMPAIGN
The National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP), with support from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the UK Government, and in partnership with Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), conducted an awareness campaign in Mbale City from February 10th to 14th, 2025 under the Behavioral Change Communication for Clean Cooking (BCCeC) project. This campaign followed a […]
Clean Cooking Takes Center Stage in Sembabule
On a lively day in Sembabule, the District Grounds stadium buzzed with excitement. While the sports gala united the community in celebration, it was the clean cooking campaign that stole the spotlight. Led by Hon. Shartsi Musherure, Member of Parliament for Mawogola North, this initiative seized the festive atmosphere to unveil innovative cooking solutions. Partnering […]
MASAKA CITY BCCEC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN
Promoting Clean Cooking in Masaka City: BCCEC Campaign Success From January 27th to 31st, 2025, Masaka City buzzed with energy as the National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) in collaboration with Uganda National Alliance on Clean Cooking (UNACC) spearheaded a transformative campaign aimed at shifting the community toward cleaner, more efficient cooking practices. The Behavioural Change […]
Clean Cooking Promotion Roadmap for Refugee Host Communities
Introduction The National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) convened a high-level stakeholder meeting to discuss the Clean Cooking Promotion Roadmap for Refugee Host Communities. The meeting, held at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), brought together key partners, including Mercy Corps, UNEP, WFP, UNHCR, and private sector organizations, to align efforts in promoting clean […]
Enhancing Evidence-Based Decision-Making: NREP & ACRES Collaboration
Introduction The National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) and the Centre for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES) recently convened a high-level strategic meeting to explore collaborative opportunities in evidence-based policymaking for Uganda’s renewable energy sector. As a leading knowledge-brokering institution specializing in research, data analysis, and policy dialogues, ACRES proposed the establishment of a dedicated evidence desk […]
January, 2025 Newsletter
NREP Highlights Advancing Clean Cooking in Uganda: Highlights from Masaka City Clean Cooking Campaign Dr. Nicholas Mukisa, the Deputy National Coordinator engaging with the stakeholders during the Masaka outreach campaign under the BCCeC On behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, 27th to 31st January 2025, the National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) in partnership with […]
Behavioral Change Communication for e-Cooking (BCCeC) in Uganda
The Project Profile Project Summary The Government of Uganda (GoU) through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) and the UK Government are collaborating to scale up clean cooking interventions in Uganda under a new Programme. Promotion of clean energy access is a key priority for both governments. Under this Programme, the interventions will […]
CLEAN Cooking Scale and Support Program in Uganda
Project Partners Empowering Cleaner, Safer, and More Sustainable Cooking Practices With funding from UK Aid through the British High Commission in Uganda, the Electric Cooking Scale and Support Programme is set to revolutionize the way Ugandans cook. This 18-month initiative, implemented in partnership with Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), […]
December, 2024 Newsletter
Monthly updates from the National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) and partners across the clean cooking ecosystem Communication from the Chairperson, Board of Trustees, NREP Specioza K. Ndagire Chairperson, NREP Board of Trustees Dear Reader, Greetings! It gives me great honour to welcome you to the inaugural edition of our National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) newsletter. […]
