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Catalyzing the Energy Sector Management Assistant Management Program’s (ESMAP) Clean Cooking Fund (CCF), the World Bank continues to hold clean cooking as a corporate priority and aims to support access for up to 100 million people in 2022–2026 through mobilizing political commitment, scaling up investments, and promoting innovations.

Moving the Needle on Clean Cooking for All

The World Bank has been increasing its financing to the clean cooking sector. Over the last seven years, between July 2015 and June 2022, the World Bank provided about US$562 million for clean or improved cooking, to support 43 million people across 30 access-deficit countries. Catalyzing the Energy Sector Management Assistant Management Program’s (ESMAP) Clean Cooking Fund (CCF), the World Bank continues to hold clean cooking as a corporate priority and aims to support access for up to 100 million people in 2022–2026 through mobilizing political commitment, scaling up investments, and promoting innovations.

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