Clean Cooking Energy Project – Sierra Leone (2023)

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ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)
Westwind Energy (Wonder Stoves – Sierra Leone)
Index World Group (Technical Leadership)

🧭 Project Background & Objective

In response to the socio-economic and public health challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, ECREEE launched the Covid-19 Energy Recovery Project aimed at fostering sustainable energy access across West Africa. One critical pillar of this regional initiative was Clean Cooking Energy—designed to mitigate the dependency on traditional biomass fuels in vulnerable communities.

In Sierra Leone, this initiative sought to introduce clean cookstoves to households as a solution to indoor air pollution, deforestation, and energy poverty — while enhancing public health and empowering local economies.

🎯 Role of Index World Group

Mr. Raymond Livingstone Kusorgbor, CEO of Index World Group, served as the technical and project development lead, collaborating closely with Westwind Energy.

Key Contributions:

⚙️ Key Activities & Deliverables

Needs Assessment & Feasibility Studies
Evaluated local cooking behaviors, fuel access, health impacts, and market dynamics.
Design of Clean Cooking Solutions
Developed scalable models of biomass-based improved cookstoves suited for urban and peri-urban households.
Proposal Development
Crafted and submitted a highly technical and fundable proposal to ECREEE, securing financial support for implementation.
Stakeholder Coordination
Facilitated partnerships between:
- Local governments
- NGOs
- Stove manufacturers
- Community organizations
Capacity Building & Local Production
Integrated local stove production units to ensure supply chain sustainability and job creation.
Monitoring & Impact Evaluation
Managed post-deployment tracking systems to measure:
- Indoor air quality improvements
- Stove usage rates
- Gender and livelihood impact
- Carbon emission reductions