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Kenya’s Koko Networks shut down in 2024, leaving 1.5 million households without clean cooking fuel after government denied critical permits and carbon credits.
Kenya’s Koko Networks, a bioethanol fuel provider serving over 1.5 million households, shut down in early 2024 after the government withheld import permits and carbon credit authorization, cutting off essential financing.
The closure, which ended a decade-long clean cooking initiative, left users in informal settlements like Kibera without affordable, safe cooking options, forcing a return to harmful charcoal or expensive liquefied gas.
Experts say the failure exposes flaws in carbon credit-dependent models that prioritize market mechanisms over people’s health and economic stability, calling for solutions centered on reliable, renewable electricity and household needs.
Koko Networks de Kenia cerró en 2024, dejando a 1.5 millones de hogares sin combustible limpio para cocinar después de que el gobierno negó permisos críticos y créditos de carbono.