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GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
3. Fuel and Technology Neutrality: Maintaining a flexible approach to fuels and technologies is essential. The OPEC Fund continues to support a variety of clean cooking solu- tions from LPG and biogas to electric cooking technologies, ensuring that each solution is suited to the specific needs and context of partner countries. This approach will enable the deployment of the most appropriate and effective solutions for different environments. 4. Inclusive Development: The OPEC Fund prioritizes inclu- sive development by addressing the needs of marginalized and underserved communities. Special attention will be giv- en to ensuring that clean cooking solutions are accessible to women, low-income households and rural populations. 5. Sustainable Financing Models: Developing and supporting innovative financing mechanisms will be crucial for scaling clean cooking solutions. The OPEC Fund continues to explore new avenues for financing, including blended finance, re- sults-based finance and public-private partnerships to attract and mobilize additional resources for clean cooking initiatives.
The OPEC Fund’s approach to clean cooking is anchored in several guiding principles, which will continue to drive future efforts: 1. Country Ownership: Empowering partner countries to lead their clean cooking initiatives is fundamental. This principle is consistent with the OPEC Fund’s mission as a South-South MDB, emphasizing locally-driven strategies within integrated energy access plans. The OPEC Fund will support countries in developing and executing their clean cooking strategies, en- suring they are tailored to local needs and conditions. 2. Integration with Broader Objectives: Clean cooking ini- tiatives will remain closely integrated with the OPEC Fund’s broader objectives of poverty reduction and climate action. By addressing clean cooking as part of a holistic approach to energy access and development, the OPEC Fund will rein- force the interconnectedness of energy, health and economic growth.
BOX 15: NIGERIA’S INTEGRATED ENERGY PLANNING TOOL
In 2019, Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency de- veloped a geospatial model to determine the least- cost solution to achieving 100 percent electrifica- tion by 2030. The Nigeria Integrated Energy Plan- ning Tool is an online, interactive data visualization platform to advance energy access in the country. In collaboration with SEforALL the agency updat- ed the analysis with recent data sets in 2022 and expanded analysis to incorporate clean cooking, developing an online, interactive data visualisation platform that is accessible to any interested party. The tool draws together a range of data and analy- sis, including:
• Household cooking energy consumption, and the • Affordability of each cooking technology.
A combination of filters can be applied by users to help determine geographic demand for clean cook- ing technologies. For example, analysis of afforda- bility includes the total cost of ownership over 20 years at household level and potential expenditure on clean cooking for each consumer class. It found that 70 percent, 56 percent and 92 percent of households are able to afford LPG, e-cooking and biogas solutions, respectively. Additional filters can be applied to determine the likelihood of adoption (e.g. female education level, access to sufficient ag- ricultural residue from farming activities for biogas).
• Settlements with limited access to clean cooking,
5. THE OPEC FUND’S APPROACH TO CLEAN COOKING: GOALS FOR THE FUTURE
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