Nairobi, Africa : EKI Energy Services Ltd., a global leader in carbon credits, announces that its subsidiary GHG Reduction Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has launched a new manufacturing unit in Nairobi, Kenya. In partnership with local manufacturer MCI Limited, this facility advances EKI’s clean cooking initiative, aimed at improving cooking practices across Africa.
The new unit will focus on producing efficient, biomass-based cookstoves for rural and economically disadvantaged households. This initiative aims to enhance environmental sustainability and economic development by providing cleaner cooking solutions, reducing reliance on traditional biomass fuels, and alleviating the burden of firewood collection.
The new Nairobi facility will significantly enhance GHG Reduction Technologies’ production, aiming to distribute 500,000 cookstoves across Eastern Africa in the first year. This initiative will improve health, environmental sustainability, and quality of life by reducing reliance on traditional biomass fuels. It supports multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and follows previous successful distributions in India, Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi, reaching over 2 million households. Future plans include expanding to other regions in Africa and Asia.