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Data on access to clean cooking fuel missing from NFHS-6 report

The sixth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) has some key indicators missing, including ‘households using clean fuel for cooking’, which would have revealed the performances…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #Cleancookingfuel #cleanenergy #electricity #energyaccess #Fuelwood #nfhs-5 #NFHS-6 #straitofHormuz
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2665896/data-on-access-to-clean-cooking-fuel-missing-from-nfhs-6-report/

Headlines Africa May 20

Africa: Why Africa Is Turning to Small Modular Reactors for Its Nuclear Future: [New Times] Small modular reactors (SMRs) are increasingly being positioned as Africa's most practical nuclear option, with experts saying the technology offers a safer, more flexible and faster pathway to expanding electricity access on a continent facing rising demand and persistent energy shortages. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSdQ2t #Africa #SmallModularReactors #NuclearEnergy #EnergyAccess #RenewableEnergy

Headlines Africa Apr 21

Africa: Africa Urged to Fast-Track Energy Access As Kenya Emerges Renewable Investment Hub: [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy stakeholders attending the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2026 in Nairobi have called for accelerated action to close Africa's persistent energy access gap, even as Kenya positions itself as a leading destination for renewable energy… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS8R9l #RenewableEnergy #EnergyAccess #AfricaEnergy #Kenya #CleanEnergy

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bsmall2 Apr 9

> > Modern economies do not simply require oil. They also require oil delivered on time, at scale and with predictable risk. When that reliability breaks down, insurance markets tighten, freight rates spike, and governments begin to look at energy access as a complex strategic challenge rather than a simple market transaction.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/opinion/iran-war-strait-hormuz.html
#IranWat #RobertAPape #EnergyAccess #StrategicChallenge

Opinion | The War Is Turning Iran Into a Major World Power

Its newfound might derives from its control of the Strait of Hormuz.

The New York Times

Headlines Africa Mar 21

Africa: Sun Africa, Exim, African Ministers Set Project-Focused Tone At Powering Africa Summit: [Premium Times] Washington, DC -- Uganda's Minister of Energy & Mineral Development, Ruth Ssentamu, stressed that energy access remains central to economic transformation. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRcSfK #PoweringAfrica #EnergyAccess #EconomicTransformation #AfricanMinisters #SustainableEnergy

Lytefire Mar 17

Lytefire x UNDP ☀️

This year, we brought solar cooking to three communities in Angola: refugees, farmers and fishermen and schoolchildren.

Swipe to see where the sun is making a difference. 🌍

Discover the full project on our website

#SolarCooking #CleanEnergy #SocialImpact #EnergyAccess #WomenEmpowerment

Lytefire Mar 13

Built to last ☀️

A Lytefire solar cooker can serve you for 14 to 16 years and keeping it in top shape is simpler than you'd think !

Steel: solid enough for daily use. Mirrors: made of glass and aluminium.
Cleaning? Just water and soap. That's it. 🧼

Invest once. Cook for years. 🌍

#SolarEnergy #EnergyAccess #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #SocialImpact #SolarCooking

Thabiso Njoko Feb 21

85% of Africa's 1.26B people live in rural areas.

Main grid extension? Too expensive for most utilities.

The math: Only 40% of remote households can get main grid. 60% need minigrid/off-grid.

But minigrids fail without viable business models.

We're teaching the solution. Follow along.

#Minigrids #EnergyAccess

Newz.Africa Jan 21

A Lesotho village gave up land for a solar farm — but still has no electricity years later. #Lesotho #SolarEnergy #EnergyAccess #AfricaNews #Climate

https://newz.africa/2026/01/21/lesotho-village-solar-farm-no-power/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Headlines Africa Dec 10, 2025

Africa: AUC Chairperson Underscored Africa's Deep Energy Paradox - a Continent Rich in Resources Where 600m People Lack Electricity and 900m Still Rely On Biomass.: [African Union] At the opening of the African #Energy Efficiency Ministerial Conference at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this morning, the Chairperson of the AU Commission H.E. @ymahmoudali… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPlDVZ #Africa #EnergyEfficiency #EnergyAccess #SustainableDevelopment #RenewableEnergy