BURN Manufacturing receives a letter of authorization under the Ghana – Swiss bilateral agreement to scale electric cooking in Ghana

Kumasi, Ghana – 9th April 2026 – BURN, Africa’s leading clean cooking manufacturer, distributor, and carbon project developer has received a formal Letter of Authorization (LoA) from the Governments of Ghana and Switzerland under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. This marks the sixth country to issue BURN an LoA, reflecting continued momentum in scaling high-integrity carbon projects across multiple markets. 

The LoA issued by Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) and Switzerland’s Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) will enable BURN to distribute 100,000 units of its IoT-enabled ECOA electric induction cookers (EICs) to low-income households in Ghana. This will benefit ~400,000 people while preserving forests, decreasing indoor air pollution and reducing carbon emissions. Emission reductions from this activity are authorised as Internationally Traded Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) and will be purchased by the KliK Foundation. 

The Ghanaian LoA states: “The MEST hereby issues this formal Authorisation for the ITMOs resulting from implementing the mitigation activity ‘Distribution of Electric Cookstoves for Households in Ghana’” 

Despite nearly 85% of Ghanaian households being connected to the grid, fewer than 1% use electricity to cook. BURN’s ECOA Induction Cooker, locally designed and assembled in Tema, integrates Pay-As-You-Cook (PAYC) technology with mobile money, enabling households to pay in small, manageable instalments while gradually gaining full ownership. The ECOA Induction Cooker generates high-integrity carbon credits using a variation of Gold Standard’s MMECD methodology, one of the world’s most rigorous frameworks for electric cooking. Leveraging integrated, cellular-enabled IoT technology, the system delivers real-time energy monitoring, ensuring precise, transparent, and effortless accounting of emissions reductions. The Induction Cooker is bundled with a high-quality 3-piece stainless steel cookware set manufactured in Africa. 

Peter Scott, Founder and CEO of BURN said, “This Letter of Authorization is a major milestone for clean cooking in Ghana. While most Ghanaian households have access to electricity, fewer than 1% use it for cooking, relying instead on polluting traditional cooking methods, which destroy their health, deplete their savings and decimate local forests.  We applaud Ghana and Switzerland for their commitment to scaling clean cooking, and through BURN’s high-integrity carbon credits, together, we are helping unlock affordable, safe, and sustainable cooking for thousands of families in Ghana.” 

KliK Foundation’s Yannick Traeris-Kahriman, Director Carbon Procurement, said, “We are proud to support this impactful activity by purchasing the resulting ITMOs, helping to make electric cooking accessible to households in Ghana while ensuring the project’s financial sustainability. It is a further step in the KliK Foundation's efforts to support technologies in Ghana which will hopefully lead the way in the country’s efforts to curb post-2030 emissions. Electric cooking is easier and cheaper in use and will become increasingly important in the future.” 

To date, BURN has distributed ~6.3 million biomass, LPG, and electric cooking appliances across Africa, including its award-winning, cellular-enabled ECOA Induction Cooker. These appliances have improved the lives of ~32.5 million people while reducing household fuel costs by US$2.3 billion, indoor air pollution by 65-100%, and protecting forests by saving over 36.5M tons of wood. 

ABOUT BURN  

BURN is Africa’s leading clean cooking company and one of the only carbon project developers to cover the full carbon value chain, from project design and in-house monitoring to credit issuance. The company operates across 12 African countries, employing 3,000+ people.  To date, BURN's efficient stoves have generated 9.5M Gold Standard credits, reduced indoor air pollution by 65-100%, and protected forests by saving over 35.4M tons of wood. 

Learn more at burnstoves.com.   

ABOUT THE KLIK FOUNDATION 

The Foundation for Climate Protection and Carbon Offset KliK is a private organization that operates in accordance with the CO₂ Act and serves public interests. It was founded in 2012 by the Swiss Petroleum Association (now Avenergy Suisse) with the task of fulfilling the legal obligation of the industry to offset motor fuels. To this end, the KliK Foundation finances climate protection activities that demonstrably reduce greenhouse gases.  

Learn more at https://www.klik.ch/en/foundation/