Social Impact Award
Winner: Mega Gas Alternative Energy Enterprise
Entry Overview
Cleantech startup Mega Gas Alterative Energy provides clean and affordable energy to low-income families in Kenya through community kitchens powered by Renewable Energy. The Mega Gas Community Kitchen Model is an innovative approach to distributing and using clean cooking gas within communities and providing provide low-income households with access to affordable and environmentally friendly cooking solutions.
Rather than each household individually acquiring and managing their gas supply, the community shares access to a community kitchen with modern and efficient appliances powered by Mega Gas’s clean cooking gas. This centralised approach helps to optimise gas usage and ensure that energy is used effectively. The company’s clean cooking is made from recycled plastic waste through a thermal cracking patented technology. Mega Gas serves over 60,000 households each month.
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