Ecostove Uganda, a pioneering company in the clean energy sector, has recently achieved a significant milestone by being recognized as one of the top 100 mid-sized companies in Uganda.
Most of the people in Uganda cook food using charcoal, kerosene, or firewood stoves. Eco Group Limited – a Ugandan company -is producing an alternative using volcanic rock that has been broken down to the size of charcoal.
In Uganda, more than 28 million people in the country are without electricity. To put that into perspective, the entire population of the beautiful landlocked east-central African nation is less than 38 million people.
For more than 10 years, Denis Matembe had been roasting chicken over a charcoal stove in Kampala’s Wandegeya suburb. His work starts at 4 pm when he lights the stove and ends late in the night.