Clean cooking · Tanzania · Africa

Driving the transition to cleaner, smarter cooking across Africa.

We make modern, energy-efficient electric cooking accessible, affordable and practical for every household, business and institution.

Our partnersTANESCOUNCDFEUSNVMECSTAREA

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Our numbers tell the story

Impact you can count.

5,000+

Appliances reached

13,000+

Households reached

7+

Regions reached

4,500+

Women reached

16,700+

People reached through awareness

12,500+

tCO₂e estimated annual climate impact

Figures as reported by Rasasa Africa, 2026. Climate impact is an estimate.

Why clean cooking

More than a convenience. A pathway.

Access to clean cooking is a pathway to better health, economic empowerment, gender equality, environmental sustainability and a better quality of life.

  • Improved health
  • Economic empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Quality of life

Through electric cooking technology, consumer education, strategic partnerships and flexible financing, we help households and communities embrace a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

Our story

Pika kwa Umeme with TANESCO
TANESCOPika kwa Umeme with TANESCO

Our mission

To expand access to modern electric cooking solutions that improve lives, reduce environmental impact, empower communities and contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive energy future for Africa.

Our vision

To be Africa’s leading inclusive clean cooking solutions provider, enabling millions of people to access safe, affordable and sustainable cooking technologies that transform lives and communities.

What we do

We build an ecosystem around modern cooking.

Our work goes beyond distributing appliances. We help people understand, access, afford and confidently use electric cooking.

  1. 1Understand
  2. 2Access
  3. 3Afford
  4. 4Use with confidence
01

Modern inclusive electric cooking

Electric cooking solutions that make cooking cleaner, faster, safer and more convenient.

02

Inclusive energy access

Everyone should take part in the clean energy transition. Our approach intentionally considers women, youth, persons with disabilities and underserved communities.

03

Climate and environmental impact

Supporting the shift to cleaner cooking, for less dependence on traditional cooking fuels and stronger environmental sustainability.

04

Market development

We work with communities, businesses, institutions and partners to raise awareness, demonstrate the technology and build consumer confidence.

05

Innovative financing

Partnerships and financing models that tackle one of the biggest barriers to adoption, the upfront cost.

06

Data and digital monitoring

We use data to understand customers, monitor activities, measure adoption and strengthen product use.

Everything we do

Our impact

Measured by lives changed, not boxes shipped.

Our success is measured not only by the number of products distributed, but by the positive impact on people, communities and the environment.

Hover or tap a goal to see how Rasasa contributes.

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SDG 1

No Poverty

Helping households cut cooking costs while creating income and jobs through the clean cooking value chain.

Where we are

Starting in Tanzania. Built for Africa.

Our journey starts in Tanzania, but our ambition goes beyond borders. We are building partnerships and solutions that can support Africa’s wider transition to modern energy cooking.

Our work keeps growing through partnerships, demonstrations, customer engagement and clean cooking programmes across the country.

Dar es Salaam · Dodoma · Morogoro · Arusha · Mwanza · Lindi · Zanzibar and other communities we serve.

Where we work today

Verified current locations. Tap a region to see what happens there.

7+regions reached
13,000+households reached
1head office in Dar es Salaam
KENYAUGANDARWANDABURUNDIZAMBIAMALAWIMOZAMBIQUEDR CONGOINDIAN OCEANLake NyasaLake VictoriaLake Tanganyika
Verified current locations Tap a region to see what happens there.Boundaries: geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0) · Lakes: Natural Earth

Our partners

Stronger together.

We work with utilities, development partners and industry bodies to turn electricity access into clean cooking access.

A future where electricity powers not only homes and businesses, but also the everyday meals of millions of households.
Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) · On-Bill Financing · outreach

Meet our partners

News and stories

See clean cooking in action.

From community demonstrations and exhibitions to policy conversations, product innovation and partnerships, our work happens where ideas meet people.

National Clean Cooking Conference 2026
Policy and events

National Clean Cooking Conference 2026

Rasasa joined the conversation on Tanzania’s path to 80% clean cooking access by 2034.

Innovation showcase with UNCDF and the EU
Partnerships

Innovation showcase with UNCDF and the EU

Visitors explored Rasasa’s electric cooking at the CookFund showcase.

Pika kwa Umeme with TANESCO
Demonstrations

Pika kwa Umeme with TANESCO

Live electric cooking demonstrations for the community.

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Partner with us

Let’s build the future of clean cooking together.

Whether you want to support clean cooking adoption, finance appliances, distribute technology, develop a project, generate evidence or invest in clean energy, we want to hear from you.

  • Government institutions
  • Development partners
  • Investors
  • Financial institutions
  • Technology companies
  • Research institutions