NIGERIAN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN COOKING
Championing Nigeria's Clean Cooking Future
We are a national coalition advancing policies, innovations, and partnerships that make clean cooking the norm – protecting health, empowering communities, and preserving the environment for future generations.
Who we are
The Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (NACC) is a public–private partnership committed to making safe, efficient, and affordable cooking solutions the norm in Nigeria.
- Our Goal: Introduce 10 million clean cookstoves to Nigerian homes and institutions.
- Our Partners: Over 100 organisations including government agencies, stove producers, and community champions.
The continuous advocacy of the Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cooking and its alignment with the government’s emission reduction commitment has led to the inclusion of clean cooking as part of Nigeria’s NDC priority sectors, the development of a draft national clean cooking policy and the sustained conversation through various platforms on clean cooking sector growth.
Why Clean Cooking Matters
Discover the challenges Nigerians face with traditional cooking, why urgent action is needed now, and how clean solutions can transform lives and the environment.
The Issue
The Silent Energy Crisis: Nigeria – going up in smoke. Traditional cooking methods are a health risk, they cause deforestation and climate change, and they are unnecessarily expensive to some of the world’s poorest people.
90 million Nigerians, and almost all public institutions, cook with wood on the traditional “three-stone fire”.
Why Now
Why haven’t the impacts of cookstove smoke received more attention?
Exposure to harmful cooking smoke has overtime received little or no funding and research attention as compared to other risk factors like malaria and HIV/AIDS. According the World Health Organization, 95,300 deaths occur annually as a result of indoor air pollution from smoke inhalation. This is the third largest killer after Malaria and HIV/AIDS
The Solution
Clean cookstoves save lives, money and our forests. So why doesn’t everyone have one?
A market failure – Despite the many benefits of clean cookstoves the market to supply them is undeveloped. This stems from both policy and market failures: a lack of education about the benefits of clean cookstoves, weak government policies, poor stove quality and insufficient access to finance.
News & Insights
Stay informed on the latest stories, events, and breakthroughs from our work with partners and communities nationwide – voices of change driving Nigeria’s clean cooking transformation.
Partner of the Month - EUPPENDOPH LIMITED
Euppendoph Limited is a proudly Nigerian company committed to transforming the way families cook. We manufacture and distribute efficient, affordable, and eco-friendly clean cookstoves that make every day cooking safer and more sustainable.
At the heart of our mission is a passion to improve household energy access through locally made, durable, and fuel-efficient stoves that reduce indoor air pollution and promote healthier living.
Through our DFA Clean Cookstove brand, we produce a variety of stove models tailored to meet the needs of both households and small businesses. Each product is built with innovation, quality, and the user’s comfort in mind.
How does your work specifically address the unique challenges faced by Nigerian households, particularly in rural and peri-urban communities
In many rural and peri-urban communities, families struggle with the daily realities of high fuel costs, harmful smoke from traditional cooking methods, and limited access to cleaner energy options. At Euppendoph Limited, we developed the DFA Clean Cookstove to tackle these challenges head-on. Our stoves are designed to use up to 65% less fuel, produce significantly less smoke, and cook meals faster, making them both practical and efficient for everyday use.
By manufacturing locally, we are able to keep costs affordable and reduce dependence on imported materials. We also partner with community-based distributors, ensuring that our products reach the households that need them most.