PowerUP is transitioning African households from biomass cooking fuels to electric.

Through technology and carbon markets we help our primarily women customers cook faster, cheaper, and with zero fumes - giving them more control of their time, finances, and health

The PowerUP business model

Down payment + PAYGO

Small downpayment makes product within reach of average charcoal user.

PAYG microcredit payments made multiple times per week, matching current charcoal expenses.

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Carbon financing reduces costs

All our products register every use, and the resulting emission reductions are converted to carbon credits. Our metered technology is Gold Standard approved.

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Clean cooking - now affordable to all

Combining both revenue streams, we are making high quality clean cooking solutions available to all.

Integrations for all PowerUP products

  • Usage metering

    Certified electricity metering built-in, with 12 month data logging

  • PAYG integrations

    PAYG integrations with Angaza, Paygee, Upya & PaygOps

  • Cloud Data Platform

    Live online usage & carbon tracking, MRV & API integrations.

  • Designed for and in Africa

    All our products are designed in, and for the local market.

Electric Pressure Cooker

Beans done in 40 minutes - no soaking, no stress

  • Makes 90% of Africa’s favorite dishes

    • Dedicated buttons for matoke, githeri, beans etc.

    • Localized recipe books available

    • Set and forget - your food won’t burn

  • Highest efficiency cooking technology

  • No hot surfaces and safe steam release

  • Save your family 8 USD weekly on charcoal costs

Induction Stove

Electric cooking made really easy

  • Easiest and safest stove technology available

    • 1:1 replacement of existing charcoal & LPG stoves

    • No smoke. No soot. No smell.

    • Safe to touch - no risk of burns

  • No charcoal hustle or LPG tank refills needed

  • 4 power settings + boil water function

  • Save up to 70% on your cooking fuel cost

The Global South’s dirty cooking crisis

2.3 billion people rely on dirty cooking, including charcoal, animal dung and wood, causing:

 
  • Approximately 4 million deaths each year due to indoor air pollution, mostly women and children

  • Deforestation and environmental degradation

  • Time poverty in women and girls significant time spent gathering fuels, lighting fires and actual cooking.

  • Dirty cooking is expensive spreading deforestation increases fuel costs

PowerUP Carbon Credits

High integrity offsets that enable clean cooking for all

High integrity 100% measurable carbon credits

Verified by Gold Standard, ready for CORSIA & Article 6.2 implementation

All PowerUP stoves have a built-in certified electricity meter

All usage data stored in the PowerUP cloud for full audit traceability

First Gold Standard project registered

Up to 3 tonnes CO2e reduction per device per year through:

Rugged hardware, specifically designed for Global South

User interface & cookbooks adapted to local usage, e.g. Matooke, beans

Real-time usage driving interventions made possible through cloud platform

Beyond carbon: secondary benefits to our projects

  • We make clean cooking available to all

  • Electric cooking causes no smoke, no soot and no burns

  • PowerUP frees up hours per day for women and girls

  • Significant savings to low-income households

  • Reducing deforestation and air pollution

Our company & team

The PowerUP story

  • We are an electric clean cooking company that was founded in 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. We launched our first electric pressure cooker later the same year.

  • Since our launch in Uganda we have spread across Sub Saharan Africa and Asia and expanded our portfolio to include induction stoves.

  • PowerUP’s Data Platform provides live usage insights, enabling usage interventions.

    Full API connection support.

  • Kato Kibuka

    CEO, CO-FOUNDER

  • Wim Witdouck

    CTO, CO-FOUNDER

  • Eva Zalwango

    HEAD OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

  • Bart-Jan ter Haar

    HEAD OF COMMERCIAL

  • John Woolsey

    HEAD OF PRODUCT

  • Amanda Isidi

    PRODUCT MANAGER

  • Patrick Ssenyonjo

    LEAD HARDWARE ENGINEER

  • Matt Evans

    CARBON ADVISOR

  • Micheal Rwakaigamba

    ELECTRONICS ENGINEER

  • Haboya Emmanuel

    EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEER

  • Dorcas Anguria

    RESEARCH MANAGER

  • Nakiyaga Rukia

    PROJECT COORDINATOR

  • Ayo Deborah Patience

    ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSOCIATE

  • Jacob Kipsang

    CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

  • Godwin Mbabazi

    SALES MANAGER

  • Olive Natukunda

    SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER

  • Nobert Atwine

    FULL STACK DEVELOPER

  • Mark Arthur Kyambadde

    EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ENGINEER

  • Samali Recheal Ajwang

    CUSTOMER SERVICE & RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

  • Mugabi Caleb

    LABORATORY ENGINEER

Get In Touch

Contact us.

+256 759712768

info@powerup.works

88A Kiwafu Road - Muyenga
Kampala, Uganda