PowerUP

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.