Exective Summary

The Government of Rwanda in partnership with Energy Private Developers (EPD), and in collaboration with Clean Cooking Alliance, Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Program (RECP), the World Bank, the European Union, EEP Africa, Shell Foundation, bfz and many others has organized the 2nd Edition of the Renewable Energy For Sustainable Growth RE4SG-conference under the theme “ Accelerating Investment in the Clean Cooking Sector” which falls under Rwanda Energy week, from 5th -9th November 2018 at Kigali Convention Center and which attracted more than 800 participants from all corners of the word

The first Forum kicked off on 5th November 2018 on clean cooking solutions and is organized by the Energy Private Developers (EPD), and the Clean Cooking Alliance. It is the first-of-itskind, private sector-oriented conference to convene more than 380 delegates from all corners of the world including business leaders, investors, donors and government representatives to collaborate on developing a renewable energy industry at scale to deliver modern technologies around the world, with a special focus on East Africa.

Clean Cooking Investment Forum 20218

Energy Private Developers Rwanda (EPD) and Clean Cooking Alliance, Organized first-ofits-kind, “Clean Cooking Investment Forum on 5-6 November 2018” at Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda. The Forum was a, private sector-oriented conference that convened business leaders, investors, donors and government representatives to collaborate on developing an industry at scale to deliver modern, clean cooking solutions around the world, with a special focus on East Africa.

The event was supported by the Ministry of Infrastructure Rwanda (MININFRA), the European Union (EU), Rwanda Development Board (RDB), GIZ Energizing Development programme (EnDev), SNV, Shell Foundation, BFZ, and the Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) among other partners