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Shutdown of Kenya’s Koko biofuel firm wipes out clean cooking options

With Koko Networks shutting down its bioethanol fuel distribution system across Kenya, more than 3,000 Koko fuel points now stand idle, cutting off fuel access for over 1.5 million households that relied on the pay-as-you-go cooking system.

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00:00With Cocoa Network shutting down its bioethanol fuel distribution system across Kenya, more than 3,000 Cocoa fuel points now stand idle,
00:10cutting off fuel access for over 1.5 million households that relied on the pay-as-you-go cooking system.
00:17The shutdown followed the company's failure to secure government authorization to sell carbon credits and obtain import permits for bioethanol.
00:27Without the approvals, Cocoa says its business model became financially unsustainable.
00:33Since 2014, Cocoa had provided cooking oil to low-income households, allowing users to purchase small quantities at low cost.
00:42Many households paid the equivalent of about 30 US cents per refill, compared to significantly higher costs for liquefied petroleum gas.
00:51Energy analysts say the closure exposes structural weaknesses in clean cooking models that rely heavily on carbon credit financing.
01:02They warn that when such systems fail, households are often forced to return to charcoal or paraffin, increasing health and environmental risks.
01:12oluyor what they don't want.
01:16discovery
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