Bboxx, a data-driven super platform and champion of economic empowerment in Africa, has joined forces with SP, the foremost oil marketing company in Rwanda, to extend clean cooking solutions to households across Rwanda. This pioneering partnership is set to eliminate the use of environmentally harmful charcoal, offering households cleaner and more efficient alternatives while catalysing economic empowerment and accelerating the energy transition.
Globally, 2.4 billion people lack access to clean cooking, with traditional methods like wood and charcoal posing severe health risks, leading to 2.5 million premature deaths annually, predominantly from cooking smoke, and disproportionately affecting women. In addition, traditional fuels are responsible for vast carbon emissions and up to 30% of global deforestation, while clean cooking solutions provide a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly alternative.
SP's extensive experience in the energy sector, with a track record of over a decade in supporting the energy transition in Rwanda, makes them an ideal partner for this endeavour. SP's expertise in providing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and its extensive distribution network of 60 petrol stations and six-cylinder filling plants across Rwanda ensure reliable and accessible product availability.
Renowned for its specialisation in last-mile distribution, Bboxx will be instrumental in delivering tangible change. Armed with its fully integrated operating system, Bboxx Pulse®, the company will facilitate the widespread adoption of clean cooking solutions. Bboxx will offer Pay-As-You-Cook options for Bboxx Cook-branded stoves and SP-branded cylinders, underscoring their capacity to act as the ultimate last-mile partner for LPG companies.
SP's unwavering commitment to the energy transition is evident through its ownership and operation of a 65,000 m3 petroleum storage terminal in Rusororo, coupled with continued investments in clean energy infrastructure. This aligns harmoniously with Bboxx's mission to propel growth and create new markets through its data-driven approach. At the heart of this collaboration lies the replacement of traditional charcoal with LPG, ultimately enhancing the quality of life for Rwandan households.
This holistic approach addresses the urgent need for clean cooking solutions, ameliorating the reliance on ecologically detrimental biomass fuels.
John Uwizeye, Managing Director of Bboxx Rwanda, said: "Our partnership with SP signifies a transformative juncture in Rwanda's journey towards sustainable energy and enhanced livelihoods.”
"By amalgamating SP's robust supply network with Bboxx's technological ingenuity, we are poised to accelerate the adoption of clean cooking solutions, simultaneously fostering economic growth,” said Yves Legrux, CEO of SP Rwanda.