TERMS OF REFERENCE AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 200-HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC COOKING PILOT

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA
TERMS OF REFERENCE
AND
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
200-HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC COOKING PILOT
National Clean Cooking Strategy (NCCS)
Climate Promise Project
Mogadishu, Somalia | 2026

1. Background and Rationale:
   Somalia faces significant challenges in access to clean, affordable and sustainable energy, particularly in the
   household cooking sector. Most households rely on traditional biomass fuels such as charcoal and firewood.
   This contributes to deforestation, land degradation, greenhouse gas emissions and indoor air pollution, with
   women, children, internally displaced persons and low-income households disproportionately affected.
   Somalia’s NDC 3.0 identifies clean cooking as a priority mitigation pathway with multiple co-benefits.
   However, Somalia requires a coordinated framework to guide clean cooking scale-up, market development
   and links between household interventions and national mitigation commitments.
   The Federal Government of Somalia, through the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR), with
   support from UNDP under the Climate Promise Project, is implementing the Clean Cooking Initiatives in
   Somalia. The initiative supports a transition from traditional biomass toward modern, low-carbon cooking
   solutions, particularly electric cooking, through policy development, market strengthening and piloting clean
   cooking technologies in alignment with NDC 3.0.
2. Purpose and Objectives
   The purpose is to engage a qualified firm to implement the 200-household electric cooking pilot on an end-toend basis and generate reliable technical, economic and user-level evidence for the NCCS. The assignment
   shall deploy safe and efficient two-burner induction systems; enable preparation of common Somali meals;
   test the approved 75% project support and 25% household PAYGO/OBF arrangement; train users; provide
   technical support; and generate evidence on electricity use, cooking practices, affordability, user experience,
   fuel stacking and fuel displacement. The pilot serves as a market-development and business-model
   demonstration that is commercially viable and scalable.
3. Pilot Configuration
   Parameter Requirement
   Pilot size 200 households
   Location Mogadishu
   Technology Two-burner electric induction cooker/hob
   Household package Cooker plus four-item induction-compatible cookware package
   Financing 75% project support; 25% household contribution through approved
   PAYGO/OBF
   Training All enrolled households
   Monitoring IoT-enabled electricity/energy monitoring
   Warranty Minimum 12 months
4. Scope of Services

4.1 Equipment and Cookware Supply
The contractor shall supply 200 new, unused and production-quality two-burner induction cookers
meeting Section 5. Each unit shall be traceable by manufacturer, model, serial number and unique device ID
and shall include all accessories, manuals and IoT components required for operation and monitoring.
Each household shall receive four induction-compatible cookware items: a large pot (approximately 5–7 L),
a small/medium pot (approximately 2–3 L), a tea pot/kettle (approximately 1.5–2 L), and a flat griddle
(approximately 26–30 cm) suitable for Canjeero/Jabati. All shall have continuous ferromagnetic bases, be
food-safe, durable and suitable for repeated household use. A non-magnetic traditional griddle shall not meet
the requirement.

Application Process
Interested Qualified Companies should submit a detailed Technical and Financial proposal, CV of
Technical Professionals and evidence of previous experience for similar assignment, to
[email protected] cc: [email protected] [email protected] by submission deadline of
6th November 2026.