This report summarises the findings a review of national policy and the market for clean cooking and electricity in Myanmar, with the aim of informing the development of a battery-supported electric cooking concept, eCook. It is part of a broader programme of work, designed to identify and investigate the opportunities and challenges that await in high impact markets such as Myanmar.

This study has confirmed that there is a strong market for eCook products and services in Myanmar, as electricity is without doubt the aspirational source of energy for cooking. However, cooking fuel in Myanmar is currently overwhelmingly from unsustainable sources (primarily charcoal, firewood, & LPG). Firewood dominates rural cooking, whilst electricity & charcoal are both much more popular in peri-urban and urban areas.