{"id":239406,"date":"2024-10-26T04:36:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T04:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/26\/npa-boss-leads-charge-for-clean-cooking-revolution-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T04:36:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T04:36:10","slug":"npa-boss-leads-charge-for-clean-cooking-revolution-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/26\/npa-boss-leads-charge-for-clean-cooking-revolution-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"NPA boss leads charge for clean cooking revolution in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/132\/13294808.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid addressing participants at the conference\" title=\"Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid addressing participants at the conference\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid addressing participants at the conference<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The President of the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) and Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has called for urgent action to address Africa&#8217;s clean cooking crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Abdul-Hamid emphasized the critical need for LPG to replace traditional biomass fuels, such as wood and charcoal, still heavily relied upon by millions of Africans.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that the global effort to meet United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7)\u2014which focuses on providing affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all\u2014is progressing too slowly, with Africa facing the steepest challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The NPA Boss who made the remarks at the opening of the 2024 ARDA LPG Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast said that \u201c80% of Africans still use polluting fuels for cooking, resulting in nearly half a million premature deaths annually\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s ARDA LPG Forum under the theme \u201cRevolutionizing LPG Adoption and Long-Term Sustainability as a Cleaner Cooking Alternative across Africa\u201d aimed at ensuring universal access to LPG by 2030; enhancing affordability and accessibility; fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships and developing infrastructure and supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>The first-ever ARDA LPG Forum convened regulators, project developers, financiers, and experts to share success stories of LPG uptake; strengthen regulatory commitment and scale up finance for clean cooking.<\/p>\n<p>As President of ARDA and Chief Executive of NPA, Dr. Abdul-Hamid is driving the push for cleaner cooking solutions, noting that &#8220;Africa&#8217;s rapid population growth demands innovative energy solutions. 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