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The Opportunity

Circle Gas' Opportunity Circle Gas' Opportunity

Population without access to clean cooking in Africa

Around 900 million people are without access to clean cooking in Africa; in 32 countries more than 75% of the population is without access to clean cooking.

Share of population (millions)

>75%

50% to 75%

25% to 49%

<25%

Population

Source IEA Africa Energy Outlook 2019.

Our opportunity

Huge Unserved Market

Globally more than 2.6 billion people lack access to clean cooking, about 900 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. They use firewood, charcoal and kerosene. This causes almost 500,000 premature deaths per year because of the resulting household air pollution.

Established Product of Choice

Gas is the cooking fuel of choice for those who can afford it, and there has been a huge increase in the use of cooking gas in Africa over the last 5 years. However, this has remained out of reach for the mass market.

The Timing is Right

African cities are growing dramatically. At the same time, regulations there are making charcoal and kerosene more expensive. This together with the widespread use of mobile money offers a unique opportunity for our LPG smart meter technology, which allows for pay as you go gas cooking.

Now Available to the Mass Market

Urban customers are now concentrated enough to make the logistics of delivering affordably priced gas to the home, paid for in small increments using our smart meter and mobile money, an attractive commercial proposition.

Global Expansion Potential

Circle Gas can extend its business model and offer its technology to markets around the world, especially Asia, over time, to significantly reduce the number of people still cooking with unhealthy and polluting fuels.

News

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In the News

Circle Gas and Safaricom extend strategic collaboration

Safaricom has expanded its collaboration with MGas, our Kenyan subsidiary, to deliver solutions that transform the lives of even more Kenyans. The relationship will enable joint technology development, expertise sharing, co-creation of solutions, and market support between the two firms.

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Circle Gas is adapting to COVID 19

The pandemic is creating great uncertainty for all businesses. We expect there are going to be significant and long-lasting changes to the societies we live in. It is too early to fully understand the ramifications of the pandemic, but the need for affordable and clean cooking solution, and Circle Gas services, seem as pressing as […]

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Clean Cooking Alliance interview CEO Volker Schultz

Our CEO Volker Schultz recently spoke with Peter George, the Clean Cooking Alliance’s Senior Director for Private Sector & Investment, about our recent the acquisition of of KopaGas's propriety technology and what this deal means for the future of the company and its contribution to scaling up clean cooking solutions in emerging markets.

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Circle Gas Launch at UK-Kenya Tech Hub

We announced the launch of Circle Gas and our Kenyan subsidiary MGas at the UK-Kenya Technology Hub, hosted by the Nairobi Tech Hub and the UK High Commission to Kenya. In attendance were Alok Sharma, UK Government Sectary of State for the Department of International Development, Susie Kitchens, Deputy High Commissioner and Michael Joseph, current […]

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Circle Gas Completes Acquisition of KOPAGAS™ Technology

Circle Gas Limited has concluded the acquisition of KopaGas’s proprietary technology in a transaction worth USD 25 million.

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