Energy Depot helps institutions move to safer, more efficient cooking systems that reduce emissions, protect people and make every cooking-energy shilling work harder.
Our purpose connects climate action with practical improvements in kitchens and communities.
Reduce dependence on polluting fuels and support the transition to cleaner cooking.
Cut waste, improve efficiency and give institutions clearer control of energy spending.
Reduce smoke and soot exposure while creating safer, cleaner working environments.
Help institutions serve people reliably while improving dignity and wellbeing.
Smoke exposure, fuel losses, storage, handling, inconsistent heat, long cooking cycles and unrecorded consumption all affect the cost of a meal and the wellbeing of the people preparing it. Cleaner institutional kitchens are therefore both an operational priority and a public-health imperative.
See how we turn purpose into action →Source: Government of Kenya, Clean Cooking Energy Compact (2021) and Kenya National Cooking Transition Strategy 2024–2028. Figures are national estimates and should not be presented as impacts caused by, or prevented by, one project.
Estimated annual deaths linked to polluting cooking fuels in Kenya, alongside chronic illness — Clean Cooking Energy Compact, 2021.
The programme is designed as an integrated kitchen-modernisation service, not merely an LPG supplier — with a proposition tailored to how each institution actually operates.
We combine energy audits, data analytics, financing, PAYGO payment options, safe technology and long-term operating support in one integrated solution.
We establish the real baseline: meals per day, operating hours, fuel volumes and delivered cost, equipment condition, kitchen workflow, ventilation, safety controls and staff practices — compared against a proposed LPG solution using base, conservative and adverse cases.
We coordinate efficient appliances and burners, LPG storage and reticulation, metering, ventilation, fire controls, civil and electrical works, testing, training and handover. The design is site-specific and never sold before feasibility is confirmed.
Metering and telemetry make fuel use visible. Consumption records support budgeting and reconciliation, stock monitoring supports planned replenishment, and preventive maintenance protects uptime after commissioning.
Every project follows a clear journey from eligibility and audit through design, financing, installation, commissioning and after-sales support.
A short review of fuel invoices, meals per day and operating calendar confirms programme fit.
A technical and safety assessment establishes the baseline and the proposed LPG configuration.
We confirm the retrofit design, financing structure and payment schedule aligned to your operating cash flow.
Licensed contractors install storage, reticulation, metering, ventilation and fire controls to a site-specific design.
Pressure and leak testing, staff training and as-built documentation precede a signed commissioning file.
Preventive maintenance, incident response and performance reporting protect uptime after handover.
Where the institution qualifies, infrastructure can be financed or recovered through a transparent service structure, with PAYGO payments aligned to school terms, actual consumption and operating patterns. Smart metering records usage; telemetry supports replenishment planning; digital billing creates a clear audit trail.
Each clean-cooking retrofit is designed to demonstrate progress toward lower costs, better health, more reliable operations and climate action.
Source: Government of Kenya, Clean Cooking Energy Compact (2021) and Kenya National Cooking Transition Strategy 2024–2028. National estimates — not presented as impacts of a single project.
The Energy Depot is a solutions provider, not simply an equipment vendor. Each engagement begins with the institution's actual energy use and ends with a site-specific system, financing pathway and operating support.
A modern LPG installation designed to move the school away from unsustainable, expensive cooking fuels.
A full boarding-scale cooking retrofit configured around the school's actual meal volumes and operating needs.
A retrofit replacing biomass cooking with a cleaner, more controllable and potentially lower-cost system.
Cooking-area installation and bulk LPG provision designed for the school's day and boarding requirements.
Projects are structured with appropriate financing, technology, regulatory and standards relationships. Roles and approvals are confirmed for each site and contract.
Energy Depot and LipaGas combine institutional insight, financing capability and smart LPG technology to accelerate cleaner institutional cooking in Kenya.
A The Energy Depot programme, implemented through its joint venture with LipaGas.
The Energy Depot leads institutional market development and customer-side delivery; LipaGas provides the technology-enabled LPG platform and operating capability.
An energy-solutions provider focused on audits, advisory, efficiency improvement, design and turnkey institutional retrofits — bringing institutional-market knowledge, stakeholder access and customer-side project development.
A technology-enabled LPG supply platform providing smart metering, consumption visibility, digital billing, supply monitoring and flexible payment capability — bringing LPG engineering, operations and fuel-delivery systems.
We are not selling a tank or a burner. We are improving the way an institution cooks — and staying accountable after commissioning.
The Energy Depot's documented school work includes LPG retrofits covering bulk LPG systems, kitchen reticulation and the conversion of existing burners from firewood to LPG.
It can be more competitive on a useful-energy and total-operating-cost basis because LPG is controllable and efficient, while firewood carries handling, storage, loss, smoke and labour costs. The answer depends on your current prices, equipment and utilisation, so we verify it through an audit before making a savings claim.
Not necessarily. Depending on credit approval and project economics, options may include customer funding, bank finance, leasing or a bundled service structure. The payment schedule can be designed around school-term cash flows.
Not always. Where infrastructure is financed, the commercial structure may include a fixed availability or infrastructure-recovery charge, a minimum monthly commitment and a variable charge for LPG consumed. All charges are disclosed before contracting.
They record consumption and support transparent reconciliation. Telemetry can flag low stock, support delivery planning and reduce the risk of unexpected stockouts, while creating a clearer digital record for management and audit.
The commercial and payment plan reflects term calendars and expected consumption. Minimum commitments, if any, are agreed in advance and tested against the institution's operating pattern.
Every site undergoes a technical and safety assessment. The project uses appropriately licensed suppliers and contractors, compliant equipment, pressure and leak testing, fire and emergency controls, staff training, as-built documentation and a signed commissioning file.
A standard private-sector project can often progress from qualified lead to commissioning in about 60–90 days, subject to credit, approvals, procurement, site complexity and construction requirements.
Start with an energy audit to reveal waste, test technical suitability and identify a realistic path to cleaner, safer and more affordable cooking.
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