Participant Information:
Electric Cooking Research Study in Kenya
What is this study about?
This is a 12-month study that is designed to investigate how households cook with electricity and how this changes with different financial incentives. This study aims to generate evidence that can be used to make electric cooking more affordable in Kenya.
Who qualifies for the study?
All customers who purchase a metered induction stove or electric pressure cooker from a distributor that is qualified under the EnDev Higher Tier Cooking (HTC) Results Based Reimbursement (RBR) program are eligible for the study. Participants must not have an electricity meter that is shared with other households and must not give their induction stove or electric pressure cooker to another household.
What are participants asked to do in this study?
As part of this study, participants agree to share their electricity consumption data with the researchers. This data includes analysis of all electricity usage data collected from participants’ smart-metered cooking appliances, as well as participants’ recent household electricity purchase data from KPLC. A subset of participants will be asked to complete an optional 15 minute phone survey at both the beginning and end of the study that will cover questions about participant demographics, cooking behaviors, and perceptions of electric cooking. Participants are free to leave the study at any point without any negative repercussions. Participants also agree to communicate with their appliance distributor if they change electricity meters or transfer ownership of their appliance during the course of the study.
What are the benefits of this study?
Participants can expect to receive a token credited to their household electricity meter as part of the incentive package offered under the RBR program. Any benefits under this study are finite in duration and will not be offered after the end of the study.
What are the risks of the study?
The risks of participating in this study are minimal but relate to your data that is collected by the cooking appliance distributors as part of the HTC RBR program. This data includes your name, phone number, and KPLC meter number. This data will be shared with the researcher team for the purpose of implementing this study. In the event of a security breach, this data could potentially be accessed by a third party.
How is my data being handled? Who is using it?
Researchers will only use your personally identifiable information for the intended purposes of this study (example: calling you to ask if you are willing to participate in a phone survey). Your personally identifiable information will not be shared with 3rd parties unless you have given additional written consent. All data shown in publications resulting from this research will be completely anonymised.
Who is behind this study?
This study is led by Gamos East Africa, a Kenyan research institution affiliated with the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme, and Access to Energy Institute (A2EI), a German non-profit organization. The study has been co-designed with Energizing Development (EnDev), a development impact programme administered in Kenya by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP), the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), the Clean Cooking Association of Kenya (CCAK) and two energy access companies, Burn Manufacturing and PowerPay Ltd. This study has received ethical clearance from the Maseno University Ethics Review Committee and has been registered with the National Commission of Science and Technology.
What if I change my mind and I am not interested in continuing with the study?
You may withdraw from this study at any time by contacting the company who sold you the appliance, contacting any of the numbers below, or by using the form at the bottom of this page.
Who can I contact if I have questions or concerns?
You may ask the person who gave you this form for questions about the study. If you have additional questions that they cannot answer or if you wish to report any concerns, please contact:
For questions regarding the study
Jon Leary
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Gamos East Africa
jon@gamoseastafrica.org
+254 725 046 758
Elliot Avila
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Access to Energy Institute
Elliot.Avila@A2EI.org
+256 774 750 163
For questions pertaining to your rights as a participant
The Secretary
Maseno University Ethics Review Committee
Private Bag, Maseno
muerc-secretariate@maseno.ac.ke
+ 254 57 351 622 EXT. 3050
+254 722 203 411