Who is Toyola Energy?

Toyola Energy was set up to bring cleaner stoves and other energy products to households in Ghana. Toyola Energy Limited was founded in 2006 by Suraj Wahab Ologburo, a former accountant and Ernest Kwasi Kyei, an engineer, both of whom had been trained in stove production under the Ghana Household Energy programme (GHEP).

How much money does Toyola Energy make?

In 2009/10 Toyola Energy had an income of US$550,000, 72% from stove sales and 28% from carbon finance. It employs five people directly and provides work to a large number of self-employed artisans.

How many Toyola Energy production centres are there in Ghana?

Five Toyola Energy production centres are operating in different parts of the Ghana, and one has recently opened (April 2011) in Togo. This means that training, employment and income have been brought to different parts of the country and beyond. In 2010 about 172 people were involved in production and assembly of stoves.

Why should you buy a Toyola stove?

Toyola provides locally-produced cookstoves at the right price point with superb customer service. Because Toyola stoves are registered for Gold Standard carbon finance, there is regular monitoring of stoves in use, surveys of users, and audits of greenhouse gas savings.

How many people use Toyola stoves?

Based on the survey of stove use, an estimated 143,000 stoves (93% of the total sold) are currently in use. With an average of 5.2 people per household and 50 people per commercial stove, this means that about 940,000 people benefit from Toyola stoves.

Why is Toyola launching a wood-burning stove in Ghana?

Toyola Energy has grown rapidly since it started selling stoves in 2007, but demand for stoves in Ghana outstrips supply. To meet this demand, Toyola is planning to open new production centres in other parts of Ghana, and to start producing wood-burning stoves as another option for regions of the country that mainly use wood.