The latest Talk Series, led by the MECS programme through its in-country partner Finovista and other stakeholders, focuses on different topics relating to transitioning to modern energy cooking services. The Talk Series aimed to enable the transition to modern energy cooking services. The first of its kind, the modules for the Talk Series have been identified, focusing on key aspects of Cooking Devices Design & Innovation, Research & Pilot, Finance for Clean Cooking, Nutrition & Electric Cooking, Energy Cooking Access, Capacity Building, MECS Global Resources, Support for Indian Device Manufacturers, Institutional Cooking, Market Opportunities for Indian Device manufacturers and Global Market Access.

The fifth webinar in the second phase of the Talk Series, held on 20 April 2023, focused on discussing more innovative efforts in the field of integrated solar DC cooking with more attention to its viability, cost effectiveness and acceptability with respect to Indian households and also to understand and explore critical and exciting area of innovation and specific technical development with the objectives of ease of manufacturing the device, making it user friendly and cost reduction