achyut luitel - the business case for increasing cleaner energy access in nepal

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Public-Private Partnership

The Business Case for Increasing

Cleaner Energy Access in NepalAchyut Luitel

Practical Action Nepal Office


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Nearly 2 million people die each year prematurely as a result ofinhaling polluted air from the smoke caused by inefficient cooking

(WHO)

Most victims are women and children

Environmental Impact- deforestation, GHG emission Poverty, low awareness & unavailability of appropriate technology

are the main causes for this situation

Background Information

Inefficient cooking on open fires


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Practical Action NepalOffice Initiative

2001-04 Participatory technology development in Rasuwadistrict, NepalStudy on problem of indoor air pollution in rural Nepal

2005-07 Researching pathways to scaling up in Rasuwa(DFID, WHO support & Trust Fund support) 600 HHsIndoor Air Pollution and Health Forum formation (2005)

Policy gaps study and regional sharing (2006)

2008-10 Expansion of project with USEPA/PCIA support1000 HHs. Continuity of the project by district IAPHFnetwork 300 HHs

Endorsement of National indoor air quality standards andguidelines (2009)

2011-12: BSH, DEG support for optimization of the smokehoods and scaling-up 700 HHs


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Public Private Partnership

Project team End-userProducerMultiplier

BSH

Practical Action

Universitt der

Bundeswehr

Development

Organizations

Local government

offices & officials

Private Sector

Womens

community-based

organizations

Cooperatives

Local

Entrepreneurs

Private Enterprise

Small local

manufacturer

Biomass fuel user

Households

People in

developing

countries


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Project Implementation Model

Practical Action Nepal

Office

B/S/H Practical Action Consulting

Local partner NGO

Local Cooperatives Entrepreneurs

UNIBW

Biomass fuel user Households

District Project AdvisoryCommittee

National Project AdvisoryCommittee

B/S/H


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Optimization Improve efficiency (smoke suction) 82% reduction

from traditional fireplace

Back-flow of smoke minimized

Sustainable Technology Transfer

Simple manufacturing methods. Locallymanufactured adapting to local needs

heat radiation makes the kitchen space warm

drying meat, vegetables creating HH income

low risk of fire hazard

Fit with different types of stoves.

With improved stove it can give very clean,

efficient and safe cooking solutions.

Intervention BackgroundWhy Smokehoods?


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Project FrameworkNepal Project

Stakeholder Dialogue

30 Test Units

Hood Improvements

Local Manufacturing

700 Hoods

Revolving funds

Website Launch

Communication plan

Fundraising

Multiplication

Part 2

Part 1

Part 3


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Project Framework

Establishment ofrevolving fund

Establish sustainable Market of

Smoke Hoods

Credit facility manufacturing

products

Capacity buildingof entrepreneurs

Business

management

Support in

business

planning

Training on fundmanagement

Demand Supply

Social marketing

Credit Facility

Quality Assurance

Design and Test

Optimized smoke

Hoods

Knowledge Sharing


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Key components of the project

Scaling-up

Socialmarketing

QualityAssurance

Accessto credit

Capacitybuilding

Monitoring andevaluation


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Year 1 200 HHs

EntrepreneursProduct

Coop.Loan

Year 2 500HHs

Awareness NGO

200HHs

700HHs

Year 3 100HHs

EntrepreneursProduct

Coop.Loan

Year 4 100HHs

800HH

900HH

SeedMoney

Year 5 100HHs

Year 6 100HHs

1000HH

1100HH

All HHs Loan for IGA

DuringP

roject

AfterProject


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Achievement

o Three sizes of optimized smoke hoods design developed and

tested. The study on Adoption, Usage and Effectiveness studyshows:

o 82 percent smoke reduction;

o 30 percent saving in firewood;

o

7,000 people made aware on negative health and environmentimpact of inefficient use of solid biomass fuel for cooking

o Capacity of the local cooperatives built to manage revolvingfund

o Capacity of local fabricators built

o Demand for smoke hoods very encouraging (already achievedthe target of 700)

o Quality control mechanism established and made functional.


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What do buyers want?

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Quality

Price

Flexibilityin design

PunctualityFlexibleSmall Orders

FlexibleLarge Orders

InnovativeDesign

Before project

After project


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Learning

Local solutions can pave the way for global solutions we needto exploit these win-win possibilities.

Integrated actions are required for scaling-up of clean energytechnologies. Success of the project suggests need of micro-financing models, innovative social marketing, localmanufacturing, and strengthening supply chain. There is needof public-private (Government, Non-government & businessorganization) partnership to tackle this problem.

Few initiatives are in progress but looking the need, the scale of

interventions is very small. To meet the demand there is needof aggressive intervention requiring huge investment*.


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Way Forward

Launch interactive website

www.healthysmokehoods.org which will offeranyone the opportunity to design their own

smokehood

Strengthen supply chain. Introduce factory profile-

cutting, and local assembly by builders and localmetal-workers.

Implement critical mass initiative for creating a first

wave of public-private financing solutions for

scaling-up healthy hoods The smoke hoods look very appropriate for high hills

in Hindu-Kush region. Effort will be made to up-

scale this technology in this region.
http://www.healthysmokehoods.org/http://www.healthysmokehoods.org/


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