Sustainable Energy for All - Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus - Zambia

2019

Región

Africa

Países de implementación

Zambia

Development of SE4ALL Action Agenda (AA) and Investment Prospectus (IP), drafts for comments released on 22 May 2019 by the Ministry of Energy. The AA proposed a set of high impact initiatives and strategies, including

1)Technical and financial assistance to local manufacturers to improve the quality and energy efficiency of the improved wood and charcoal cookstoves; 2) Introduction of regulations for charcoal and technical and financial support to charcoal producers to shift to more efficient charcoaling kilns.

The action item 3.2.3.4 - Improving the technology for charcoal production and utilization of wood fuel through:

a)training of charcoal producers in better organization and management of charcoal production using the traditional kiln method;

b)encouraging the adoption of other production techniques, which are more efficient and cost effective;

c)developing stoves that are efficient and convenient to users and produce minimal emissions;

d)ensuring that stove testing and certification is undertaken on all new designs entering the market;

e)ensuring that information on emission levels and efficiency of stoves is disseminated to promote public awareness; and

f)facilitating participation of various stakeholders, such as women clubs and cooperatives, as well as other gender based organizations, non-governmental organizations, industry, researchers and other Government Departments

Palabras clave

Zambia, energy, charcoal, woodfuel, kiln, production, efficiency, stove

Tipo de iniciativas

Estrategia o plan de acción

Subcategoría de programa / proyecto

Gobernanza eficaz, Mejora de recursos / suministros, Mejora de la eficiencia de conversión, Utilización eficiente

Nivel de intervención

Nacional

Agencias responsables

Ministry of Energy; AfDB; UNDP