Catalogue Bois Énergie

National Energy Policy (Zambia, 2008) - National Energy Policy (Zambia, 2019)

2008
  2019
Région
Africa
Pays de mise en œuvre
Zambia

National Energy Policy (2008) including 6 items on improving the technology of charcoal production and utilization.

a) Ensure better management of woodlands and forests as sustainable sources of woodfuel through…; b) Improve the technology of charcoal production and utilization through…; c)  Promote  appropriate  alternatives to  woodfuel and reduce  its consumption through…; d) Encourage utilisation of agro, forest and sawmill residues for combustion  and gasification through…; e)  Improve revenue collection from the woodfuel industry through…; f) Establish  community  based  woodfuel  resource management systems through…

National Energy Policy (2019) has an policy objective for Sustainable Exploitation of Biomass - To promote sustainable exploitation of biomass and alternative energy to wood fuel resources in order to increase socio-economic development. The policy measures include 

-          Promote efficient and sustainable exploitation of biomass for household utilization;

-          Promote the use of alternatives to wood fuel;

-          Promote biofuels in the national fuel mix; and

-          Ensure that the use of biofuels for the energy market is given priority without compromising food security.

Mots clés
energy, ploicy, wood, fuel, charcoal, production, alternative, Zambia
Type d'initiatives
Politique
Niveau d'intervention
National
Agences responsables
Ministry of Energy (Zambia)