Enterprise

GHG Mitigation through Energy Efficient Cooking in Social Institutions

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through institutional stove deployment

This project aimed to develop a sustainable and replicable model utilizing carbon financing (CDM) to create a solid business setup for disseminating efficient stoves in social institutions. The initiative installed energy-efficient institutional Rocket biomass stoves in schools, universities, and correctional facilities.

Client

Nordic Climate Fund

Year

2010-2011

Duration

18 months

Location

Ethiopia

Objectives

Install efficient cooking stoves in social institutions
Develop CDM-based business model for stove dissemination
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from institutional cooking
Create sustainable local manufacturing capacity

Outcomes

100 school feeding centers equipped with efficient stoves
5 universities and 5 correctional facilities upgraded
Proven business model incorporating carbon financing
Environmental education materials for schoolchildren