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National Improved Cook Stove (NICS) program support in Ethiopia

Building national capacity for improved cookstove adoption

ERG in association with the UK firm Practical Action Consulting (PAC) is conducting capacity building support for the National Improved Cook stove program of the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MOWIE) during 2015-2017. ERG leads the stove development technical team, and provides experts for strategy formulation, promotion and marketing and monitoring and evaluation.

Client

Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy

Year

2015-2017

Duration

24 months

Location

Ethiopia

Objectives

Provide capacity building for national cookstove program
Provision of technical support for implementation of the National Improved Cookstove Program in Ethiopia
Testing protocols, monitoring systems, and capacity building of federal and regional energy experts
Establish monitoring and evaluation framework

Outcomes

Development of manuals for cookstove design and testing, guidelines for testing and quality control
Improved stove designs and technical standards
Training of energy experts from the Federal and Regional bureaus
Monitoring and evaluation system for program tracking