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Energy-efficient Cook Stoves for Siaya Communities, Kenya
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| Project Name | Energy Efficient Cook Stoves for Siaya Communities, Kenya | ||
| Project Location | Kenya, Siaya | ||
| Project Standard | Gold Standard VER | ||
| Emission Reductions | 316,080 t CO2e (over 7 years) | ||
| Situation without project | Use of non-renewable biomass fuels for cooking | ||
| Project Status | Operation | ||
| Project Validation | TÜV NORD | ||
| Project Start | October 2010 | ||
| Documentations |  PDD Tembea Kenya (0.9 mb) GS Passport Tembea (569 kb) Tembea SC Report (2.1 mb)Gold Standard Project Documentation |
This project promotes energy efficient cook stoves for rural communities in the Siaya County in Nyanza Province, Western Kenya. Households in the project area use a traditional three-stone fireplace for cooking and thereby burn large amounts of fuel wood in a very inefficient way, which has a decisive impact on deforestation in the region.
The efficient cook stoves are constructed using local materials and reduce firewood consumption by approximately 40-50 per cent, thus also reducing the burden of firewood collection and relieving the household’s budget for fuel purchase. Moreover, through the cleaner and more efficient combustion, harmful smoke emissions are reduced and indoor air quality is considerably improved.
The project will train 60 artisans in the communities in production and installation of the efficient cook stove. Other crucial components of the project are: the development of community savings and loaning groups to enhance affordability and access to efficient cook stoves through soft loans; the training of households in usage and maintenance of the cook stove; and campaigns to raise people‘s awareness concerning renewable energies and energy efficiency.
The project is implemented by the Kenyan community-based organisation Tembea Youth Centre for Sustainable Development. Over the period of 7 years up to 48,900 cook stoves will be produced in the region of Siaya.
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