KEN5030:
Increasing access to energy efficient technologies in Kenya
through Sustainable cooperative societies
EEP Knowledge Exchange Forum
20th September, 2016
By
Joan Sang
World Vision Kenya
Background information
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Most rural communities in Kenya rely on
biomass as their main source of energy esp
for cooking purposes;
Effects:
 Deforestation, global warming;
 Indoor air pollution - respiratory
diseases & eye damage accounting for
approx 26% of patients in Kenyan
hospitals;
Use of biomass for cooking in inefficient
cookstoves (using less than 20% of the
energy potential)
Project Objective and location
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Objective - to develop a
distribution model that seeks to
break down market barriers to
broad scale adoption of ICS;
Location – Mogotio and Wema in
Baringo and Nakuru Counties
respectively;
Target beneficiaries – HH
having insufficient purchasing
power to participate in market
based cookstove activities
Innovative approach of the project
 Use of community groups for increased uptake
rates, distribution success & ensure low
abandonment rates;
 Use of revolving fund concept that ensure funds
are available thro. a MFI to HHs for repair,
maintenance & replacement/upgrading of ICS;
 Generating revenue through creation of carbon
credits via linkage with an existing cook stove
POA.
ICS value chain distribution model
Project achievements
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Approx. 4000 ICS distributed in phase I and
2000 to be distributed in Phase II
Current emission reduction of 13, 617 tCo2e
Inclusion of the project VPAs into Co2Balance
Gold Standard
micro-scale Program of
Activities (POA);
Amount of wood saved – 8,224 tonnes
Amount of energy saved – 35.6GWh
Carbon credit purchase agreement for
9,600tco2e worth of credits (approx. US$
43,200 - US$4.5/credit).
Next issuance of 20,000tco2e in October
2017 (worth US$72,000);
Project achievements cont’d
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> US$ 4,000 income generated by groups from
sale of ICS
Policy brief for engagement with policy makers
at the County level;
28 direct artisan jobs created – repairs and
maintenance
Online system for project monitoring
developed
http://www.carbonzerofederation.com/d
ashboard2/
Upscaling of the project (2000ICS) by use of
revolving fund
Improved household health and indoor air
pollution
Lessons learnt/challenges
 Lengthy ICS value chain/distribution
channel;
 Climate change - drought affected
repayment of the loan;
 Slow understanding and uptake of the
revolving fund concept by the
community groups. Changed when HH
realized benefits from use of ICS;
 Community expectations of free
cookstoves.