The document details the state of clean cooking solutions in Nepal, emphasizing the importance of improved cooking stoves (ICS) in addressing energy needs and reducing reliance on traditional biomass. The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) has played a vital role since 1996 in promoting these technologies and has established various programs, achieving significant milestones like training thousands of technicians and benefitting over 720,000 households. Collaborative efforts with stakeholders, development partners, and national frameworks aim to enhance access to clean cooking solutions across the country by 2017.

1. Karuna Bajracharya, National adviser
Alternative Energy Promotion Centre
Clean Cooking Solutions for All in
Nepalese Context
National workshop on standards and testing of cookstoves in Nepal
25 July 2013

2. Nepal: Country Background - 1
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• Area: 147,181 sq. km
• Population: 26.494 million (CBS, 2012)
• Households: 5.427 million (including 5.423 million
individual HHs & 4 thousand institutional HHs) (CBS, 2012)
• Rural/urban population ratio: 83/17 (CBS, 2012)
• Energy Sector:
Energy consumption: 401 million GJ/Year (WECS, 2010)
Electricity access: 67% HHs (CBS, 2012)
Inadequate power supply (scheduled power cuts)
Petroleum: 100% imported
Heavy reliance on traditional biomass energy

3. Alternative Energy Promotion
Centre
 Established on November 3, 1996
 Currently under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
 Semi autonomous status; Board represented by public sector, private
sector & financial sector
 Working as a national focal agency for alternative/ renewable energy
in Nepal.
 Mandate: policy and plan formulation, resource mobilization,
technical support, M&E, standardization, quality assurance &
coordination
 Subsidy and financial Assistance
 Institutional and organizational strengthening of stakeholders in the
renewable energy sector
 Centre for excellence: micro hydro, biogas

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Traditional Cooking Stoves

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Household Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS): Mud type
1 pot hole 2 pot hole plane
2 pot hole raised
3 pot hole plane 3 pot hole raised Multipurpose
Rocket

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3 pot hole with water tank
3 pot hole with ash tray
2 pot hole with ash tray
3 pot hole without water tank 2 pot hole without water tan
Household ICS: Metallic type

7. AEPC/ESAP Promoted
Model III
AEPC/ESAP Promoted
Model II
AEPC/ESAP Promoted
Model I
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Institutional ICS

8. Improved Cooking Stove (ICS) Initiatives in Nepal
• Introduced since 1950s
• Community Forestry Development Program (1980-91):
distribution of prefabricated ICS free of cost; no skill
transfer at local level; lack of ownership
• In govt. plan since 7th
Plan (1985-90); Current 3-Year Plan
(2010-13) target – 300,000 ICS
• Built-on-site ICS design by RECAST/TU in 1990s
• AEPC-executed Energy Sector Assistance Program,
ESAP (1999-2012)
• Emerging ICS projects, with or without carbon funding
• National Rural & Renewable Energy Programme, NRREP
(2012-17) – Biomass Energy Subcomponent 8

9. Key achievements
Strong local network of service providers
16+ RSCs, 250+ LPOs+DSCs; 32 MICS manufacturers
10,000+ trained ICS technicians (Stove Masters);
~50% women; ~40% certified promoters (quality stove
builders active in business)
720,000+ HHs benefitted through ICS, MICS & IICS
Standardized guidelines & implementation framework
Institutional partnership from national to local level
Local capacity for dissemination of 100,000 ICS/Year
Carbon project (PoA ICS) under validation
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12. Number of Households by Usual Type of Cooking Fuel
Data source: CBS, 2012
Ecological Belt Firewood Cow Dung
Mountain (8.6%) 344,843 1,517
Hill (42.1%) 1,696,376 2,810
Terai (49.3%) 1,429,005 558,799
Total(100%) 3,470,224 563,126
Grand Total 4,033,350

13. Clean Cooking Solutions for all by 2017
20-27 Jan 2013 (07-13 Magh 2069)

14. Technology Options for CCS4ALL
1. Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS): mud & metallic
 Efficient burning of solid biomass & reduction in IAP;
progress so far (May 2013): 725,000+
1. Biogas
 Replacing the solid biomass fuel; complements with ICS
(e.g., biogas is for cooking food & ICS for animal feed);
Progress so far (May 2013): ~ 300,000
1. Solar cookers
 Alternative cooking technology option in specific regions
(e.g., trekking routes); Progress so far (May 2013): 600+
1. Briquettes, gasifiers & electricity based cooking
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“ICS is 1st
choice to reach another 3 million HHs !”

15. Scenario for 100% coverage
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16. National Rural and Renewable Energy Programme,
NRREP(2012-17)
1. Central Renewable Energy Fund (CREF) Component
2. Technical Supports (TS) Component
2.1 Biogas Subcomponent (Biogas)
2.2 Biomass Energy Subcomponent (ICS, briquettes, gasifiers)
2.3 Solar Energy Subcomponent (Solar cookers)
2.4 Community Electrification Subcomponent (Electricity-based
cooking)
2.5 Institutional Development Subcomponent
 2.5.1 Institutional Support
 2.5.2 Monitoring
 2.5.3 Gender and Social Inclusion
2.6 Climate and Carbon Subcomponent
3. Business Development for RE and Productive Energy Use
(PEU) Component
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•National Framework Programme of GoN implemented by AEPC
and supported by a number of development partners
•Components/Subcomponents:

17. Policy Environment
• Rural Energy Policy, 2006 => Renewable Energy
Policy, 2013
• Renewable Energy Subsidy Policy, 2013
• Renewable Energy Subsidy Delivery Mechanism,
2013
• Provision of indirect incentive through Value Added
Tax and Customs Duty Exemption
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18. Approaches
Joint muti-stakeholder coordination platform
Dedicated unit within AEPC
Monitoring against national baseline
Targeted capacity building for service delivery
Active engagement of local bodies, private sector,
development partners & stakeholders
National coordinated localized campaign
Clustered approach
Commitment of partners (for conceptualization &
implementation)
Multiple partnership modalities to cooperate in different
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19. Progress so far
Interest from private sector and investors
Stimulating response from Development Partners
Positive initiatives from carbon project developers
National ICS Forum (NIF) => National Alliance for Clean
Cookstoves (NACC)
Successful organization of Clean Cookstoves Market
Place 2013, an important platform for sharing of
experiences & for coming up with new resolutions
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20. The strategic intent of NACC is to coordinate efforts
and create synergies for providing Clean Cooking
Solutions for All by 2017
 Coordinating Sector Knowledge
 Collaboration Platform
 Creating Enabling Environment
For more information visit
http://nepalcookstoves.org/
Nepal Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
(NACC)

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Exciting response form various National and
International NGOs and Carbon Financing
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22. http://nepalcookstoves.org/

23. Thank You!
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