Save80 Stoves: Promoting Energy End-Use Efficiency for Sustainable Development

The “Efficient Wood Fuel Stoves for Nigeria Programme” is a joint initiative of the German NGOs, Atmosfair GmbH and Lernen-Helfen-Leben e.V. (LHL) and a Nigerian NGO, Developmental Association for Renewable Energies (DARE) to promote dissemination of improved cooking stoves to households in Nigeria. This project has been registered as a CDM project and is being financed by a Carbon offset company Atmosfair GmbH.

The objective of the project is the reduction of the GHG emissions into the atmosphere and to halt desertification and deforestation by the use of an improved cook stove called the Save80 which saves about 80% of the fuel used in an open fire. The project aims to distribute during the lifespan of the project about 12,500 Save80 stoves to improve women’s welfare and livelihoods. By the end of the project in ten years time, it is hoped that at least 300,000 tonnes of CO2 would have been saved and significant time and effort saved by at least 12,500 women not having to collect fuel wood.

The major challenge of the dissemination of the stoves is the high cost of the stove which was initially $205. Presently, the registration of the project as a CDM project and subsequent subsidisation of the stove has reduced the price to $99. Another challenge to the dissemination of the stoves is unfavourable policy and regulatory framework. It takes weeks to clear the components of the stoves from the seaport and 30% of the cost of the stove is paid as custom duty (tax) which contributes to the high cost of the stoves.

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