Understanding Market-Based Solutions and Access to Finance Options for Clean-Cooking Technologies in Bangladesh
The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) has been active in Bangladesh since 2012. In 2013, they convened stakeholder consultations to develop and launch the Bangladesh Country Action Plan for Clean Cookstoves (CAP) led by the Power Division of the governm...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/311561624871430872/Understanding-Market-Based-Solutions-and-Access-to-Finance-Options-for-Clean-Cooking-Technologies-in-Bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35841 |
| Summary: | The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) has
been active in Bangladesh since 2012. In 2013, they convened
stakeholder consultations to develop and launch the
Bangladesh Country Action Plan for Clean Cookstoves (CAP)
led by the Power Division of the government’s Ministry of
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. In May 2018, the
government held a CAP review workshop to ensure the
realignment of CAP 2013 with the new changes and
developments in Bangladesh. As a result, a renewed CAP, the
National Action Plan for Clean Cooking (2020–2030) was
launched with the goal of achieving hundred percent
clean-cooking adoption throughout Bangladesh by 2030. This
assessment brings together learning from recent studies and
experiences and expects to help CCA and the World Bank look
at prospective strategies with a focus of access to finance
and incentive options for scaling up clean cooking in
Bangladesh. In chapters 1 and 2, the report first reviews
the current state of the clean-cooking market in Bangladesh,
covering a variety of fuels and technologies based on the
significance of market penetration in Bangladeshi
households, including natural gas, LPG and Improved
Cookstoves (ICSs). Other solutions discussed in the report
include electric/induction stoves, solar cookers, and
biogas. Chapter 3 discusses the stakeholders who played
important roles in moving the 2013 Country Action Plan
forward, the consumer segmentation, and the prevailing
culture of stove stacking within the segments. The
subsequent chapters (chapters 4–6) then explore strategies
and business models in which ICSs can be distributed across
the country following a market-based approach through
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL’s) ICS
program, with a focused discussion on access to finance and
community engagement. Finally, chapter 7 puts forward
specific recommendations to address ways in which the IDCOL
ICS program can be improved and optimized. |
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