Honduras

This Programme is a component of the Sustainable Energy Access Fund for Poverty Reduction in Central America (FOCAEP) whose aim is to promote an enabling market for efficient and clean cook stoves by strengthening local capacity in the production and distribution of cook stoves, support micro finance institutions and banks to provide finance for cook stoves.

FOCAEP is a fund that promotes low powered technologies for poor communities. It is managed under the stewardship of three organizations: HIVOS, ENDEV (Energy access partnership financed by 6 donor countries) and BUN-CA (biomass users of Central America). FOCAEP works through implementing partners that are located in different regions of Honduras and they include the following: AHDESA, FUDEIMFA, AHPROCAFE, ENASA among others.

The implementing partners support the selling and installation of clean cook stoves. Through the support of FOCAEP, the implementing partners are responsible for selling and installation of clean cook stoves. The Justa stove, measuring 16 “ x 24” is fitted into the kitchen before the cook stove can be used.

User households are expected to provide co-financing in the form of purchased materials to complete the integration of the stove as well as payment for the mason for installation of the kit. This results in FOCAEP covering approximately 50% of the cost of the stove, with the user contributing the other 50%. The programme is in the process of achieving method validation with the Gold Standard to enable HIVOS to earn carbon credits. It is anticipated that the programme will be registered with the Gold Standard Registry by the end of 2015.

Honduras

This Programme is a component of the Sustainable Energy Access Fund for Poverty Reduction in Central America (FOCAEP) whose aim is to promote an enabling market for efficient and clean cook stoves by strengthening local capacity in the production and distribution of cook stoves, support micro finance institutions and banks to provide finance for cook stoves.

FOCAEP is a fund that promotes low powered technologies for poor communities. It is managed under the stewardship of three organizations: HIVOS, ENDEV (Energy access partnership financed by 6 donor countries) and BUN-CA (biomass users of Central America). FOCAEP works through implementing partners that are located in different regions of Honduras and they include the following: AHDESA, FUDEIMFA, AHPROCAFE, ENASA among others.

The implementing partners support the selling and installation of clean cook stoves. Through the support of FOCAEP, the implementing partners are responsible for selling and installation of clean cook stoves. The Justa stove, measuring 16 “ x 24” is fitted into the kitchen before the cook stove can be used.

User households are expected to provide co-financing in the form of purchased materials to complete the integration of the stove as well as payment for the mason for installation of the kit. This results in FOCAEP covering approximately 50% of the cost of the stove, with the user contributing the other 50%. The programme is in the process of achieving method validation with the Gold Standard to enable HIVOS to earn carbon credits. It is anticipated that the programme will be registered with the Gold Standard Registry by the end of 2015.