1. Toward Universal Access To Efficient And Clean Cooking And Heating
Yabei Zhang
Senior Energy Economist
Warsaw, May 30th, 2017

2. Eliminate Extreme Poverty and Boost Shared Prosperity
Why do we care?
Meeting the Energy Access Goals
The challenge of achieving universal access to modern energy by 2030
Environment and Health:
Source of ambient air pollution
2.9 – 4.3 million people die annually from HAP; over 50% of deaths among children under 5 years due to HAP
Climate and Environment:
Cooking/heating with solid fuels is the largest source of black carbon emissions globally
CO2 emissions substantial where biomass harvested unsustainably or coal is used.
Impacts and Opportunities for Women
Avoided negative Impacts at the household level
New opportunities for women in decision making and value chain
WBG’s Twin Goals:
Eliminate Extreme Poverty and Boost Shared Prosperity

3. What are our instruments?
TA and Capacity Building
Financing
Partnership and Knowledge Sharing
Policy Dialogue
Policy Dialogue
Systematic Country Diagnostic
Country partnership framework/strategy
Multi-sector country teams
TA and Capacity Building
ESMAP ECCH Program
Financing (IBRD/IDA/IFC)
Development policy financing
Investment project financing
Program for results
IFC private sector investments
Partnership and Knowledge Sharing

4. Where do we work? Eastern Europe and Balkans
Poland, Bulgaria, Western Balkans biomass heating
Central Asia Efficient and Clean Heating
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
EAP Clean Stove Initiative
China, Mongolia, Indonesia, Lao PDR
Central America Clean Cooking Initiative
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador.
South Asia
Bangladesh, India, Nepal
Africa Clean Cooking Energy Solutions
Uganda, Kenya, Benin, Rwanda, Senegal, Ethiopia, Congo
Access to Clean Cooking, 2014 (WB, 2017)

5. County example: Mongolia

6. County example: China
Raised policy profile: China’s pledge to promote 40 million clean stoves by 2020
Promoted policy innovations: new metrics and testing protocol for clean stove standards and new RBF approach
Mobilized IBRD financing to achieve scale.
Clean cooking access to 96,100 HH, Hebei Rural Renewable Energy Development Demonstration Project (IBRD $71.5 million)
Clean heating stoves to 800,000 HH, clean stove component ($80 million) under Hebei Air Pollution Control P4R Program.
Increased South-South knowledge exchange and cooperation.

7. County example: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

8. Lessons learned
Country programs need to be designed with their particular needs and challenges in mind.
The solutions for clean and efficient heating require matching fuel and heating devices. Recent developments in stove technology offer an opportunity to transform the sector.
While countries need to push their industries to introduce new technologies and stimulate demand, they must be careful not to distort the market. A phased strategy with gradually reduced incentives may be appropriate.
Developing local/regional production capacity is crucial to transform the clean stoves market.

9. Challenges and Next Steps
Lack of progress to achieve universal access to clean cooking/heating
Lack of data on heating
Lack of belief and commitment
Complicated and contextual: no one-size-fits-all solution
Next Steps
Improve tracking of household heating data: GTF, RISE
Mobilize financing: RBF facility, GCF
Support operational teams and promote innovations on the ground
Work with partners, provide evidence-based solutions, and share knowledge

10. Thank you