Asia Regional Workshop - Opening presentation by stoveplus

Asia Regional Workshop "Building Business Cases to Reach Scale: A Study on Biomass Cookstove Business Models in Asia and Africa”

May 27th, 2014 ‐ Phnom Penh

Today’s Agenda Introduction M O R N I N G

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Welcome Message Presentation of Attendees Introduction to Research Project Meet the Study Participants Break (10:30-10:45) Case Study Presentations Discussion Study Limitations, Analysis & Conclusions Question & Comment Period Break (15:30-15:45) Group Exercise Study Expectations & SWOT Analysis Next Steps

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

The Context:

Improved Cookstoves (ICS) have been introduced around the world to reduce negative impacts on the environment, health and livelihoods.

Market‐based approach is increasingly used; a pre‐requisite for sustainable and scalable cookstove dissemination.

…but unclear to which extent the level of public and private investments along the overall value chain contribute to the sustainability of these market actors?

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

Purpose of the Study:

Conduct a case study analysis on 8 stove business models from Asia and Africa (focusing on financing & investment flows along the value‐chain

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Bring informed recommendations from major biomass stove market aggregators to the sector's financers (private and public) and practitioners to help improve investment choices.

Document good practices and identify drivers of success

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

Research Questions:

When, how and where should public and private investment be leveraged in the process of an ICS/ACS value‐chain consolidation?

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What investments were made, where did they occur and how did these investment choices take place? (including hidden investments into capacity building, promotion, awareness raising etc.)

• What were the effects and/ or added values of these investments?

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

Selection Criteria for Cases: (in collaboration with stove experts at GERES)

1. They are market aggregators and have a market based approach.

2. They aim to reach the Base of the Pyramid (BoP).

3. They have disseminated over 100,000 stoves in total.

4. They have received subsidies or outside investments to reach scale.

5. They have tested their stoves in regional testing laboratories and on the field, and have both WBT (thermal efficiency) results and CCT or KPT (fuel savings) results.

6. They have readily available data and a strong monitoring system in order to prove the number of stoves distributed.

7. They have some type of consumer feedback available.

8. They have a social and/ or environmental component to their mission.

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

The 8 Cases:

Asia Envirofit India SZ/ GIZ Chullah Stove Bangladesh IcoProDac/ NLS GERES Cambodia

Africa GIZ FAFASO Burkina Faso Envirofit Kenya Enterprise Works Ghana Toyola Ghana Cookswell Jiko Kenya

The Proposed Methodology For Each Business Model: • Questionnaires (Value Chain Analysis) • Individual interviews (program managers, business units in the value chain) • Visits to the field • Focus group discussions • Desk review • Preliminary findings presentation

Team: 2 independent consultants supported by the StovePlus team Timeline: February ‐ May 2014 Expected Results: Regional workshops with preliminary findings Final Report Guide to Study Methodology

GACC‐SNV Study:

StovePlus‐GIZ Study:

Title: Desk Study and Workshop on Improved Cookstoves Distribution Models

Region: East/Southern/West Africa; Southeast Asia; Latin America

Cases selected: 12 cookstoves, based on technical characteristics of the actual stove model (portable, domestic charcoal, wood burning technologies, etc.)

Study Focus: Distribution pathways (local vs. imported)

Title: "Building Business Cases to Reach Scale: A Study on Biomass Cookstove Business Models in Asia and Africa“

Region: East & West Africa; East/South/South‐East Asia

Cases selected: 8 cookstove (ICS/ACS) business models, based on selection criteria (non‐technical) determined by a panel of experts.

Study Focus: Financing & Investment Flows

Meet the Study Participants