[Stoves] Report on improved stove distribution in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Crispin Pemberton-Pigott crispinpigott at gmail.com
Sat Apr 21 15:24:42 CDT 2012


Dear Friends

 

This is an MCA report (MCC's Millennium Challenge Account in Mongolia). I
have been unable to locate the original website containing this article,
only the first section. It was forwarded to me by Cecil Cook. I have largely
edited out the non-stove portions of the report in order to shorten it. If
someone needs the whole thing please contact me directly.

 

In very brief, the project involves selling improved stoves at a substantial
discount in return for the traditional stove replaced which is crushed.
Those who need the small cost financed can get a soft loan, the cost of
which is covered by carbon trading (by the Banks). It also covers the cost
of advertising, vending/demo centres and anything to do with reaching deep
into the target communities.

 

Regards

Crispin

 

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

 

50,000 households using low-smoke stoves

 

The Clean Air Project of Millennium Challenge Account - Energy and
Environment Project is working to reduce air pollution of Ulaanbaatar by
making buildings more energy efficient, by improving insulation in Ger
district homes, and by promoting the use of energy efficient stoves.

 

The project is making available 80,000 energy efficient stoves at reduced
prices to Ger district households this winter. 70,000 are being supplied by
Selenge Construction LLC and 10,000 by Royal Ocean LLC.

 

So far the clear favorite is Royal Ocean's "Dul" model. People prefer the
"Dul" because it is easy to set up and can be used with a traditional
Mongolian cooking pot. But because the "Dul" is not as widely available,
long lines often form at stores where it is sold.

 

The companies have supplied 50,000 stoves to residents of five districts of
the capital so far. If a typical household has four or five family members,
the project is serving about 200,000 citizens.

 

Employees of the companies selling the stoves give customers safety advice
and lessons on how to use the stoves. They also get feedback from customers
who have used the stoves. Therefore, the number of people using the stoves
improperly or unsafely is reduced.

 

Also, the companies are cooperating with state organizations, the Clean Air
Project, and the Clean Air Fund to organize a public-awareness campaign to
teach people how to use the stoves properly.

 

Posted by Economy & Finance at 6:10 PM  

 

 

 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT-MONGOLIA        

 

1.    PROJECT BRIEF

 

Background

 

Mongolia has an extremely harsh winter climate with an eight-month heating
season. Midwinter (late December and early January) daytime temperatures
range between -10C to -30C, and can drop to as low as -40C at night.
Ulaanbaatar, where nearly half of the population lives, is the coldest
capital city in the world. There is severe winter air pollution in
Ulaanbaatar. At levels two to ten times the international standards, air
pollution is a major cause of serious respiratory problems among urban
residents. Those especially at risk include the poor, undernourished, very
young, elderly, people with preexisting respiratory disease and people with
other health diseases. An estimated 90 percent of Ulaanbaatar air pollution
comes from the ger areas, which tends to include lower income households.
The primary source of air pollution is from the burning of raw coal for
space heating in inefficient stoves to heat poorly insulated traditional
gers and small homes.

 

In December 2009, the Government of Mongolia submitted new project proposal
to reduce air pollution in Ulaanbaatar to Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC). The MCC Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Compact to
include the Energy and Environment Project (EEP). The Compact Amendment was
signed by U.S. and Mongolian governments on 2 February, 2010.

 

Project goal

 

The goal of the project is to decrease air pollution in Ulaanbaatar city by
introducing energy efficient products and energy efficient house in the Ger
district that will reduce smoke emission and by supporting production of
renewable energy sources.

 

Main areas of activity

 

.    Consumer subsidies for energy efficient products and certified homes
that have met set standards and/or otherwise demonstrated a superior
efficiency over previous models;

.    Technical assistance in testing, market, economic, and other analysis
of products to be supported; 

.    Replacement and rehabilitation of inefficient Heat Only Boilers (HOBs),
which are one of the major sources of air pollution in Ulaanbaatar; 

.    The Grants Program:

households; 

 

[snip]

 

2)  Air quality research: Support research of new initiatives and
technologies to improve air quality.

 

[snip]

 

Expected results

 

.    Coal consumption of Ger district residences in Ulaanbaatar will
decrease.

.    Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar will decrease, therefore, reducing health
complications and 

      productivity loss that result from pollution.

 

[snip]

 

2.    ACHIEVEMENTS AND IMPLEMENTED WORK 

 

.    Within the scope of the project, the campaign work for selling the
energy efficient products with consumer subsidy was carried out in
altogether 50 sub-districts of Chingeltei district, Sukhbaatar district,
Bayanzurkh district, Songinokhairkhan district, Bayangol district and Khan
Uul district where there is more density of air pollution. Over 110'000
families live in the sub-districts.   

 

.    As the date of March 12, 2012 altogether 85'480 the energy efficient
products are sold;  including 63'057 improved stoves, 17'915 ger
insulations, 4'422 vestibules and 86 energy efficient homes. It is the
indication that the EEP could involve the most or a huge number of the
families than other projects and programmes which were implemented and being
implemented for reducing air pollution.

 

.    The number of the families which bought the energy efficient stoves
(which emites less smoke) is compared with the total families of the
sub-districts where the project is being implemented. The statistics is
shown below: 80% in Chingeltei district, 70% in Sukhbaatar district, 70% in
Bayanzurkh district and 70% in Songinokhairkhan district.

.                                           

The fuel consumption of the families which use the energy efficient stoves
properly is decreased up to 30%, the smoke from the chimney is decreased up
to 80% and the coal consumption of the families which use the ger insulation
and energy efficient houses is decreased up to 40%.

 

.    13% of the family head citizens is women. 28 % of  the households who
involved in the EEP is the family head women.

 

-    The EEP implemented the work to sell energy efficient products, ger
insulations and vestibules   among the residents of 11th and 12th
sub-districts of Chingeltei district in September 2010 as a pilot.   The
pilot was carried out successfully so project activity was commenced in 45
sub-districts of Chingeltei, Sukhbaatar, Bayanzurkh, Songinokhairkhan and
Bayangol districts of  Ulaanbaatar city since June 2011. The project offered
and sold the energy efficient products  such as the improved stoves, the
complex insulation for ger, vestibules and the energy efficient houses in
with subsidized price to the families through the Product centers in each
sub-district. Since November 2011, totally 5 sub-districts of Khan-Uul,
Chingeltei and Sukhbaatar districts began involved a new in project and have
been implementing the work to sell the energy efficient products in 50
sub-districts of 6 districts of the city. The work for selling the  energy
efficient products was completed within the period from June 2011 till March
2012.  

 

-    The one source of the air pollution factors is over 180 big sized HOBs
which distribute heating power  and are located in ger districts. The most
of the mentioned stove is made on the outdated technology, inefficient and
has more smoke emitting. The EEP will replace 15 HOBs which pollute the air.


 

[snip]

 

3.    COOPERATION 

 

Governmental  organizations 

 

-    The National Committee for air pollution reduction has been
collaborating with the Millennium Challenge Account - Mongolia
(MCA-Mongolia) in order to provide the coherence between the air pollution
projects, programs and activities.

 

-    Collaborating with the Governor's office of the Capital city according
to the memorandum in order to modernise the big sized HOBs, to develop
information of the families which will be involved in project, to involve
the governmental and adminsitrative organisations actively into activity for
selling the energy efficient products of the project.

 

-    By the decree of the Board of administration of "Clean Air Fund" of
Mongolian Government,  bonus for energy efficient stove purchase, cost
discount of families electricity consumption  were issued by "Clean Air
Fund" for the citizens, who live in air quality improvement zone of the
capital city and bought the energy efficient products, particularly improved
stoves of the EEP. 

 

[snip]

 

Donor organizations

 

[snip]

 

The contractors of the project 

 

-    Under the subsidy delivery activity for the energy efficient products,
the MCA-Mongolia  has been cooperating with "Khas" and "Khaan Bank" having
established the contract to sell energy efficient products to ger district
households, to transfer  the payment  and to carry out  consumer
monitoring.

 

[snip]

 

Energy efficient products and homes supplier companies  

 

-    "Selenge Construction" and "Royal Ocean" companies established
agreement with the MCA-Mongolia to supply energy efficient "Khas", "Ulzii",
"Golomt", "Dul" stoves and are responsible for installing and distributing
the stoves.

 

[snip]

 

-    The "Egel Tansag" and "Urguu Engineering" companies established
agreement with the MCA-Mongolia to demolish  the  used  stoves  which were
collected  from the consumers within the  EEP in order to ban traditional
stoves from the market.

 

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