Beyond the Last Mile : Piloting High-Efficiency, Low-Emissions Heating Technologies in Central Asia
Chronic underheating is commonplace among poor households in cold-climate regions of developing countries beyond the reach of district heating and gas-distribution networks. Until fuel switching is possible, high-efficiency, low-emissions (HELE) te...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/762461558940858373/Beyond-the-Last-Mile-Piloting-High-Efficiency-Low-Emissions-Heating-Technologies-in-Central-Asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31774 |
| Summary: | Chronic underheating is commonplace
among poor households in cold-climate regions of developing
countries beyond the reach of district heating and
gas-distribution networks. Until fuel switching is possible,
high-efficiency, low-emissions (HELE) technologies offer a
cost effective, intermediate solution to meet the heating
aspirations of underserved populations. Recent pilot
experience in Kyrgyzstan shows that switching to HELE
heating stoves yields substantial benefits, including
dramatically reduced emissions, better health, and savings
in household fuel expenditure. |
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