Fueling Kyrgyzstan’s Transition to Clean Household Heating Solutions
In the Kyrgyz Republic, access to reliable and affordable heating is critical given the cold and long winters in its mountainous regions. With central heating solutions such as district heating limited to the capital city Bishkek and other urban ar...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/164771590727056929/Fueling-Kyrgyzstan-s-Transition-to-Clean-Household-Heating-Solutions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33833 |
| Summary: | In the Kyrgyz Republic, access to
reliable and affordable heating is critical given the cold
and long winters in its mountainous regions. With central
heating solutions such as district heating limited to the
capital city Bishkek and other urban areas, over 80 percent
of households resort to individual heating solutions. Every
second household uses a traditional coal-fired stove, dung
is frequently used as primary heating fuel in regions where
animal husbandry is prevalent, and other solid fuels from
wood to rubber are burnt to meet heating needs. Alternatives
to traditional solid-fuel based stoves are limited in the
Kyrgyz Republic, especially for low income households:
electricity supply is increasingly constrained during winter
months as insufficient new generating capacity is being
added to keep up with the growing needs of the population
and government decrees cap winter consumption on a regional
level. In this context, high efficiency, low emissions
(HELE) heating stoves offer significant benefits for
household comfort, public health and air pollution which is
an increasing problem in urban areas in the winter. The
World Bank supported a comprehensive technical assistance
(TA) program on HELE stoves over a three-year period
2016-19, examining demand features and supply
characteristics of the Kyrgyz stoves market and piloting the
use of HELE stoves in 76 low income households in four
regions, with a focus on high altitude locations. The
findings from the market studies and the lessons from the
pilot trial are summarized in this report. |
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