EnDev

EnDev trains the national utility company to establish standards for grid densification in villages. It also promotes cookstoves for households and restaurants.

EnDev DRC has two components. It supports the production and adoption of improved wood and charcoal cookstoves that are at least 40% more efficient than three stone fires or at least 30% more efficient than traditional charcoal stoves. It also supports local economic growth by helping small enterprises to use electric tools and appliances to improve the productivity of their businesses.

EnDev promotes electrification through pico hydro power and micro hydro power plants. Besides, it helps establish a network of improved cookstove producers.

EnDev promotes improved cookstoves, its partner SNV facilitates access to off-grid electricity. Both sectors are supported with results-based financing projects.

A key activity of EnDev is to share technical expertise to build capacities for sustainable energy use. It is active in the solar as well as the cookstove sector.

EnDev’s partner ADES helps expand the local production capacity for improved cookstoves and raises awareness for clean cooking benefits.

EnDev works to enhance a financially sustainable market for improved cookstoves. A results-based financing scheme supports rural sales agents.

EnDev has helped provide basic electricity services to households. In the current project phase, it promotes improved biomass energy technologies for cooking.

EnDev supports grid densification and trains participants of the solar products market. On top of that, it strengthens improved cookstove entrepreneurs.

EnDev is implementing a private sector participation project for hydro power plants. Besides, it offers results-based financing for decentralised energy solutions.

The project promotes cookstoves by establishing a commercial supply chain. It also facilitates access to electricity in rural areas.

In January 2021, the IKEA Foundation in partnership with EnDev started to promote PUE in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

Together with its partner SNV, EnDev introduces appropriate cooking technology to biomass consumers. In addition, the picoPV market is supported.

EnDev improves the quality of cookstoves, helps disseminate solar systems and supports grid densification. Besides, it is setting up a refugee project.

EnDev supports a local cookstove organization and helps develop standards for the sector. It also works on a project for peer-to-peer grids.

Through SNV, EnDev supports Cambodia’s National Biogas Programme. It helps creating a self-sustaining biogas plant market.

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EnDev helps financing grid extension to rural areas. It also supports remote communities in gaining access to electricity from micro hydro power plants.

EnDev’s partner SNV helps create a market-driven biogas sector in the country. Thus, dependency on external financing is reduced.

EnDev supports the government in designing policies for the cookstove and solar systems sector. Besides, it trains retailers and supports grid densification.