TD HOUSEHOLD ENERGY

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The Household Energy Project aims to provide an economic and sustainable supply of energy for households in Chad. The project comprises four components that will be implemented over four years: 1) establishing village-based natural resources management--this component builds the capacity to design simple long-term village land-use and wood exploitation plans for villages in the N'Djamena wood fuel catchment area by funding the technical assistance for nongovernmental organizations, forestry agents, and villagers to develop a master plan and thereafter manage and control fuelwood use; 2) building the capacity of the Agency for Household Energy and Environment to monitor and control wood product flow through charging collecting user fees/taxes; 3) improving the efficiency of household fuel use by commercializing efficient cooking stoves (firewood, charcoal); and promoting the use of low-cost kerosene and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) stoves with publicity and NGO-sponsored promotional activities as well as testing, product development, and monitoring of stove performance; and 4) capacity building and training as a part of project management.