ProBEC (Programme for Basic Energy and Conservation)
ProBEC (Programme for Basic Energy and Conservation) is a regional programme implemented by the German Agency for Technical Co-operation (GTZ) in the SADC region.
ProBEC is a programme that manages and stimulates the establishment of various projects based on basic energy conservation in 10 member states in SADC. Currently ProBEC is actively involved in Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ProBEC is in negotiation regarding future activity in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland, which shall hopefully be established in early 2008. In preparation for a full-scale programme of work in South Africa, ProBEC is embarking on preparatory activities to inform planning, including market studies. ProBEC's interventions in Malawi can be summarised as follows:
The promotion of clay stoves in rural areas and the training of stove producers as well as partner organisations and village based trainers
Training metal workers to become institutional rocket stove producers
Researching marketing activities to provide an enabling environment for producers
Identifying institutions that would benefit from large institutional stoves
Identifying employers with a large staff base so as to encourage the use of efficient, fixed household rocket stoves like Esperanza and Changu stoves
Encouraging the development of energy devices that are appropriate for productive use by small and medium enterprises that involve the burning of wood, including the promotion of efficient Tobacco rocket barns
Research and development on the 2nd and 3rd generation products
Listing Details
Classification Criteria
Donor or Aid Agency, Environmental Goods or Services
Primary Country Where Active:
Malawi
Location (Town, City, District or Region)
Malawi
Postal Address (Main Contact)
Regional office Historical Building forum 2 Ground floor, Braampark33 Hoofd Street Braamfontein, Johannesburg