To create a dynamic and sustainable market for clean cooking solutions, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has organised a market facilitation platform on improved cookstoves (ICS) in the capital today.
With the theme “Transitioning Towards a Sustainable Market” the event is organised under Catalysing Clean Energy in Bangladesh, a project of the USAID, in association with the Global Alliance for Clean Cook Stoves, hosted by the United Nations Foundation,
The platform will bring together stakeholders from international and local manufacturers, donor organisations and the members of the parliament.
Manufacturers will have stalls to demonstrate their products and also have the opportunity to build network with other distributors interested in producing cookstoves locally.
The day-long event will take place at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
Catalysing Clean Energy in Bangladesh (CCEB) is envisaged to build sustainable, improved market for cook stoves in Bangladesh in order to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse pollutants.
This will be achieved through expanding the market for improved biomass cook stoves by developing sources of finance for consumers and/or clean energy businesses engaged in supplying the market with improved biomass cook stoves; strengthening businesses involved in the cookstove supply chain; and better understanding consumers in order to generate market demand.
CCEB will work closely and coordinate with Government of Bangladesh, the Global Alliance for Clean Cook stoves, other donors, the private sector, and civil society to establish a thriving market – on both the supply and demand sides – for clean cooking solutions.
