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Lao PDR Clean Cook Stove Initiative

Abstract*

The project will distribute 50,000 forced draft gasifier cookstoves across eight to eleven districts in three different provinces: Vientiane Capital, Savannakhet Province, and Champasack Province. They were chosen in collaboration with the Institute of Renewable Energy Promotion (IREP) at the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) based on their high charcoal consumption, carbon emission reduction potential, and the characteristics of the charcoal market...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

Generate environment and gender benefits for targeted households through a switch to clean, energy efficient gasifier cookstoves using biomass pellets across selected provinces.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P169538

  • Closed

  • Rutu Dave

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic

  • US$ 6.44 million

  • The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM)

  • East Asia and Pacific

  • 2019

  • US$ 6.44 million

  • N/A

  • Moderate

  • March 15, 2024

  • No

  • BANK APPROVED

  • August 30, 2024

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program 0.86
Carbon Initiative for Development 5.58

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment N/A
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 6.44
Total Project Cost** 6.44

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of June 30, 2025

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Procurement Satisfactory 2024-01-15
Project Management Satisfactory 2024-01-15
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2024-01-15
Financial Management Satisfactory 2024-01-15
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2024-01-15
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory 2024-01-15

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 11-06-2024
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Emissions Reductions from avoided use of charcoal (measured in ton of carbon dioxide equivalent or tCO2e)Value0.00558648.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Time savings for direct beneficiaries (days per year)Value0.007.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Lowered occurrences of eye irritation and headachesValue0.0050.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Implementing entity contractedValueNoYes
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Registration of the Programme of Activities (PoA)ValueNoYes
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Forced-draft gasifier stoves distributed in Vientiane CapitalValue0.0026000.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • CDM Operations ManualValueNoYes
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Forced-draft gasifier stoves distributed in SavannakhetValue0.0012000.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Pellets distributed in Vientiane CapitalValue0.0010530.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Forced-draft gasifier stoves distributed in ChampasackValue0.0012000.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Pellets distributed in SavanakhetValue0.004860.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Awareness campaign on clean cookstoves launchedValueNoYes
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Pellets distributed in ChampasackValue0.004860.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2019December 31, 2025
    Comment