TIME to Change: An Evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s Results Based Finance Program

Benjamin L. Robinson, Mike J. Clifford and Sarah Jewitt
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Benjamin L. Robinson: Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Mike J. Clifford: Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Sarah Jewitt: School of Geography, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: Set against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7, and the need to increase biomass Improved Cookstove (ICS) adoption and sustained use across the globe, this paper presents an evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s (PAN) Results Based Financing for Improved Cookstove Market Development in Nepal (RBF) project, which was conducted between January and April 2020. Nepal has a long history of International Development assistance, yet 65.8% of rural households still use firewood as their primary source of energy. With this in mind we aimed to understand the barriers, enablers and engagement strategies for the adoption and sustained use of Improved Cookstoves (ICS), map key stakeholder role perceptions and interactions, and identify areas for improvement to increase the sustained use of ICS in the focus communities. This paper uses the methodological approach from the qualitative Technology Implementation Model for Energy (TIME) for the data collection and analysis elements. Our core results show a direct need for improved communication between all key stakeholder groups, the impact of demand and supply side financial incentives in creating reputational risk for community-based key stakeholders, and how the RBF mechanism promotes initial end-user adoption but not sustained use of ICS due to a focus on immediate results.

Keywords: results based financing; improved cookstove; modern energy services; sustainable development goals; energizing development; nepal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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