Gold Standard Foundation

Electric Cooking Program by ATEC

GS ID

11815

Region

Cambodia

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estimated SDG Impacts

No Poverty
Good Health and Well-Being
Affordable and Clean Energy
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Climate Action

Project Type

Energy Efficiency - Domestic
Energy Efficiency - Domestic

Status

Gold Standard Certified Design

Gold Standard Certified Design

Project Developer

ATEC Australia-International Pty Ltd

Methodology

Methodology for Metered & Measured Energy Cooking Devices

Crediting Period

Jan 01, 2022 ― Dec 31, 2026

Standards Version

Gold Standard for the Global Goals

Annual Estimated Credits

53,263

Project Scale

Large Scale

Project Type

Energy Efficiency - Domestic

Description

The proposed Program of Activities (Electric Cooking Program by ATEC) has been developed by ATEC Australia-International Pty Ltd (ATEC*) with the purpose of replacing the use of highly polluting non-renewable and fossil fuels used for cooking by households within the project target areas. This will be achieved through the distribution and installation of ATEC PAYGO enabled eCook induction cookstoves. ATEC’s patented electric cookstove (eCook) is the world’s first Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) induction stove which is ATEC’s flagship product that brings 27 months ranged PAYGO facility, Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communications and Internet of Things (IoT) functionality that makes mobile money payments easy for unbanked and underserved populations. The primary target are end-users who cook using polluting fuels in inefficient stoves in the baseline, yet are already connected to the grid. The use of electricity for cooking using highly efficient cooking appliances is expected to provide an affordable, convenient, and safe cooking solution to end-users. The program will also contribute towards sustainable development goals key among them being SDG 1,3,7 and 13. The first project activities are being implemented in Bangladesh and Cambodia. The specific description of the Program of Activity is as follows: a) The Program of Activities (PoA) entails the distribution of an e-cooking solution among households especially those using biomass for cooking yet are connected to the grid. b) The PoA is being developed and implemented by ATEC*, who will have the formal responsibility of coordinating the PoA and the included VPAs. c) ATEC* will work with local project implementers who will provide support in the management of the VPAs in respective countries. d) The PoA is a voluntary action by the project developer and will apply the Methodology for Metered & Measured Energy Cooking Devices in the calculation of emission reductions. The project will have social, economic, and environmental benefits and impacts across the following multiple areas: • Improved health: Using e-cooking solutions reduces the use of polluting fuels such as firewood, charcoal, and kerosene which disproportionately impacts women and children due to smoke and other household in-door air polluters causing respiratory illnesses. E-cooking provides a clean, safe and reliable cooking solution that will lead to significant improvement in indoor air quality in beneficiary households (SDG 3). • Environment & Climate Change: using traditional inefficient biomass stoves consumes a lot of fuel and emits GHG emissions to the atmosphere. Using electricity for cooking will reduce CO2 and black carbon emissions hence reducing the impacts of climate change (SDG 13). • Gender equality and empowerment of women: Cooking on traditional inefficient biomass stoves (firewood and charcoal) consumes a lot of fuel leading to the constant need to source the fuel. Consequently, fuel collection is usually done by women and girls, and this requires more time and effort which takes away their productive hours. The e-cooking technology being promoted by the project developer is efficient and saves on households’ time since there is no need for collecting wood, and the cooking time is shortened. This leads to productive use of time at home, especially for women who can venture into other income-generating activities and improve the quality of study time for children (SDG 4 & 5). • Money and Time savings: Most families using biomass fuels and kerosene for cooking spend a significant portion of their time and income on fuel collection and purchase. As fuel becomes scarce, expenditure on fuel becomes more significant due to the increase in fuel prices and this leads to more household income being spent on meeting the household energy needs. ATEC seeks to target households who are connected to the grid but using biomass and kerosene for cooking, in the distribution of the units. Using the technology will provide meaningful time and money savings for these end-users (SDG 1). • Affordable and Clean Energy: Affordable clean energy for cooking is an essential form of energy access which will be achieved through the e-cooking technology being promoted by the program (SDG 7). • Job creation: The program will create employment opportunities for many people in different phases of the program. These are expected to benefit locals and especially the youths who will be employed as part of sales and service teams, and the overall management of the program (SDG 8).

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