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Access to affordable and clean energy services Human and institutional capacity Quantitative employment and income generation Gold Standard Local Stakeholder Consultation <strong>Report</strong> than the common wick kerosene lamp. Particularly women, who have barely time during the day, can use the evening hours for their family, education or work. Health condition is improved due to the reduction of indoor air pollution and risk of burns and loss of property due to fires are also decreased. As the health aspect is in the focus of this indicator, we chose the tons of replaced kerosene as monitoring parameter, as it shows the reduced indoor air pollution and therefore the positive impact on the health of the people using solar energy. As most of rural families work in the agricultural sector, they have irregular income. Money of selling crops and/or livestock can be used to buy the solar systems by cash or to pay instalments. From the day of implementation of the solar system, running costs for lighting almost disappears. Depending on the kerosene consumption before buying the solar system, the pay-back is usually below 1 year for portable solar lamps and at 2-3 years for the solar home systems. As fossil fuel is substituted for solar energy the dependency on imported kerosene will decrease. According to the International Energy Agency Ethiopia imports hundred percent of the consumed kerosene (266 000 tons in 2007). The reliability of solar systems is ensured by the Solar Energy Foundation, because we distribute them only to regions, where we can ensure ongoing presence and therefore ongoing maintenance services. The number of households using solar systems shows how many people get access to affordable and clean energy services. Therefore this is our parameter to monitor this indicator. References: IEA Statistics, “Oil in Ethiopia in 2007”, www.iea.org, 6/2010 Due to the clean and bright light from the solar system the educational opportunity is enhanced, particularly for children and women who have barely time during the day. Pilot projects proofed that the new technology is well accepted in the population and that dealing with this new technology raised the awareness regarding health and environment. The economical and social situation of the rural villages may profit from the new energy. As a measureable parameter for the improved human capacity, we use the number of households using solar systems, as this determines the number of provided opportunities to the people. The installation of the solar systems is mainly conducted by local Ethiopians. The number of direct jobs created at the Solar Energy Foundation (incl. Sales partners and future franchisees) is monitored as the parameter for the development of the quantitative employment thanks to the project. The created jobs position will be permanent over the whole project period and beyond. All jobs involve different skills and qualifications with low health and safety risks. In addition, by providing solar light, the living condition is improved, which can be the basis for an improved educational, economical and employment situation in rural Ethiopia. Using the bright LEDs from the Solar systems, the productive hours for dealers, handcrafts can be increased, and mobile phone charging services can be offered to raise additional income. As these impacts to the rural communities are almost impossible to measure, we will monitor only the number of direct jobs as explained above. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July 2009 42
Balance of payments and investment Technology transfer and technological self-reliance Gold Standard Local Stakeholder Consultation <strong>Report</strong> The project will strengthen the local, decentralized energy supply and therefore decrease the oil import dependency. Furthermore the establishment of a microfinance structure will support the regional finance and will increase the self-reliance. All necessary installations and maintenance works are conducted by locals. Given the high kerosene prices in rural areas in Ethiopia, the investments in solar systems have usually a very short payback of 1-2 years, so people save substantial amount of money during the expected long lifetime of the solar systems. Ongoing after-salesservice offered by the Solar Centers (e.g. replacement of batteries and spare parts) ensures the long product lifetime. As these impacts to the rural communities are almost impossible to measure in a cost-effective way, we consider the direct project impact to this indicator as neutral. Therefore we do not apply a separate monitoring. Solar technology is currently not common throughout Ethiopia and even less in rural Ethiopia. Besides the technological aspects, the financing approach including payment in instalments has been barely experienced by the local village people. Therefore education regarding how the system works and its benefits and risks are crucial and must be performed by staff, which is close to the final customers. The number of households using solar systems is showing the direct beneficiaries of the project, which are trained in using solar technology. The number of trained employees (Solar Technicians) at the International Solar Energy School shows the number of people who got access to sustainable know-how for the solar technology, which was previously lacking in Ethiopia. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July 2009 43
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