Access to Clean Energy

Lesotho is considered one of the lowest forested countries in Africa, estimated at 1%, is disproportionate among the rural and the urban areas.

Dependence on traditional biomass and the role of indigenous forests

Households in the country, particularly the most vulnerable, depend on wood, dung, shrubs, weeds, and other traditional biomass as sources of fuel for lighting, cooking, and heating as well as a means of generating household income. 

In as much as indigenous forests and shrub land are very few, they constitute an important resource to rural communities by providing firewood, construction materials, medicine, forage, and shelter. 

Number of energy saving stove provided per district

Berea
0
Maseru
0
Mafeteng
0
Mohale's Hoek
0

Promoting clean energy solutions for safer and sustainable living

To address the lack efficient energy sources in communities we serve, Habitat Lesotho provides commercial energy saving stoves that use less firewood, emit less smoke to households which use risky approaches to cooking, such as open fire. 

In line with SDG7, Habitat Lesotho provides housing system that are energy-efficient and use affordable, clean energy save costs and reduce air pollution and the effects of climate change.   Households are given ACE 1 ultra-clean biomass cooking stoves that come with LED lamp.  The LED lamps replace the conventional methods of lighting such as paraffin lights and candles.

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