To make reasonable and profitable investment decisions, stove producers, stove users and other relevant stakeholders need accurate and reliable information. A worked out budget helps to assess all costs and benefits accrued from the enterprise hence enabling stakeholders to know whether the investment is economically viable when compared with other available alternatives. A new report from GTZ - Private Sector Development in Agriculture (PSDA) programme in Kenya presents the enterprise budget on two energy saving stoves - Jiko Kisasa and Mud Rocket Stove. Internal Rate of Return, gross savings, incomes and costs have been used as tools to determine the benefits of the stoves compared to the usual 3-stone open fire place. The first part of the report addresses production aspects of liners and the second focuses on results concerning the economic analysis of installed Kisasa and Rocket stoves. Main findings include i.e.: Installation of stoves is lucrative and a good rural employer; Profitability of liner production is largely determined by the size of the kiln and frequency of firing; Production of liners has high gross margins (and profit) as denoted by the high Internal Rate of Return of 76%. The study was conducted between September and December 2009 in four Kenyan districts. You can download the study from DMS: https://dms.gtz.de/livelink-ger/livelink.exe?func=ll&objaction=overview&objid=58702334 For more information, please contact Anna Ingwe ( anna.ingwe@gtz.deThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) Tags: Stoves Kenya costs&benefits Template:Wl-publish: 2010-06-04 00:23:35 +0200
