PARTNERS IN SRI LANKA

PRACTICAL ACTION CONSULTING SOUTH ASIA
Based at the regional office of Practical Action in Colombo, Sri Lanka, PAC South Asia offers high-quality consultancy services to NGOs, development agencies, government departments, research institutions, community groups and the private sector throughout the South Asian region. Practical Action has over 20 years' experience working in the South Asian region, and the organisation has made a strong contribution to the renewable energy sector in Sri Lanka.

Role in PISCES: PAC lead on the Access and Delivery theme of the PISCES project. The focus of this theme is to better define what Bioenergy Delivery Models are and how they can be useful in increasing the access to, and delivery of, the sustainable supply of bioenergy. This is being carried out through the development of an online tool  to increase the understanding of Delivery Models and through highlighting the Delivery Models of successful bioenergy pilot projects, to ensure they can be more effectively scaled-up. This work will help policy makers, governments and energy project managers to map what financing, capacity development and incentives may be needed to kick start sustainable and pro-poor bioenergy markets. PISCES uses a Participatory Market Mapping (PMM) approach that involves all the energy stakeholders at all the levels of the value chain, to ensure that everyone’s experiences and expectations are taken into account when planning and delivering bioenergy initiatives.

KEY ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS

National Cookstoves Standards
PAC SL drew together lessons learnt from the 30-year design and testing period through scaling-up and commercialisation into a PISCES Working Paper. Working with the Sri Lanka Standards Institution and Technical Advisory Committee (facilitated by PAC), cookstoves standards are currently being formulated. The TAC draws together 12 national cookstoves experts.

Biomass Policy Working Group
This advisory group has 18 members, from a range of Government departments, energy groups, practitioners and universities. It is chaired by the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, and all PISCES activties are ratified by the group meaning they carry support from a range of stakeholders from the start.