The bioenergy sector is set to expand. Actors in this field will benefit from financial support to promote development. "The National Assembly has already voted on an envelope of approximately 35 million dollars intended to support all biogas, biocharcoal, pellet and bioethanol producers and actors. If we haven't made progress until now, it's mainly due to lack of funding," declared Kenny Marco Louis Fidiarison, director of Bioenergy and Clean Cooking at the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons.
This statement was made yesterday during the official launch of Madagascar's Clean Cooking Development Policy Letter by the government, through the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons (MEH), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its partners.
"History shows that major transitions always begin with a shared vision. Today, Madagascar is promoting this vision through its National Clean Cooking Development Policy. Our collective responsibility is now to transform this vision into concrete results: better protected households, preserved forests, developing businesses and jobs created," said Jean-François Dubuisson, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Madagascar.
As part of this policy letter, gas filling centers will be established. "Madagascar currently lacks gas bottles and storage capacity. The funds we have obtained, already included in this policy, will serve precisely to deploy all these infrastructures," the director clarified.
The objective is to reach a penetration rate of 50% by 2030, compared to 14% currently. The search for funding continues actively to promote clean cooking throughout the country. Nearly 200,000 hectares of forests disappear each year due to pressure on forest resources, particularly from fuelwood consumption, according to the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.
Miangaly Ralitera