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Inventory of Innovative Indoor Smoke
Alleviating Technologies in Nepal
3.3.3 WWF and SNV promoted metal stove
Photograph 3.7: WWF and SNV promoted metal stove
Quantity disseminated
Technological description
Disseminated regions
Advantages
Disadvantages
Major organisations involved in
promotion/dissemination
12 in Dolpa and 12 in Solukhumbu.
This stove has two potholes in series, one larger than the other.
The diameter of the larger pothole in the front is 25 cm and the
smaller pothole is 20 cm. The thickness of wall and top is 2 and
3 mm respectively. It has a chimney to let smoke out. Efficiency
may vary from 29 to 39 per cent.
Karnali and Sagarmatha region.
Cooks two items at a time. Effective for space heating. Collapsible
and easily assembled with a metal chimney (assembly manual
is also available). Light weight and low cost.
Fabricated only in metal workshops which are usually not
available locally.
WWF, SNV, STARIC/N.