Webinar #10: EELA for on-grid and off-grid productive use in the EAC and SADC regions

<p>Productive&nbsp; use&nbsp; of&nbsp; energy&nbsp; contributes&nbsp; to&nbsp; increase&nbsp; in&nbsp; economic&nbsp; activities&nbsp; among&nbsp; the&nbsp; energy<br />
consumers supporting job creation and improved standards of living. Examples where energy can<br />
be used productively include:&nbsp;<br />
- Motor-driven agro-processing, e.g., milling, hulling, and threshing<br />
- Water pumping<br />
- Cooling, e.g., refrigeration, walk-in cold stores, and milk chillers<br />
- Crop drying, etc.<br />
- Small scale commercial activities such as welding, hair dressing, cell phone charging</p>

<p>The main objective of the productive use of energy (PUE) webinar was to present the findings of<br />
the study conducted by the EELA Project on “Market assessment and supply chain analysis on<br />
leveraging energy efficient appliances and equipment for on- and off-grid productive use in the<br />
SADC&nbsp; and&nbsp; EAC&nbsp; regions”. [Rodrigo – link to report, under Resources]&nbsp; The&nbsp; global&nbsp; outlook&nbsp; on&nbsp; PUE&nbsp; products&nbsp; was also&nbsp; presented&nbsp; using examples from the Low-Energy Inclusive Appliances (LEIA) Programme. Finally, participants were be invited to share EAC and SADC country experiences on PUE programmes.</p>