EP-JSLP Promotes Clean Energy and Forest Conservation at Chizongwe Provincial Stem School
The Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Programme (EP-JSLP), through its Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) team, conducted Hot Season Energy Data Collection monitoring at Chizongwe Provincial STEM School in Chipata to assess energy consumption and promote cleaner energy alternatives.
As part of the monitoring exercise, Eastern Province Principal Forest Officer (PFO) Catherine Zulu led the Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) team responsible for overseeing monitoring activities in Chipata, Chadiza and Vubwi districts.
Her role involved coordinating and supervising data collection teams, ensuring adherence to established data collection procedures, and verifying the accuracy, completeness, consistency and reliability of the information collected.
She was accompanied by EP-JSLP Communications Officer Creavat Chituta, MRV Hot Season Energy Data Collection Team Leader for Chipata District Rebecca Mwale, and Anita Nambeya, an Extension Officer from the Ministry of Agriculture.
During the visit, Headteacher Ronald Mugara disclosed that the school has significantly reduced its dependence on fuelwood due to a stable electricity supply, with three of its five electric cooking pots currently operational.
However, the school appealed for the rehabilitation of its non-functional biogas facility, constructed in 2022, to further reduce reliance on firewood and energy costs.
The Teacher in Charge of Boarding, Mr.Richard Mweenda, highlighted the benefits of biogas as a cleaner and cost-effective energy alternative.
And PFO Ms.Catherine Zulu commended the school for its efforts in reducing fuelwood consumption and promoting environmental conservation through its active environmental club and tree-planting initiatives.
The monitoring exercise forms part of EP-JSLP’s province-wide MRV data collection aimed at generating reliable greenhouse gas emissions data to support climate change mitigation and the 2026 Emissions Reporting and Monitoring (ERM) process.
The team, headed by Ms. Zulu, also conducted similar monitoring activities in Chadiza and Vubwi districts as part of the exercise, which has since been successfully concluded across all 15 districts of Eastern Province.
Promoting clean energy, protecting forests and building a greener future!
📸 Photos by Creavat Chituta-EP-JSLP
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