Uganda
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Clean energy, improved kitchen hygiene and sanitation and quality bio slurry (manure) that results in better yields (crops, fisheries, piggery) as a co-benefits. |
Faster cooking saves time and money. For example, 1 kg of dry beans can be cooked in one hour with biogas (constant heat), which is not possible with firewood and charcoal. According to Mr Kasule (biogas user in Nakaseke), crop health and yields have improved since he started applying bio slurry on his bananas, feeding it on his fish and pigs. Savings have occurred as a result of adopting biogas energy option. |
A 9 m3 biogas plant costs Ugshs 1.8 million (approx. USD 493) and can be done in 7 days. |
25 years, according to ECOSAFE Ltd.
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Small and medium farms for (zero-grazing) cows or pigs that can provide at least 75 kgs of cow dung per day.
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Cost of setting up the biogas plant is expensive for many people. Managing biogas lamps as moths and insects lead to tear and breakages. High temperatures involved (650 to 700 C degree) mean generation of too much heat. Labour intensive to sustain biogas production as usch there is need of daily stirring of cow dung (feedstock) in the mixing tank. |
ECOSAFE Ltd promotes the fixed dome biogas type biogas option
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Trained and certified persons by Biogas Solutions Uganda Ltd under Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV).
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Smokeless homes with light from biogas as it reduces use of paraffin lanterns (as one of the causes of fires in homes). Reduces use of firewood, which that saves cutting trees.
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Kasana parish, Kikyuusa Parish, Semuto sub county in Nakaseke district.
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Cumulative fuel and other savings (fertilisers, medical etc.) of Ugshs 2,881,200 after 22 months of operation (Ecosafe Ltd) compared to 1.8 million Ugshs investment; Lifetime of 25 years means cumulative savings over a long period of time.
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Local materials needed: bricks, cement, gravel, metal fabrications, and skilled manpower.
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Fine Biogas Solutions: https://vimeo.com/317936298
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Involving micro-enterprises (like Ecosafe Ltd) for technical support to informal sectors and households in construction, Operation & Maintenance of the fixed dome biogas plants; Ecosafe guarantee / customer care incentive for adoption - other households are getting interested in the biogas option.
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Renewable Energy Facility by Postbank provided opportunity for interested persons to acquire loans payable over a three-year period. ECOSAFE Ltd provided technical assistance and advice.
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ECOSAFE Ltd provides a one-year guarantee for the fixed dome biogas plant (with regular checks to secure proper use by the clients).
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Bio slurry (fertiliser by product) can be applied on crops for increased yields of up to 30%; insect repellent on bananas, oranges, coffee (Biogas Uganda Ltd & Sam Kasule); Bio slurry is also an excellent nutritious feed for pigs - results in savings made on animal feeds; Chicken manure with nuisance smell for urban farmers can be used in recommended proportions as a source of feedstock for the biogas plant.
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http://ecosafeltd.com/?service=fixed-dome-biogas-system
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Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development
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2020-08-18
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