Biogas Sector Partnership
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Biogas is the mixture of different gases produced by methanogenic bacteria feeding on bio-degradable materials in anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions. Biogas is 50 to 70 percent methane and 30-40 percent carbon dioxide. It also contains small amounts of other gases. Biogas is about 20 percent lighter than air. It is odorless and colorless and burns with a clear blue flame similar to that of LPG. Its calorific value is about 20 MJ per m3 and it burns with a 60% efficiency in a conventional biogas stove.
Achievements AEPC's Biogas programme (Biogas Sector Partnership - BSP) began in July 1992. As of March 2009 it has achieved the following: - 189,327 biogas plants were installed under the BSP, 2907 biogas plants were installed under the GSP, and 11,835 plants were installed before BSP started making a total of 204,069 biogas plants installed.
- Capacity building for 62 private biogas companies
- 16 biogas appliance manufacturing workshops set up
- Comprehensive quality standards and quality control systems in place
- 96% of constructed plants are in operation
- 65% of biogas plants are connected to toilets
- 74% of bio-slurry is utilized as an organic compost fertilizer
- The biogas programme is the first project in the Nepal to operate under Clean Development Mechanism principles.
- BSP is ISO 9001-2000 certified in recognition of its strong quality management and subsidy administration systems
- 206 micro-finance institutes are assisting communities with biogas loans
- 1.270,000 people are directly benefitting from biogas technologies
- More than 11,000 jobs have been created
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