Domestic Bio-Digester Dissemination Scale-up Project
PROJECT SUMMARY
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AMU project code |
JO/AMU-ORG/TH03/AMIT/RETRC/02/2014 |
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ACRONYM |
AMU-Biogas |
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Project status |
Ongoing with possible extensions |
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Partner(s)/ country(ies) |
SNNPR Mines and Energy Agency (Ethiopia) |
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AMU coordinating office(s) |
Renewable Energy Technology Research Center |
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Project type |
Community Engagement |
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Key words |
Bio-digester, Domestic, Dissemination, SINDU |
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Project location |
5 districts in Gamo zone: A/Minch Zuriya, Mirab Abaya, Kucha, Chencha, and Geresse |
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Target communities |
250 households (1,250 people) in rural and peri-urban areas supported and local youths trained (Biogas masons and enterprise) |
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Project coordinator |
Sodessa Soma |
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Project begin |
September 2021 |
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Project end |
August 2022 |
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Project Management Office
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Office of the Director for Grant and Collaborative Project Management: Dr. Thomas Torora (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
About 88% of the energy used by the Ethiopian households is provided by biomass, mostly wood fuel and agricultural residues for cooking. Scaling-up the transition to clean energy and modern energies is therefore a key government goal. In a country with an important livestock activity and over-exploited biomass resources, it is logical to scale-up biogas as a renewable and clean energy option for rural areas and small towns where family dairy farming is often practiced. The technology of bio-digesters is relatively simple, reliable and robust with minimal operational and maintenance cost that can be built from local materials and with local labor. Government’s development plan and the climate resilience green economy strategy emphasis the role of renewable energy to support the country’s ambitious plans and goals. The energy sector vision in a national energy policy under development calls for the sector to ensure access to affordable, clean and moderate energy for all citizens by 2025, and to play a significant role in the socio-economic development of the country through the provision of sustainable, reliable, and quality energy service for all sectors in an environmentally friendly manner. As part of supporting the country’s policies, strategies, plans and programs, this project is envisaged to implement in 5 woredas of Gamo Zone. The project plans to install 250 domestic bio-digesters with the overall objectives of improving the living standards of 250 farmers and their families while reducing the over-exploitation of biomass over in the woredas and reducing greenhouse gas emission. The overall cost to fulfil this project is € 124,200.