WG Domestic biogas

About the Domestic Biogas working group

The Domestic Biogas Working Group aims to disseminate one million domestic biogas plants in 15 countries in Asia and the Pacific by 2015 or 2016. These plants will provide access to sustainable energy to approximately five million people—5% of the Partnership’s overall target—and help these countries develop sustainable commercial domestic biogas sectors.

Planned Activities

• Feasibility studies in ten countries. This Working Group will perform participatory studies on the feasibility of ten “new biogas countries”—countries that don’t have a significant biogas program.
• Detailed implementation plans. Detailed implementation plans for feasible national domestic biogas programs in fifteen countries will be formulated. Eight of these countries already have biogas programs, while seven of them are new biogas countries.
• Donor basket fund. This Working Group will establish a donor basket fund (grant) of around €300 million for co-financing the implementation of domestic biogas in fifteen countries. This will pay for program support activities including investment incentives, technical assistance, and fund management.
• Contracting and implementation. Contracting and implementation in fifteen countries will include mobilization of about €180 million loan for the provision of biogas credit to livestock farmers.
• Networking and joint learning. This will involve all relevant stakeholders in existing and new biogas countries, as well as global experts. Networking will take place online, in workshops, and through study tours and joint research. The result will be cross-border synergies that increase efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation, and accelerate growth of the sector.