Biogas Technology in Kenya - Revision history

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 In the context of the '''Special Energy Programme (SEP) '''Kenya in 1983/4 several craftsmen were trained in the construction of biogas plants by GIZ short-term experts. They went on to build around 40 biogas plants in the Mount Meru region. However, it was soon evident that training craftsmen in the construction of plants alone was not sufficient to guarantee permanent function of the plants or the extension of dissemination into other regions. Lacking quality assurance, no advice for the customer on how to operate the biogas plant and no dissemination strategy were the main short-comings. To alleviate this, a long-term expert was employed to provide advice in Kenya in 1985. Around 250 floating-drum plants were installed in various regions by the SEP in cooperation with the ''Ministry for Energy'' by 1988.
 '''[[Types of Biogas Digesters and Plants#Low-Cost Polyethylen Tube Digester|Plastic tube digesters]] (PTD)''' were introduced in [[Plastic Tube Digesters in Kenya|Kenya]] in the early 1990s. Their low price made them an attractive alternative to the masonry biogas digesters. After initial difficulties, the technology seems to be on the way to maturity by the end of the 2010s.
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+In 2009, the Kenyan Government set policies to support biogas plants but there was no supporting policies, standards or financing to support the policy to move the sector forward. The Kenyan Biogas Program (KIB) implemented by the Africa Biogas Partnership Programme (ABPP) is the driving force behind the biogas program in Kenya.
 = Financial Supports<br/> =

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−	<br/>	+	Similarly, a feasibility study by ETC Group looked into all the biogas plant till 2007 and found that out of the estimated 2400 biogas plants, a high proportion were operating on either on lower capacity or had fallen into disuse. Only, 30% were fully functional.<ref>https://infohub.practicalaction.org/bitstream/handle/11283/621079/PPEO_Web_lowres.pdf?sequence=1</ref>

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 *[[Kenya Energy Situation|Kenya Energy Situation]]
 *[[Agro-Industrial Biogas in Kenya|Agro-Industrial Biogas in Kenya]]
-*[[Biogas Plant - Sisal cum Cattle Farm in Kilifi, Kenya|Biogas Plant - Sisal cum Cattle Farm in Kilifi, Kenya]]
+*[[Biogas Plant - Sisal cum Cattle Farm in Kilifi, Kenya|Biogas Plant - Sisal cum Cattle Farm in Kilifi, Kenya]]<br/>
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 = References<br/> =

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 = Overview =
 *[[Portal:Biogas|Biogas Portal on energypedia]]
-*[[Biogas_Basics|Biogas Basics]]
+*[[Biogas Basics|Biogas Basics]]
 = History =
-From 2006 till June 2011 GTZ/GIZ has promoted domestic Biogas plants under it´s PSDA (Promotion of Private Sector Developement in Agriculture). The consulting company AKUT Umweltschutz Ingenieure Burkard and Partner design 10 sizes of a fixed dome modell ranging from 8 to 124 m³ digester volume. In this period around 850 units had been constructed. In varoius trainings more then 200 craftsmen (and several women) have been trained, more then 20 companies have been founded specialized on construction of these units.
+In the mid-fifties, first attempts were made to use biogas technology to gain energy from coffee pulp in [[Kenya Energy Situation|Kenya]]. In the following 25 years, more than 100 plants of varying types were sold mainly to large-scale farmers by a private entrepreneur. After the energy crisis, interest in this technology boomed. A number of Indian floating-drum plants and Chinese fixed-dome plants were installed particularly for public institutes, like schools and other education centres by private organisations often with foreign sponsors. However, not only did the technical quality leave much to be desired, but also the social and economic conditions were not taken into consideration during implementation of the plants. Therefore, the plants themselves soon were no longer filled and/or were out of operation due to technical problems.<br/>
 '''[[Types of Biogas Digesters and Plants#Low-Cost Polyethylen Tube Digester|Plastic tube digesters]] (PTD)''' were introduced in [[Plastic Tube Digesters in Kenya|Kenya]] in the early 1990s. Their low price made them an attractive alternative to the masonry biogas digesters. After initial difficulties, the technology seems to be on the way to maturity by the end of the 2010s.
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 <u>The reasons for this are stated as being:</u>
 *Is no longer filled: 5
 *Inferior gas production: 1
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 *[[Portal:Biogas|Biogas Portal on energypedia]]
 *[[Agro-Industrial Biogas in Kenya|Agro-Industrial Biogas in Kenya]]
-*[[Kenya_Energy_Situation|Kenya Energy Situation]]
+*[[Kenya Energy Situation|Kenya Energy Situation]]
 *[[Agro-Industrial Biogas in Kenya|Agro-Industrial Biogas in Kenya]]
 *[[Biogas Plant - Sisal cum Cattle Farm in Kilifi, Kenya|Biogas Plant - Sisal cum Cattle Farm in Kilifi, Kenya]]
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 <references /><br/>
 [[Category:Biogas]]

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 *[[Portal:Biogas|Biogas Portal on energypedia]]
 *[[Biogas_Basics|Biogas Basics]]
 = History =
 In the mid-fifties, first attempts were made to use biogas technology to gain energy from coffee pulp in [[Kenya Energy Situation|Kenya]]. In the following 25 years, more than 100 plants of varying types were sold mainly to large-scale farmers by a private entrepreneur. After the energy crisis, interest in this technology boomed. A number of Indian floating-drum plants and Chinese fixed-dome plants were installed particularly for public institutes, like schools and other education centres by private organisations often with foreign sponsors. However, not only did the technical quality leave much to be desired, but also the social and economic conditions were not taken into consideration during implementation of the plants. Therefore, the plants themselves soon were no longer filled and/or were out of operation due to technical problems. In the context of the '''Special Energy Programme (SEP) '''Kenya in 1983/4 several craftsmen were trained in the construction of biogas plants by GIZ short-term experts. They went on to build around 40 biogas plants in the Mount Meru region. However, it was soon evident that training craftsmen in the construction of plants alone was not sufficient to guarantee permanent function of the plants or the extension of dissemination into other regions. Lacking quality assurance, no advice for the customer on how to operate the biogas plant and no dissemination strategy were the main short-comings. To alleviate this, a long-term expert was employed to provide advice in Kenya in 1985. Around 250 floating-drum plants were installed in various regions by the SEP in cooperation with the ''Ministry for Energy'' by 1988.
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 = Financial Supports<br/> =
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 *[[Agro-Industrial Biogas in Kenya|Agro-Industrial Biogas in Kenya]]
 *[[Biogas Plant - Sisal cum Cattle Farm in Kilifi, Kenya|Biogas Plant - Sisal cum Cattle Farm in Kilifi, Kenya]]

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-== History ==
+*[[Portal:Biogas|Biogas Portal on energypedia]]
 In the mid-fifties, first attempts were made to use biogas technology to gain energy from coffee pulp in Kenya. In the following 25 years, more than 100 plants of varying types were sold mainly to large-scale farmers by a private entrepreneur. After the energy crisis, interest in this technology boomed. A number of Indian floating-drum plants and Chinese fixed-dome plants were installed particularly for public institutes, like schools and other education centres by private organisations often with foreign sponsors. However, not only did the technical quality leave much to be desired, but also the social and economic conditions were not taken into consideration during implementation of the plants. Therefore, the plants themselves soon were no longer filled and/or were out of operation due to technical problems. In the context of the '''Special Energy Programme (SEP) '''Kenya in 1983/4 several craftsmen were trained in the construction of biogas plants by GIZ short-term experts. They went on to build around 40 biogas plants in the Mount Meru region. However, it was soon evident that training craftsmen in the construction of plants alone was not sufficient to guarantee permanent function of the plants or the extension of dissemination into other regions. Lacking quality assurance, no advice for the customer on how to operate the biogas plant and no dissemination strategy were the main short-comings. To alleviate this, a long-term expert was employed to provide advice in Kenya in 1985. Around 250 floating-drum plants were installed in various regions by the SEP in cooperation with the ''Ministry for Energy'' by 1988.
 '''[[Types of Biogas Digesters and Plants#Low-Cost Polyethylen Tube Digester|Plastic tube digesters]] (PTD)''' were introduced in [[Plastic Tube Digesters in Kenya|Kenya]] in the early 1990s. Their low price made them an attractive alternative to the masonry biogas digesters. After initial difficulties, the technology seems to be on the way to maturity by the end of the 2010s.
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 = Financial Supports<br/> =
-== Financial Supports<br/> ==
 The budget of the Biogas Section for 1992 amounted to approx. K£ 25,000. This corresponds to about US$ 2,500 per year for training, infrastructure and public relations work and about K£ 200,000 (approx. US$ 15,500) for the wages of 10 members of staff who are not only involved in biogas work. Approx. KSh. 50,000 (US$ 1,500) for training, infrastructure, monitoring and public relations work were made available for 1992 from SEP funds. These funds stopped in 1993.
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-== Function of the Plants<br/> ==
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 Of the 49 biogas plant owners, around 1/4 (13) stated that plants had functioned without any problem since they had been built. Eight of these plants are no older than 2 years, the oldest has been operating for seven years. Nine plants built between 1984 and 1988 are no longer in operation.
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 = Further Information<br/> =
-*[[Agro-Industrial_Biogas_in_Kenya|Agro-Industrial Biogas in Kenya]]
+*[[Portal:Biogas|Biogas Portal on energypedia]]
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 [[Category:Kenya]]