BENEFITS OF BIOGAS

Why Biogas

82% of the African population is cooking on low-efficiency fuelwood or charcoal stoves, causing 600,000 deaths per year by respiratory diseases. Each African household is burning to cook a forest of 100m2, year after year. 55% of African Forest losses are for cooking. Cooking in Africa contributes to 24% of worldwide forest losses, 2% of CO2, and 6% of black carbon particles global emissions.

Biogas is low-pressure (safe) Methane produced in a digester by anaerobic bacterial decomposition of multiple sources of organic waste (kitchen and agriculture waste, manure, animal dejections, agriculture, and food transformation by-products). Biogas technology can provide clean and affordable cooking energy for over 200 million households in Africa, saving lives, reducing carbon emissions, reducing pollution, halting deforestation, increasing soil fertility, creating jobs, and generating income.

BENEFITS

Social

- Saving up to 600,000 lives annually by reducing air     pollution and toxins from wood burning 
- Reducing pollution from waste and feces, which contributes to an improvement in sanitary conditions and public health
- Prevention of deforestation, which contributes to the preservation of biodiversity
- Solving local problems with local resources
- Job creation and income opportunities

Benefits

Social benefits

1. Saving up to 600,000 lives annually by reducing air pollution and toxins from wood burning
2. Reducing pollution from waste and feces, which contributes to an improvement in sanitary conditions and public health
3. Prevention of deforestation, which contributes to the preservation of biodiversity
4. Solving local problems with local resources
5. Job creation and income opportunities

Environmental benefits

6. Reduction of carbon emissions by 672 million tonnes of CO2 through the use of biogas instead of conventional fuels
7. Reducing pollution from waste and faeces, reducing soil and water pollution
8. Preventing deforestation and protecting natural resources through the use of biogas as a sustainable energy source
9. The use of biogas reduces deforestation and improves soil fertility, as organic waste can be disposed of in a controlled manner and used as fertilizer.
10. One cubic meter of biogas can replace 2.5 kg of charcoal or 6.5 kg of firewood and CO2 emissions are significantly lower.

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