A commercial domestic biogas market

The initiative will create a commercial market for household level biogas plants by mobilizing a commercially viable number of biogas plants, ensuring long term commitment by stakeholders and, building consumer confidence. The Initiative aims to install 2 million domestic biogas plants, which will be sold through a commercial mechanism, over the next 10 years.

The initiative will focus on areas with livestock density, availability of water, scarcity of alternative energies for cooking, favourable policies, as well as, areas where there is strong potential for entrepreneurship, and financial sustainability. At present, there is a need to develop a commercial market for the biogas plants. On the demand side, households need access to micro-credit and special credit schemes. On the supply side, commercial companies, including small entrepreneurs and large companies, need to be developed. Training (both technical and business development), capacity building, loan disbursement, as well as, awareness raising, product marketing, and quality control will be required to attract potential clients.

The focus will be on countries with the most promising prospect in order to have the greatest impact and strengthen the Initiative. The activities will be determined by upcoming opportunities, and the potential for success. The country programs will start through a sequence of desk studies, feasibility studies, market development plans, along with the final implementation decision. It will be important to maintain the continuity of the study and consultation phases along with ongoing implementation. To accelerate demand the initiative will continue to promote and establish market mechanisms for at least 10 years.