Lessons Learnt from Monitoring a Biogas Programme
This article presents insights and lessons learned from monitoring a biogas programme in Tanzania, focusing on technical parameters, usage parameters, and social impacts. The structure of the programme, key aspects to be monitored, and kitchen performance tests are discussed, along with contact information for further inquiries.
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Lessons learnt from monitoring a biogas programme Adriaan Korthuis African Regional Workshop on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions Kigali, 18 August 2015
Biogas programme (PoA) in Tanzania Gold Standard 2 18 February 2025
Structure of ABC PoA Legal Entity PoA/VPA/Digester ABC PoA Carbon programme CME = Hivos KENDBIP (Kenya Domestic Biogas Programme) VPA Implementer = TDBP (Tanzania Domestic Biogas Programme) VPA Implementer = Other programmes e.g. Uganda Other VPA Implementers Hivos programmes KENFAP CAMARTEC VPA 1 VPA 2 VPA 3 VPA 4 VPA xx VPAs VPA Implementer = VPA Implementer = VPA Implementer = CAMARTEC VPA Implementer = CAMARTEC VPA Implementer = xy KENFAP KENFAP Biogas digesters Biogas digesters Biogas digesters Biogas digesters Biogas digesters Technologies End users End users End users End users End users
To be monitored 4 Technical parameters Usage parameters SD parameters Number of installations Amount of wood used in baseline Number of days used Use of bio slurry Efficiency of cooking Air quality Soil condition Quality of employment Livelihood of the poor Access to clean energy Income generation Technology transfer 18 February 2025
Lessons learnt 5 Kitchen performance test Bundles / kg Calibration Registration of dates Outreach Households very happy to participate Neighbours got interested Errors in data entry From paper to excel to processing System identification Labels fade Double serial numbers 18 February 2025
Contact 6 Adriaan Korthuis a.korthuis@climatefocus.com Phone +31 20 262 10 31 www.climatefocus.com