The plant cost US$23,000 to construct and currently uses 400kg of agricultural waste to produce 50 cubic metres of biogas daily, in addition to 200kg of liquid fertilizer and 150kg of solid fertilizer.
27 December 2011: The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) has announced the results of a biogas energy project in Sindh province, Pakistan.
According to UNEP, the project was undertaken in collaboration with Mehran University of Engineering and Technology in Jamshoro, Pakistan. The project involved a waste audit, which identified 2.5 million tons of waste wheat, canola straw, cotton stalks, cotton gin, sugarcane tops, rice straw and husks, and banana plants in the region that could be exploited by biogas plants. Sanghar Sugar Mills agreed to provide land and funds to build the plant, which cost US$23,000 to construct.
Currently, the plant uses 400Kg of agricultural waste to produce 50 cubic metres of biogas daily, in addition to 200kg of liquid fertilizer and 150kg of solid fertilizer. This energy supplies clean cooking energy to 20 families. [UNEP Press Release]