PILOT PROJECT BIOGAS FOR COOKING AT MOEDING COLLEGE IN BOTSWANA. MASHAV International Training on Green Growth, Weitz Center 10 December 2015

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1 PILOT PROJECT BIOGAS FOR COOKING AT MOEDING COLLEGE IN BOTSWANA MASHAV International Training on Green Growth, Weitz Center 10 December 2015

2 PROJECT TEAM Mareledi Gina Maswabi Botswana Eralda Hoxhaj Albania Vladimir Grebnez Kyrgystan Ahmed Abdulazeez Nigeria Martin Baloyi South Africa

3 PROJECT BACKGROUND Location: Moeding College in Otse village Boarding school (approx. 500 students) Situated 52.5 km (51 mins) from the Capital City Gaborone Boarders provided with 3 meals per day: Cooking mainly with firewood Firewood purchased from the school budget Leftover foods are available School has a garden for Agric school projects: Biodegradable waste is available from the garden

4 PROJECT S STAKEHOLDERS (MASHAV) 1. Research Institutions 2. Suppliers 1. Community 2. Government Ministries (Agric, Finance, Envt) 3. Moeding College 4. Farmers 1. Department of Energy 2. Ministry of Education Project

5 PROJECT AND SDGs Direct contributions: Additional Impacts:

6 VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVES Strengthening promotion biogas as an alternative renewable energy source in Botswana via practical demonstration benefits To build a pilote biogas plant for provision of biogas for cooking and organic fertilizer in Moeding College located in Otse village. To produce biogas for cooking in government schools using cow dung and other available biodegradable materials like waste food and agricultural waste. To provide biogas as an alternative energy for cooking To reduce firewood consumption by 75% at Moeding College To reduce Botswana s GHG emissions

7 STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLAN Action/Strategy Months (Year 2016) Agreement between Department of Energy and Ministry of Education on the choice of school Analysis of available feedstock Determination of school s energy requirements Designing of the biogas digester Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Construction/assembly of the plant Monitoring and evaluation

8 SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths Available raw materials Can serve as a model for additional government institutions Spreading of biogas knowledge at an early age Opportunities Availability of land/space for the project International measures for climate change mitigation Possible funding from financing institutions Community support and school willingness Supported by the National Energy Policy and the Climate Change Policy Weaknesses Inadequate technical capacity Lack of data (no feasibility assessment for the project) No local companies commercially active in biogas Threats High prices of construction materials Collection of cow dung (feedstock) to a central place (Challenge) Lack of trained operators at the chosen school Poor construction or design leading to gas pressure problems Inadequate or lack of support after installation

9 LOGICAL FRAMEWORK PROJECT SUMMARY INDICATORS MEANS OFVERIFICATION ASSUMPTIONS GOAL To provide alternative energy for cooking at Moeding College by end of 2016 Reduction in use of firewood Production of biogas Amount spent on purchase of firewood per month Amount of gas produced Enough biogas produced for cooking OUTCOME Firewood consumption reduced by 75% in Moeding College OUTPUTS At least 90m 3 biogas produced per month for cooking At least 150kg of organic waste converted to biogas in a month ACTIVITIES Identify biogas plant provider (Potentially HomeBioGas advantage) Installation of biogas plant in Moeding College Capacity building campaign Collection of organic waste for the biogas plant Amount of firewood consumed Amount of biogas produced Amount of organic waste used in the bio digester One biogas plant installed and functioning At least 5 kg of organic waste collected per day Comparison of fuelwood consumption amounts before and after installation of the biogas plant Records of daily gas production Records of meals prepared using biogas Records of organic waste fed into the digester Records of time allotted for cooking (this will help determine success/failure of system) Biogas will be the preferred energy source for cooking The most suitable design and technology is employed Organic waste is collected and added into the digester effectively and efficiently

10 1) COST OF THE BIOGAS PLANT: $ ESTIMATED BUDGET Ready-made plant from HomeBioGas (potentially) plant $9 500 Installation costs $3 500 Technical assistance within a year $ ) TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER RELEVANT COSTS: $ ) CAPACITY BUILDING CAMPAIGN: $7 000 PR materials (leaflet and poster) 1 national presentation for Mass Media 2 Local trainings for service personnel TOTAL AMOUNT: $25 000

11 TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION Creation of a Public Project Board (PPB) responsible for: making management decisions for the project, in particular guidance to the Project Coordinator when required It will play a critical role in project monitoring and evaluations to assure the quality of these processes and associated products use evaluations for improving performance and accountability. The PPB will ensure that required co-financing from different resources are committed on time as well. It will also arbitrate on any conflicts within the project and negotiate solutions to any problems with external bodies.

12 Team members: Thank you!