Renewable energy: 450 animal-based biogas units installed

[Naveed Yaseen]

ISLAMABAD: About 450 biogas units, based on dung of buffaloes and cows have been installed in the country, which will fulfil the needs of an average family of up to eight members in far-flung rural areas of the country.

This was informed to the participants at a book launching ceremony of ‘Behta Doodh Darya’ here on Tuesday by the Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC). The cost of each biogas unit was within the range of Rs 35,000 to Rs 40,000. The biogas programme of the PDDC was allowing farmers to reduce expenditure on LPG purchases, deforestation, providing health benefits, which over the time could have a major impact on the country.

Talking to Daily Times, Programme Manager PDDC Sarfraz Ahmad said for installation of biogas plant there was need from 4 to 6 buffaloes and cows. The dung of these animals was used as fuel and the gas obtained was enough for cooking for a family of eight. There was no operational cost, he maintained. The fertilizer obtained from the dung was of fine quality consisting five times more nitrogen. ijaz kakakhel

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