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Biogas for rural Households in India

The overall objective of this climate protection programme is the installation of domestic biodigesters as a clean, sustainable energy source throughout India. The biogas generated from cow dung replaces fuels that are currently used for domestic energy needs such as firewood or kerosene.

Situation without project:
Using firewood and kerosene for cooking

Yearly CO₂ reduction:
54,217 t

Your support contributes to the following 11 Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG1—No poverty
The use of slurry (organic fertiliser produced by the farmers themselves) helps to prevent small farmers from becoming dependent on chemical fertilisers, thus improving their families’ financial situation.

SDG 2—Zero Hunger
To date, the biogas systems have produced 181,580 tonnes of organic fertiliser and thus reduced 4,242 tonnes of chemical fertiliser, thus contributing to sustainable agriculture.

SDG 3—Good Health and Well-Being
43,500 persons have benefited from better air quality since the start of the project.

SDG 4—Quality Education
Because the time-consuming collection of firewood is no longer necessary, children have more time to go to school and do homework. This gives each family almost 3.5 hours of additional time per day.

SDG 5—Gender Equality
Only women are entitled to buy and own a biogas plant. This helps to level out the balance of power in the family and to strengthen the position of the women.

SDG 7—Affordable and Clean Energy
6,890 biogas digesters have been installed since the start of the project.

SDG 8—Decent Work and Economic Growth
87 permanent jobs have been created for the local population and more than 7,600 people have been trained in the use of biogas plants.

SDG 12—Responsible consumption and production
The recycling of organic waste contributes to sustainable waste management.

SDG 13—Climate Actions
Each biogas biodigester avoids 6.5 t CO₂ and reduced wood consumption by 5.3 t per year.

SDG 15—Life on land
To date, the programme has reduced wood consumption by 174,704 tons and has thus saved 2,393 hectares of forest from deforestation.

SDG 17—Partnerships for the goals
The programme enables the transfer, dissemination and implementation of environmentally friendly technologies in India.

Biogas Plants for 9,000 Families in India

The installation of domestic biogas plants substitutes the use of firewood and chemical fertilizers in the Karnataka region. In addition to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and less degradation of the forest people directly profit from higher crop yields and less indoor pollution. Moreover, the project will also reduce methane emissions from cattle manure.

Situation without project:
Using firewood and kerosene for cooking

Yearly CO₂ reduction:
45,650 t

Your support contributes to the following 11 Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 1—No poverty
The use of slurry (organic fertiliser produced by the farmers themselves) helps to prevent small farmers from becoming dependent on chemical fertilisers, thus improving their families’ financial situation.

SDG 2—Zero hunger
To date, the biogas systems have produced 301,534 tonnes of organic fertiliser and thus reduced 6,130 tonnes of chemical fertiliser, thus contributing to sustainable agriculture.

SDG 3—Good health and well-being
50,000 persons have benefited from better air quality since the start of the project.

SDG 4—Quality education
Because the time-consuming collection of firewood is no longer necessary, children have more time to go to school and do homework. This gives each family almost 1.2 hours of additional time per day.

SDG 5—Gender equity
Only women are entitled to buy and own a biogas plant. This helps to level out the balance of power in the family and to strengthen the position of the women.

SDG 7—Affordable and clean energy
8,033 biogas digesters have been installed since the start of the project.

SDG 8—Decent work and economic growth
22 permanent jobs have been created for the local population and more than 8,000 people have been trained in the use of biogas plants.

SDG 12—Responsible consumption and production
The recycling of organic waste contributes to sustainable waste management.

SDG 13—Climate action
Each biogas biodigester avoids 6.5 t CO₂ and reduced wood consumption by 3.7 t per year.

SDG 15—Life on land
To date, the programme has reduced wood consumption by 221,054 tonnes and has thus saved 3,028 hectares of forest from deforestation.

SDG 17—Partnerships for the goals
The programme enables the transfer, dissemination and implementation of environmentally friendly technologies in India.