PILOT PROJECT “BIOGAS FOR COOKING AT MOEDING

COLLEGE IN BOTSWANA”

MASHAV International Training on ‘Green Growth’, Weitz Center

10 December 2015

PROJECT TEAM

Mareledi Gina Maswabi – Botswana

Eralda Hoxhaj –Albania

Vladimir Grebnez – Kyrgystan

Ahmed Abdulazeez – Nigeria

Martin Baloyi – South Africa

PROJECT BACKGROUNDLocation:• 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

Project

1. Department of Energy

2. Ministry of Education

1. Community2. Government

Ministries (Agric, Finance, Envt)

3. Moeding College 4. Farmers

1. Research Institutions

2. Suppliers

(MASHAV)

PROJECT’S STAKEHOLDERS

PROJECT AND SDGs

Direct contributions:

Additional Impacts:

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

VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLAN

Action/Strategy Months (Year 2016)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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

Construction/assembly of the plant

Monitoring and evaluation

SWOT ANALYSIS

Strengths

Available raw materials

Can serve as a model for additional

government institutions

Spreading of biogas knowledge at an early

age

Weaknesses

Inadequate technical capacity

Lack of data (no feasibility assessment for the

project)

No local companies commercially active in

biogas

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

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

LOGICAL FRAMEWORKPROJECT SUMMARY INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION 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

• Amount of firewood

consumed

• Comparison of fuelwood

consumption amounts

before and after installation

of the biogas plant

Biogas will be the

preferred energy source

for cooking

OUTPUTS • At least 90m3 biogas

produced per month for

cooking

• At least 150kg of organic

waste converted to biogas in

a month

• Amount of biogas

produced

• Amount of organic waste

used in the bio digester

• Records of daily gas

production

The most suitable

design and technology

is employed

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

• One biogas plant

installed and functioning

• At least 5 kg of organic

waste collected per day

• 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)

Organic waste is

collected and added

into the digester

effectively and

efficiently

ESTIMATED BUDGET1) COST OF THE BIOGAS PLANT: $16 000

Ready-made plant from HomeBioGas (potentially) plant $9 500

Installation costs $3 500

Technical assistance within a year $3 000

2) TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER RELEVANT COSTS: $2 000

3) CAPACITY BUILDING CAMPAIGN: $7 000

PR materials (leaflet and poster)1 national presentation for Mass Media2 Local trainings for service personnel

TOTAL AMOUNT: $25 000

• 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.

TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION

Thank you!

Team

members: