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Tanzania Domestic Biogas Programme (TDBP)

The Tanzania Domestic Biogas Programme, begun in 2009 as Tanzania's component of the Africa Biogas Partnership Programme, is managed by SNV. A prior phase installed 12,000 biodigesters benefiting more than 70,000 people, and a 2016-2017 phase added 10,000 more plants with support from Tanzania's Rural Energy Agency.

Nationwide, rural TanzaniaHousehold biogas digestersnone confirmed
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A group of boys playing football, or soccer, under old baobab trees in rural Dodoma, Tanzania, in East Africa. Geographic context.Location context · Code Innovation · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2015 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorSNV (managing the REA-financed phase)
EcosystemHousehold biogas digesters
Standardnone confirmed
StatusActive
LocationNationwide, rural Tanzania
Overview

Inside the project

Following the implementation of 12,000 bio-digesters that benefited more than 70,000 Tanzanian people, the programme continued to install 10,000 more biogas plants over a two-year period (2016-2017) with support from Tanzania's Rural Energy Agency (REA).

TDBP started operations in 2009 as part of the Africa Biogas Partnership Programme (ABPP).

12,000 bio-digesters
Installed (prior phase)
70,000+ people
Benefited (prior phase)
10,000 plants
Added, 2016-2017 phase

Objectives

  • Install household biogas plants nationwide
  • Extend biogas access with Rural Energy Agency support

Approach

  • SNV manages installation of household biodigesters, with Tanzania's Rural Energy Agency supporting later phases.

Sources

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  1. snv.org ↗https://www.snv.org/update/10000-biogas-plants-be-installed-tanzania-support-government-norwegian-embassy

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