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Uganda Domestic Biogas Programme (Biogas Solutions Uganda Ltd)

The Uganda Domestic Biogas Programme, implemented by Biogas Solutions Uganda Ltd since 2009, has installed 9,787 biodigesters, 8,326 of them eligible to earn carbon credits, reaching 58,722 direct beneficiaries. Since 2022, the Dutch NGO FairClimateFund has sold the resulting Gold Standard carbon credits on BSUL's behalf.

Nationwide, rural UgandaHousehold biogas digestersGold Standard
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A herd of Ankole cattle grazing in a green field with a blue-roofed shelter and hills in the background in Hoima District, Uganda. Geographic context.Location context · Ssemmanda will · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2024 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorBiogas Solutions Uganda Ltd (BSUL)
EcosystemHousehold biogas digesters
StandardGold Standard
StatusActive
LocationNationwide, rural Uganda
Overview

Inside the project

The Uganda Domestic Biogas Programme started in 2009, installing biodigesters that convert household waste into cooking fuel.

Since 2022 FairClimateFund is selling Gold Standard carbon credits generated by the project on behalf of BSUL, with 141,638 tCO2 reduced verified to date.

9,787 biodigesters
Installed
58,722 people
Direct beneficiaries
141,638 tCO2
Reduced (verified)

Objectives

  • Install household biodigesters nationwide
  • Generate Gold Standard carbon credits from verified emissions reductions

Approach

  • Biogas Solutions Uganda Ltd installs household biodigesters; FairClimateFund sells the resulting Gold Standard carbon credits on BSUL's behalf.

Sources

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  1. marketplace.goldstandard.org ↗https://marketplace.goldstandard.org/products/fairclimatefund-biogas-for-better-life-uganda

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