In Kenya, small and medium-sized farmers – and even upmarket households – are adopting biodigesters to turn their animal waste into biogas, which they use for cooking fuel and lighting. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | Thirty-three-year-old Kelvin Maina Njuguna considers himself a ‘full-time farmer’. He rears cows, pigs, goats, and …
Read More »FAO boosts biogas uptake in Uganda’s Central Cattle Corridor
Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joys Bazanye Nazziwa, a resident of Bukulula sub county, Kalungu district, no longer worries about preparing meals for her family. “I used to spend at least Shs 4,000 per day to buy firewood to prepare meals for my nine-member family,” she told The Independent in an …
Read More »Biogas effort saving Nile Breweries sh616m in electricity bills annually
NBL in $12m biogas effort: Project saving brewer Shs 616m in electricity bills annually Three years ago, beer brewer, Nile Breweries Ltd set out to adopt renewable energy options in its operations in a bid to reduce on the greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy security. To achieve that, the …
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