Cows to Kilowatts!

Summary

From health and environmental hazard to energy: create a bio-gas plant to transform noxious abattoir waste into cheap domestic energy for poor families and into fertilizers for low-income farmers.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

The region's slaughterhouse waste is a major source of local water pollution and greenhouse gas emission and is fostering a human health tragedy. A biogas plant will improve lives by producing cheap, clean burning domestic gas for urban poor families and cheap organic fertilizer for low-income farmers. Benefits also include reduction in water pollution (improving aquatic life) and a huge reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

How will this project solve this problem?

In partnership with the local community, the program will build a biogas plant feeding on abattoir waste to create a cheap, clean source of energy and organic fertilizer for 15 years.

Potential Long Term Impact

Improves quality of life for the urban poor by providing ongoing sustainable energy. Improves health of the local population by reducing water pollution. Long-term reduction in greenhouse gases.

Project Message

This project will turn an environmental and human health hazard into a valuable energy resource.
- Joseph Adelegan, director of program

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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