Project details
1358 ยท Biogas
  • Countrywide, India
How biogas plants benefit the climate

Many households in India use clay stoves fired with wood. However, their use leads to significant indoor pollution and additionally to a decline in forest areas.

To counteract this problem, around 10,700 biogas plants of varying sizes were built in Odisha, Punjab, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand between November 2020 and October 2021 as part of our carbon offset project. With a direct connector to the respective households, the conventional stoves will thus be replaced by sustainable cooking stoves supplied with energy from the biogas plant.

This technology is particularly efficient because each household can use the manure from its own cows to operate the plant. Furthermore, the appropriate disposal of waste such as cow dung improves the hygienic conditions in the communities. In addition, the residues from the biogas plants can be used as organic fertilizer for fields.

How do biogas projects help fight global warming?In biogas facilities, biomass is fermented into biogas in sealed digesters. Biomass may consist of organic waste or dung from cows or other animals. In countries like India or Vietnam, families use the gas from small biogas plants for cooking. This reduces CO2 emissions that would be produced by cooking with wood or charcoal. Biogas plants also prevent methane from escaping into the atmosphere, as is the case when organic waste is stored in an open pit. Instead, the gas is fed from the closed digesters to specific cookers and thus provides an independent and renewable source of energy.
Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Good Health and Well-BeingSince biogas is smokeless, the indoor air pollution and smoke related illnesses will be reduced.
Affordable and Clean EnergyThanks to biogas plants, households can meet their energy needs in a sustainable manner.
Decent Work and Economic GrowthSo far, 15 people have been hired for long-term maintenance and servicing of the biogas plants. They receive two training sessions per year.
Climate ActionThe project saves an average of 46,650 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.
Project standardGold Standard VER (GS VER)TechnologyBiogasRegionCountrywide, IndiaEstimated annual emission reductions46,650 t CO2Validated byCarbon Check (India) Private Ltd.Verified byCarbon Check (India) Private Ltd.