Project details
1357 ยท Biogas
  • Punjab, India
Environmentally friendly cooking with the help of biogas plants

In the Indian state Punjab households use gas from fermented biomass for cooking. This saves about 33,000 tonnes of CO2 per year that would otherwise be emitted when cooking with wood or charcoal. In total, the project plans to install about 6,400 biogas plants of various sizes with a direct outlet to households, which also significantly reduces indoor air pollution that is harmful to health.

In addition, the project promotes the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, for example by creating local jobs for the maintenance and servicing of the plants. Furthermore, women, in particular, are relieved by connected biogas plants, as they are often responsible for collecting firewood, which is now redundant.

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-BeingThe replacement of inefficient wood-fired mud stoves with efficient biogas-based cook stoves significantly reduces indoor air pollution that is harmful to health.
Affordable and Clean EnergyThanks to biogas plants, households can meet their energy needs in a sustainable manner.
Decent Work and Economic GrowthThe project creates local jobs for the maintenance and servicing of the plants, among others.
Climate ActionUsing biogas instead of wood or charcoal saves about 33,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Project standardGold Standard VER (GS VER)TechnologyBiogasRegionPunjab, IndiaEstimated annual emission reductions33,000 t CO2Validated byCarbon Check (India) Private Ltd.Verified byCarbon Check (India) Private Ltd.