Pakistan launches biogas programme
In Pakistan, the Ministry of Environment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) to implement a commercially viable Rs2.8 million (€24,000) biogas programme.
In the programme’s first phase, set to run until 2012, 30,000 digesters will be installed in selected rural areas. The programme aims to use the market and non-market benefits of biogas to improve the lives of the rural masses in Pakistan.
The ministry will be the patron of the programme, facilitating coordination among government institutions, while the RSPN will provide capacity building support and assist with policy advocacy and donor linkages. It will also promote the use of biogas in target industries.
The programme will be hosted under RSPNs ‘Special Projects Wing’ for the first year, after which the project will be expected to take flight as an autonomous venture.
The RSPN is a non-profit company established in 2001 to assist in the management of ventures that have the potential to enhance social mobility.
In the programme’s first phase, set to run until 2012, 30,000 digesters will be installed in selected rural areas. The programme aims to use the market and non-market benefits of biogas to improve the lives of the rural masses in Pakistan.
The ministry will be the patron of the programme, facilitating coordination among government institutions, while the RSPN will provide capacity building support and assist with policy advocacy and donor linkages. It will also promote the use of biogas in target industries.
The programme will be hosted under RSPNs ‘Special Projects Wing’ for the first year, after which the project will be expected to take flight as an autonomous venture.
The RSPN is a non-profit company established in 2001 to assist in the management of ventures that have the potential to enhance social mobility.
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