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Biogas and Solar Project

St James Seminary started in the year 1925. Througth out this time it has been accomodating 220 doarding student per year. The seminary is located in cold area and the students are using cold water for bathing since electricity is expencive. The seminary also use fuel food for all its cooking needs. This is also expensive to the seminary. The Seminary has cows 25 and120 pigs which produces a lot of manure which together with the waste from the students toilets the Seminary can produce a lot of energy for cooking and warming water for bathing.
The Seminary wants to implement a biogas project to meet the Seminary energy needs as well as to contribute in forest conservation.The project will construct 5 Biogas plants with the capacity of 75,000cubic meter each which will be connected and supply gas for cooking.Using biogas for cooking the Seminary will serve 50,000Tsh every month.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

ST JAMES SEMINARY

Country:

Tanzania

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)

Grant Amount:

US$ 46,494.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 7,500.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

Project Number:

TAN/SGP/OP3/Y2/07/07

Start Date:

7/2007

End Date:

12/2008

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Capacity - Building Component

During the construction of the Biogas plants ther will be training on operate and maintain of the biogas plant.

Policy Influence

Policy feedback on use of biogas as a alternative source of energy for communities adjacent to forests.

Planning gef grant

Project has immense potential for scaling up to GEF MSP.

Planning non gef grant

Project has immense potential for scaling up to GEF MSP.

Replication of project activities

Project is replicable number of other schools are now installing biogas plants for cooking. the project is also replicated by other institutions nearby and propose such projects to the government to be part structures in schools and institutions.

Linkages gef projects

Project not directly linked to any large size GEF project.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Promote public awareness on the use of renewable alternative sources of energy. The will also promoted the conservation of forest resources.

Project sustainability

The project has provided training on operation and mainatance. the project will also help to serve 50,000Ths every month form buying fuel wood , this can be used for other activities to support the project.

Notable Community Participation

The project will be used as a demonstraction to the community especialy students families on the use of biogas as the students are participating in the project implementation.

Gender Focus

The project will benefit students as well as the school staff who are involved in cooking useng fuel wood.(both gender)

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The project will contribute to reduction of costs by the Seminary on electricity and fuelwood.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The use of biogas wil produce slurry wich is will eb used to fertilize the seminary farms hence increased farm production. Self sufficient in food will sustain the seminary socail activites.

Policy Impact

This project will be create impact on the policy on renuwable energy developments.

Project Results

Project is still under implementation the Biogas plants have been constructed. when the project will be completed, it will demonstrate the use of biogas as a substitute to woodfuel at institutional level.

Through this project the communities will increase their understanding and experience the use of biogas and it will reduce the cultural limitation on the use of Biogas.

The project will demonstrate the long run cost effectiveness of using Biogas instead of fuelwood.

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Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 5

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