Flexi-biogas system: an innovative and alternative source of energy reduces deforestation and provides households with cheap clean energy

From IFAD social reporting blog Tue Apr 15 2014, 08:52:00

Written by Marie Clarisse Chanoine

In December 2012, 10 vulnerable households (seven widowed and one orphan headed households), received flexi-biogas systems which provided them with enough gas to cook the main meal each day and having enough hot water for tea. This was a pilot phase of the IFAD-KWAMP launched in Kirehe district, Eastern Province of Rwanda.

The flexi-biogas digester blows up when full of gas.

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