National Domestic Biogas and Manure Program :

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)

Overview of NDBMP

To develop and disseminate domestic biogas plants in rural areas with the ultimate goal to establish a sustainable and commercial biogas sector in Bangladesh.

o      Duration: 5 years ( 2006-2010)

o      Working area: All over Bangladesh

o      Target: 60,000 biogas plants

o      Implemented by: IDCOL, Bangladesh

o      Donor: SNV and KfW

Total project cost: EURO 14.9 million (Year 2006-2009, 36450 biogas plants), About EURO 23 million (Year 2006-2010, 60000 plants)

o      Sources of funding (Year 2006-2009):

ü      Netherlands Government (DGIS) -Euro 4.5 million

ü      Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)- TA Euro 0.7 million

ü      Kfw (credit) - Euro 8.6 million ( for year 2006-2010)

ü      Farmers contribution (cash/labor) -Euro 2.7 million

o      Partner Organizations: Private companies, NGOs, financial institutes, government , departments and consulting firms.

o      Investment Subsidy per Plant: Taka 7,000

o      Refinancing facility per plant:  EURO 147 Maximum

Interrelations among partners

Status of NDBMP

Ø      Target, 2008 : 5400 plants

Ø      No of completed plant ( Till July 5, 09): 9000

 - Year 2006: 205 plants completed

  -Year 2007: 2235 plants completed

  -Year 2008 : 3700plants completed  

-Year 2009 : 9000( July) plants completed  

Ø      No. of POs: 21 ( CPO=5; LPO=5, LCPO=9, MPO=2)

[CPO= Construction partner Organizations; LPO=Lending partner Organizations; CPO+LPO=LCPO; MPO=Manufacturing partner organizations]

Ø      Plant construction in 62 districts  

Ø      2217 persons are trained on biogas construction, promotion and bio-slurry management & utlization

Ø      Quality control system and after sales services (ASS) have been given high priority

Ø      Amount disbursed (2006-Jan,2008):

-Subsidy: BDT 1,50,80,512 (2514 plants)

-Refinancing: BDT 1,28,66,783 (1032 plants)

-Refinancing started from August, 2007

Ø      Improvement after introducing refinancing

Ø      62% are constructed in credit and 38% plants are in cash ( Aug, 07- Jan, 08)

Ø      Refinancing support is urgently required for  POs

How biogas contributes to achieve millennium development goals ?

The biogas programme contributes to achieve millennium development goals set by the Government. Contribution of biogas in this regard will help poverty reduction through savings on energy expenditure and increase agriculture production by maximum utilization of bio-slurry as fertilizer; gender equality through empowering women in decision-making and maximization of their participation in the programme; better health through clean cooking energy and improving sanitation with toilet construction connection to bio-digester. It also provides opportunity for local employment.

IDCOL’s Support under NDBMP

Ø      Tk. 7000.00 as subsidy to biogas households

Ø      Financial & Technical support to Partner organizations (POs) which includes:

-         Mason and supervisor training

-         Management training

-         Institutional development

-         Any type of marketing support

-         Biogas users’ training

-         TOT training

-         Motivators’ training

-         Slurry management and utilization (Training, Demonstration, composting etc.)

-         Gender mainstreaming