Pakistan has potential to expand its biogas sector significantly. Currently there are around 6,000 biogas plants established but the potential is over 3 million plants. Efforts are underway to link biogas with microfinance institutions and conduct research on biogas applications and byproducts. The government plans to install 100,000 biogas plants to replace diesel-run tube wells and will provide subsidies alongside microfinance and farmer contributions initially before gradually reducing subsidies. NGOs will help with outreach, training, and the private sector will install quality plants with guarantees. The goal is to stimulate the market through an innovative policy framework and large government project providing training and opportunities.

1. COUNTRY REPORT
Pakistan

2. Situational Analysis
 Long history but still at nascent stage specifically
from sector development perspective
 Around 6000 domestic biogas plant established
 Potential 3 Million
 Government or NGO based
 Private Construction companies trained to install
quality plants, provide 4 years guarantees and after
sales services - (RSPN)

3. Situational Analysis
 Efforts underway to link with MFIs
 Bio slurry research being conducted with
Universities and Research Institutes
 Biogas appliances are being developed
 Demand driven research, for medium dairy
farmers and tube wells
 Agro processing units shifting to biogas as
energy alternative

4. NGO/ Government Role
 Majority interventions are subsidized
 Government is planning to install 100,000
biogas plants for replacing diesel run tube
wells
 Govt. Subsidy+ Microfinance+ Farmers
Contributions
 Government will gradually abolish the subsidy
and limits its role to policy formulation and
regulation, facilitation and resource
mobilization
 NGOs will be used for outreach, training and

5. New Market Stimulation
 Government led innovative policy framework
 Major Govt. driven intervention to kick start the biogas
market sector
 Project cost US $ 300 million
 Payback period one year through energy savings
 Training of 5,000 plus masons and 2,000 technical
supervisors.
 Will galvanize the market for domestic sector
 Opportunities for byproducts markets and carbon credits
 MFIs have products which meet the clients needs

6. Essentials
 Social mobilization
 Awareness / Advocacy
 Environmental issues
 Partnership of international successful
organizations
 Capacity building / Skill development
 Networking with other stakeholders

7. Quality Control System
 Absence of National Quality Standards
 Notifying standards of training, certification
and quality control is under process
 3rd party mechanism of quality control
 Risk of becoming number driven instead of
quality control.
 Drop of trained labour
 Ensure continuous supply of trained
manpower

8. Public Private Partnerships
 Lengthy bureaucratic processes
 Change in political ownership
 Government role be limited to policy
formulation and facilitation
 Management and implementation should be
with private partner
 Strong M&E system and regular reporting

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