Currently, KIRDI is collaborating with UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) on a Waste-to-energy project (Biogas Technologies) funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Through the project, feasibility studies on the biogas plants were carried out to access the status of the biogas plants in the country.
This is to improve awareness, and knowledge and develop capacity in the biogas sector as well as act as a repository of information on best practices in biogas technology in the country. The feasibility studies have helped in bridging the gap addressing the challenges and identifying areas of collaboration in the promotion of biogas technology.
TANZANIA DELEGATION VISITING THE BIOGAS LABORATORY.
UNIDO office in Tanzania has been implementing the Promotion of Bioethanol as Clean Alternative Fuel for cooking.
The Project through the office of the Deputy President of Tanzania and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Tanzania has organized three (3) day visit to Kenya as part of Capacity Building and a platform to exchange experiences with counterparts on the development of Standards for the use of Bioethanol as a clean alternative fuel for cooking. The Tanzanian visiting delegation comprised of five (5) people: three people from the Tanzania Bureau of Standards, one representative from the Office of the Deputy President under the Environment Division; and one representative from the Ministry of Energy visited the lab. The aim of the visit was to exchange experiences to enrich the Regional Standard for Biofuels as an alternative cooking fuel.