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Biogas development in Indonesia: household scale

This article will focus on mapping the costs and benefits of biogas technology implementation on a household scale, and this is compared with the current dominant form of cooking fuel, i.e. fuel wood. Both options focus on household-level application. There are some experiences with biogas plants in Indonesia. One of the examples, the biogas programme named BIRU, was initiated through a collaboration between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) and the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
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