Study shows potential of off-grid anaerobic biogas energy in South Africa – SANEDI

A study, commissioned by the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), has uncovered the untapped potential for a micro-digester sector to aid in climate mitigation and the green circular economy, and showed that the sector has significant opportunity to grow if it can strengthen partnerships within the sector and with stakeholders in allied sectors. South Africa’s uptake of this technology is low compared with other African countries. South Africa’s total number of small-scale biogas digesters installed is estimated to be only 350 compared with 14 000 in Kenya, 11 000 in Uganda and 10 000 in Ethiopia, the study finds.