KIST Rwanda , Biogas

The award winning Kigali institute of Technology is a prime driver of Biogas techonology,their 'Centre for Innovations and Technology transfer' "... has designed and built a 150m3 fixed dome digester in Cyangugu prison that is fed with human waste generated by 1,500 prisoners. This digester produces methane gas that caters for 50% of the cooking needs in the 6000 inmate prison. KIST has also solved the sewerage and hygiene problem at Lysee de Kigali School by providing a 25m3-Fixed Dome digester connected to 6 bio-latrines. The methane gas produced is used to cook for 400 students and for operating bunsen burners in the school science laboratories...",Mekarn.Heightening interest in renewables will lower cost inputs for the domestic and industrial sector reduce external dependencies and stimulate local innovation.