Brief Description:
Renewable Energy was focused under main area of interest by AWARE. This was realized that in rural areas, cow/buffalo dung is available is available why not we should get benefit from that. After sharing with community groups and developing a concept paper, donors were indentifies. With any Govt agency we developed collaboration first time with Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) and installed first bio gas plant in village Mian Peer Mohammad Walhari, near Dhoronaro Tehsil Umerkot. After successful experience more 10 plants installed in different villages of Umerkot. PCRET supports partially in terms of finance but full in technical support. Now AWARE has Team of 02 trained workers in installation of bio-gas plants.
Achievements:
01 unit of Biogas installed at Village Mian Pir Mohammed Valhari, as a pilot project in 2005
10 units installed in different villages of Tehsil & District Umerkot
Proved best and successful model in area is available and community is insisting for more plants
By product of plant (used and remaining dung) has proved a best fertilizer
Duration: 2005 (pilot project) and second phase in 2008
Partners: Community & AWARE
Location: 08 villages/11 locations of Tehsil & District Umerkot
Funding Source: Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) Govt. of Pakistan