Renewable Energies in Uganda

In Uganda, cooking does not mean simply turning on an electric stove. Over 90 percent of the population use traditional stone ovens and are therefore dependent on fuelwood, charcoal or agricultural waste products. As no alternative fuels are available to these people, the volume of wood consumed in Uganda is enormous. Entire forests have already been destroyed. Women and children, traditionally responsible for cooking, have to go further and further afield to collect fuel-wood. Furthermore, the effects on their health are severe, as the intense concentration of smoke from the stone ovens inside the huts frequently causes chronic eye and bronchial disorders.

To counteract these effects, Vianney, Emma and many other individuals and organizations are promoting modern energy services for the Ugandan population. The aim is to supply the poverty-stricken population in Uganda’s rural areas in particular, only three percent of whom currently have access to electricity, with modern and sustainable energy technologies in the future.

Energy from Biogas is one option Ugandans can exploit, its made by decomposing without oxygen organic material in a digester.
Below is a digester made from 2 plastic tanks, one inserted into the other.

A biogas flame!


After harvesting the gas, we also get organic fertilizer, so the plants get healthier.

The biogas team