Table 4 Major challenges and future prospects towards the transition of domestic biogas energy
Variables | Percent* |
|---|---|
Challenges facing installed digesters (n = 200) | |
 Low energy production | 32% |
 Damage of installed digesters | 31% |
 Inadequate institutional support | 22% |
 Shortage of manure | 15% |
Reasons for not adopting biogas technology (n = 200) | |
 Lack of feedstock | 13% |
 High cost of construction | 24% |
 No credit access | 13.8% |
 Spillover effect of failed digesters | 52.3% |
 No space for digester pit preparation | 48.5% |
 Water problem | 37.6% |
 Limited knowhow | 14.2% |
Favorable conditions for wider promotion of biogas technology (n = 400) | |
 Availability of cheap feedstocks | 39% |
 Existence of subsidy for the technology | 25.5% |
 Multifaceted benefits of the technology | 39.9% |
 Scarcity of solid fuels | 44.5% |
 Increase the price of solid and fossil fuels | 36.2% |