Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Project
Industrialized Biogas Plant for the treatment of fecal sludge and organic

Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Input: Fecal sludge 100 m³/d, Organic waste 20 m³/d

Overview:

  • Digester:  2500 m³ CSTR+1300m³ Lagoon
  • Biogas holder: 1500 m³
  • Generator capacity: 1000 kW + 100 kW

Parameters:

  • Biogas yield=5000 m3/d
  • CH4 = 60%
  • OLR = 3.5KgVS/m3.d

Timeframe: 02/2015 – 06/2016