Biogas as sustainable approach for social uplift in South East Asian Region
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The Asian region has rich agricultural resources that can be utilized for clean biogas technology. Few countries in Asia, namely China and Nepal, have developed policies and technologies for the biogas sector. Whereas Pakistan, a major agricultural country, cannot tap the bio-energy from the agriculture sector. This study aims to present a comprehensive policy analysis across different countries to identify the obstacles that impede the growth of the biogas sector in Pakistan. The research thoroughly reviews the most recent literature and policy documents and engages with stakeholders to gather their feedback on policy formulation. While most renewable energy policies predominantly focus on photovoltaic and wind energy resources, they tend to overlook the utilization of the available bioresources. Further, the absence of banking and microfinance institutions (MFIs) hampers the smooth flow of funds between donor agencies and farmers/end-users, which has proven to be a key factor for success in Nepal and China.
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Industries such as food processing, agriculture, and wastewater treatment use biogas to generate power on a large scale.
“Industries such as food processing, agriculture, and wastewater treatment use biogas to generate power on a large scale [4].”
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- Authors
- Afridi, Z. U. R., Ullah, K., Mustafa, M. F., Saleem, H., Shaker, B., Ashraf, N., & Aslam, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar (PK)
- Allama Iqbal Open University (PK)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Technological University Dublin (IE)
- Cyprus University of Technology (CY)
- Corresponding author
- Ashraf, Nouman
- Venue
- Energy Reports
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023-11
- Volume
- 10
- Pages
- 4808-4818
- ISSN
- 2352-4847 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4388913860
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7
- FWCI
- 1.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Energy Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Greater South Information System
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- Keywords
- biogas, agricultural biogas, renewable energy policy, bioenergy, social uplift, microfinance, microfinance institutions, policy barriers, stakeholder engagement, Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Nepal, China, clean energy technologies
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