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Given the geography of Bangladesh , rural areas are more likely to adopt biogas technology which can ensure access to electricity for rural people . Small-scale livestock farms, which are available in most houses in rural areas , can provide raw materials for the biogas plant. However, due to lack of information, skills, proper market and inefficient technology , people are reluctant to make biogas plant, or they do not have the knowledge how to build a biogas plant which they can use to produce biogas and then use those gas for household uses. Biogas can also be used in urban areas where the gas connection is not available yet for the household cooking purpose. As the supply of natural gas has been at stake due to depleting existing reserves, the development of biogas as an option of renewable energy is one of the more critical policies as part of fuel diversification programme, among other strategies.
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We acknowledge the contribution of Mr. Farhan Khan and Mr. Foqoruddin Al Kabir in preparing this article. Farhan and Foqoruddin can be reached at farhan.khan008@northsouth.edu and foqoruddin.al@northsouth.edu respectively.
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Amin, S.B., Rahman, S. (2019). Biogas Generation from Household Level Farming in Bangladesh. In: Energy Resources in Bangladesh. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02919-7_23
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