Waste from agro-business for biogas production from captive and grid ? power biogas from vegetable residues and maize stalks in Kenya
Snow Leopard Projects GMBH
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Abstract: This grid-connected biogas-based plant has an installed capacity of 2.4 MWel. It is a good example of agricultural waste turned into electricity to tackle the unreliability of the local grid and the high cost of electricity produced by diesel gensets. The plant supplies power to the host factory for its cold storage and vegetable packing. Excess power is exported to the grid. The feedstock consists of maize stalks and pea waste. Vegpro (VP) Group is a large vegetable producer and exporter, mainly to the European market. Together with Tropical Power as an operator and Snow Leopard Projects GmbH as an engineering and technology provider, the project was completed within two years. The 2.4 MW biogas plant is located in Naivasha, Kenya.