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Table 6 Summary of annual monetary benefits from household biogas plant installation

From: Cost-benefit Analysis and Financial Viability of Household Biogas Plant Investment in South Ethiopia

Variable

Biogas plant size

6 m3

8 m3

A. Annual monetary benefit from biogas energy (ETB)

 1. Monetary benefit from replacing firewood consumption with biogas energy (ETB)

3968

4209

 2. Monetary benefit from replacing kerosene consumption with biogas energy (ETB)

2295

2422

B. Annual monetary benefit from bio-slurry (ETB)

 1. Monetary benefit from saving cost for buying chemical fertilizer, DAP (ETB)

2303

2379

 2. Monetary benefit from saving cost for buying chemical fertilizer, urea (ETB)

1245

1630

Total annual monetary benefit from biogas plant installation (ETB) [A + B]

9811

10,640