Power to the Poor
SummaryFrom health and environmental hazard to energy: create biogas plant to transform noxious cassava waste into low-cost off-grid energy for 2,250 poor families with organic fertilisers for poor farmers.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Nigeria contributes 25 percent to world cassava production with US$5 billion annual revenue however creates unprecedented health and environmental hazards. The project is abating pollution, mitigating greenhouse gas emission and improving ecosystem health through installation of bioreactor treating cassava waste and producing biogas driving microturbines for low-cost, safe and reliable off-grid energy for 2,250 poor families with environmentally safe organic organic fertilisers for poor farmers.
Activities
Activities include design of energy systems and bioreactor with sand drying bed for organic fertilisers, installation of bioreactor, gas cleaning systems, microturbines and off-grid energy efficient lighting systems with compact fluorescent lamps.
Funding Information
This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (mailto://dr_joseph_adelegan@yahoo.com)
- Power to the Poor (http://lightingafrica.org/docs/DM_LA_2008_Competition_Finalists.pdf)
- Cows to Kilowatts (http://seedinit.org/mainpages/ceremony/cows/index.php)
- Biogas Initiative for Africa (http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/114-5/innovations.html)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will provide low cost, safe and reliable off-grid energy for 2,250 poor families for 15 years. Reduce infant mortality and indoor air pollution for13,500 children and provide organic fertilizer for 12,000 low-income farmers for 15 years.
Project Message
This project turns an environmental and human health hazard into a valuable energy resource and could be implemented in most developing economies where need for affordable and safe energy runs high.
- Dr. Joseph Adelegan, PhD, MNSE, Project Director
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Joseph Adelegan
Founder and Executive Chairman
16 Ladoke Akintola Avenue
New Bodija Estate
Ibadan, Oyo State 20005
Nigeria
12348062843428
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Global Network for Environ and Econ Dev Research
16 Ladoke Akintola Avenue New Bodija Estate
Ibadan,
Oyo State
20005
Nigeria
+234 8062843428
http://www.gneeder.org
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Nigeria
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Nigeria, read the Human Development Report on Nigeria or the Wikipedia entry for Nigeria.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 25, 2008
