Biogas Acceleration Project

Lao PDR's NDC includes a target for biogas and biofuel generation, to substitute for LPG consumption domestically. As a landlocked country with no fossil fuel resources, all LPG is imported, and consumption is rising. The production of bioCNG or biogas from agricultural, livestock and/or municipal waste streams, presents an opportunity to reduce emissions from LPG consumption, foster sustainable waste management and improve the circular economy. To date, biogas operations in Lao PDR have been largely home/community scale, with some industrial facilities connected to beer production facilities, a large big farm etc. These facilities have consumed the gas onsite. GGGI Lao PDR would like to assess the sector in more detail, and identity opportunities for biogas generation, refinement, bottling and sale onto the domestic market, either for use in industrial facilities that use LPG (direct substitution), or though other applications that may involve some retrofitting. The goal is to identify green investment opportunities, and unlock what has so far been an under-developed segment of the Lao energy sector.