Table 3.
Estimation of annual current benefits of biogas plants (USD/year).
Items | Biogas plan capacity |
Average | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Small | Medium | Large | ||
Firewood | 157.57 | 143.57 | 227.57 | 176.23 |
Agricultural residues | 43.58 | 10 | 3.86 | 19.15 |
Dry dung cake | 12.14 | 9.69 | 5.58 | 9.13 |
Reduced cost of chemical fertilizer | 30.42 | 24.62 | 59.52 | 38.17 |
Slurry | 64.30 | 147.45 | 14,141 | 126.70 |
Total benefit | 308.02 | 335.33 | 464.86 | 369.40 |
Profit | 143.08 | 135.76 | 142.19 | 140.34 |