Abstract
Biogas is a very important alternate renewable energy source for the Pakistan where more than 60%
population lives in rural areas having no access to natural gas. Government aims to exploit the
maximum potential of biogas plants within next 10 years. In conjunction with the efforts, United
Nations Development Program (UNDP) has installed 2,000 biogas plants in areas along Indus River
which were affected by heavy flood during monsoon of 2010. Measuring social impacts of any
development project is an important tool to understand its adaptability in any community. The social
benefits of biogas plants have widely been accepted in different parts of the world but these may vary
across the communities and geographical areas. Current study is a first empirical contribution towards
understanding the social impacts of biogas plants on rural communities of Sindh, Pakistan. Besides
improving kitchen environment and reducing the disease incidences, biogas plants also significantly
reduced fuel wood consumption and its cost (ca. 48%) without consuming extra working hours.
Asif Sajjad, Liaqat Ali Khan, Arif Hamid Makhdum, Asad Imran. (2014) SOCIAL IMPACTS OF BIOGAS PLANTS ON RURAL COMMUNITIES OF SINDH, PAKISTAN, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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