R & D phase, development and adaptation of suitable type of plants to accommodate different
areas of service
Installation and operation of pilot plants
Establishment of local partners (artisans, self-help organizations)
Familiarization and training of users, artisans, engineers/planners, advisors, financing institutions,
political decision-makers, Media/means: workshops, on-the-job training, handbills, manuals,
demonstration models, pictorial material, radio, television
Continuous improvement and sophistication of solutions found (technology, dissemination strategy,
organization)
- Are enough adequately qualified and motivated extension workers and craftsmen readily
availabe?
- Is there an implementing agency with adequate performance potential and access to the future
plant users, thus providing a basis for mutual-thrust cooperation?
Ascertainment of the extent to which the above preconditions are either being met already or could
be satisfied through appropriate measures is part of the "biogas innovation cycle" outlined in table
9.2.
9.3 Implementing agencies
As a rule, biogas programs are implemented by national, state or parastatal institutions. As detailed
in chapter 9.4, construction is done by artisans.
In selecting a implementing agency, it is advisable to consider the criteria listed in table 9.3 as a
basis for evaluating the qualifications of the implementing agency.
This catalogue can be used to examine existing project partners for real or potential shortcomings
with regard to biogas-related task accomplishments with a view to helping them reorganize in order
to better handle the job at hand.
Legal form/institutional category (ministry, bank, research institute, rural development institution,
etc.)
Work scopes/specialties
- experience with biogas and other renewable energy systems
- experience in rural development
Institutional action principle (break-even operation, maximization of profits, heavy dependence on
subsidies)
Managerial organization
- organizational structure (entrenched hierarchy? teamwork? codetermination?)
- classification and-institutional significance of the biogas program within the executing
organization
- institutional flexibility
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