Assessing the adoption and effective use biogas technology: A case of Arsi Robe, Oromia,Ethiopia

Abstract

The adoption of the biogas technology program at the national level is a recent experience in Ethiopia. Consequently, there is limited empirical evidence concerning to both energy use and the overall impacts of the technology. This study assesses factors affecting biogas technology adoption and the effective use of biogas energy Arsi Robe District. The sample size of 195 households was selected and interviewed in purposive sampling techniques. Data was analyzed using descriptive statics and SPSS (scientific program me for social science). Adopting of biogas technology is significantly determined by the proximity of water, access to credit, cattle size availability to skillful mason annual income level, lack of adequacy funds, and high cost installation. Effective uses of biogas were influenced by lack of maintenance, construction /Design problem, no skill full mason, reasons for non-functionality, disfavor from biogas, opinions of biogas users on the cost of biogas, and merit relative to the price (financial barrier of biogas) were leads household energy use to not satisfied their energy needs for cooking injera, charging mobile, and not work for Tv/ radio. The household biogas energy use remains below expectation even though subsidies make the unit affordable for small farmers. I assert that households are more likely to adopt technology that facilitates cooking injera and preparing coffee. Biogas installation be improved if farmers have access to improved stoves and credit services. However, policymakers also need to consider the possibility that providing access to biogas energy may actually increase the use of traditional fuel sources and have a reverse effect than that intended