Factor Affecting Poultry Litter Based Captive Power Generation Using Biogas Technology in Bangladesh

Energy is vital for economic and social development of any country. Energy is considered to be one of the essential inputs for overall improvement. In Bangladesh energy crisis is general phenomenon. But, there is a huge potential to use Biogas technology for producing captive power to reduce power crisis in Bangladesh. A Preliminary estimate indicates that about 6 MW electricity can be generated everyday from Gazipur district which is known as poultry zone. Around 2.7 crore poultry birds are being raised in Gazipur that excrete around 1350 metric tons of wastes every day. A study was conducted on captive power generation using biogas technology in Gazipur district of Bangladesh. The study tried to find out the factors influencing to poultry farm owners for captive power generation using biogas technology. The statistical methods; mainly chi-square test and logistic regression used to identify the factors affecting the biogas plant and its influences to produce captive power generation. The study was found very positive attitude of poultry farm owners to establish biogas plant and generate power for them.