Introduction of BSP-Nepal

Biogas Sector Partnership Nepal (BSP-Nepal) is the implementing agency of Biogas Support Programme (BSP) Phase-IV. BSP-Nepal was established as an NGO in 2003 to take over the implementation responsibility of BSP, which formerly was managed directly by the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV). The Executive Committee (Board) of BSP-Nepal has 6 Nepalese professionals directly involved in the promotion of biogas or other reputed professionals willing to contribute to further the development and promotion of biogas. The composition of the Executive Board is as follows:

1. Dr Amrit B. Karki - Chairman
2. Prof. Upendra Man Malla - Vice Chairman
3. Mr Bishwa Karki - General Secretary
4. Dr (Mrs) Indira Shakya - Treasurer
5. Mr Surendra Lal Shrestha - Member
6. Mr Kishor Gyanwali - Member

There is also Advisory Board of 3 reputed professionals namely Dr. Prof. Jagan Nath Shrestha, Mr Dipak Gynawali and Mr. Hari Gopal Gorkhali. See Organization Chart

Since, BSP-Nepal took over the responsibilty of implementing BSP Phase-IV, it very much considers itself responsible for development of the biogas sector, further strengthening and expanding the sector while at the sametime interlinking it with the issues of other development sectors. Further, since last few years it has also embarked on promotion of rain waterharvesting systems and linking it with biogas promotion in areas where water is scarce.In that background, BSP-Nepal is broadening its vision and scope and has recently established a New Project Wing to handle project activitiesother than those under BSP. Thus, BSP-Nepal has also articulated its vision, mission objectives and strategy as given below.

Vision
An organisation that is capable and successful in improving livelihood of communities through promotion of different environment-friendly solutions.

Mission
To promote environment- friendly and sustainable solutions to people in partnership with other players in the sector(s) for improved livelihood and environment protection.

Major projects under the New Project Wing
1.Rainwater Harvesting Capacity building Centre with funding from RAIN Foundation, the Netherlands. This also includes construction of institutional size rainwater harvesting tanks.
2.Construction of household size rainwater harvesting tanks for biogas plants with use of the cash prize from the Ashden Award 2005
3.Construction of Institutional Biogas plants with funding from UN-Habitat and ICRC.
4.Implementation of Gold Standard CDM Biogas Projects with funding from WWF. New Project Wing

Background:
The Biogas Support Programme (BSP) started in July 1992 with funding from the Directorate General for International Cooperation of the Netherlands (DGIS) of the Netherlands government through the Netherlands Development Organisation in Nepal (SNV/N). Government of Nepal (GoN) through Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) and Government of Germany through the Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau of Germany (KfW) also started funding the BSP from the Phase-lll, which started in March 1997 and lasted till June 2003. Until the Phase-III, BSP was directly implemented by SNV/N.

The BSP, Phase-IV (July 2003-June 2009) is being implemented after successful completion of the first 3 phases. Biogas Sector Partnership Nepal (BSP-Nepal) is the implementing agency.

The Programme had originally aimed to install 200, 000 biogas plants during the Phase IV period. This is also a target envisaged in the tenth plan (mid July 2002 to mid July 2007) of the GoN.The programme has reached 67 districts till December 2007, out of 75 Districts in Nepal. The total number of plants constructed under the programme till December 2007 was 1,72,858. The Phase-wise breakdown is as given in the table below.