The Indonesia Domestic Biogas Program (IDBP) or known as BIRU Program is a multi-stakeholder program initiated by HIVOS in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) in 2009 and then implemented by the Yayasan Rumah Energi (YRE)  in 2012. The BIRU program is a program that aims to disseminate renewable energy programs through the use of biogas as a clean energy source for cooking and the use of bio-slurry (biogas waste) as a natural fertilizer.

BIRU PROGRAM IN INDONESIA

Program distribution

16 Provinces

Number of beneficiaries

129,684 people

Emission reduction

370,000
tonnes CO2e

Total biogas built

27,909 units
as of June 30th 2022

Program implementation

May 2009
present

WASTE PROCESS BECOMES A BLESSING

Biogas is a renewable technology that processes livestock and human manure and other organic materials into clean energy for everyday cooking. With the motto “Processing Waste into Blessings”, biogas provides a solution to minimize organic waste from home. Biogas can also be the right investment for households because besides reducing the production of livestock and household waste and saving expenses, it can also reduce the health risks that come from using firewood.

TRACK RECORD OF THE BIRU PROGRAM

USER STORIES

BIRU PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

For implementing the BIRU program, Yayasan Rumah Energi collaborates with Hivos to build partnerships with a number of local organizations in 12 provinces for implementing the program. This partnership cooperation is divided into two sectors: implementation (construction and maintenance carried out by construction partners known as CPO) and financing based on a blended finance scheme.

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