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Latest update: 2 October 2011

The project has started immediately after its approval and is well on track. To date, the following activities have been carried out:

June 2011: Inception mission. The project was formally started during a meeting of the participating partners (Mali Biocarburant, ANADEB, FACT Foundation). A team of MBSA, FACT Foundation and local MFP experts have made visits to the pre-selected MFP villages to discuss the project with local stakeholders and to collect basic information. Two villages were found to be most suitable for a first installation; the final decision will be made in a later stage.

Picture: inspection of an MFP site

Picture: inside an MFP building

July-August 2011: Preliminary biogas MFP tests (ongoing). At the MFP / biogas test stand at MBSA in Koulikoro, first tests have been made with the use of biogas to replace diesel in an MFP engine. The work will continue in the remainder of 2011.

Picture: Testing biogas in the MFP test stand in Koulikoro. The MFP engine was loaded with an alternator, water heaters and light bulbs

August-September 2011: Hardware selection (ongoing). The different types of hardware to be used in the prioject have been identified, and where possible tested and ordered. The biogas bags are being manufactured and will be sent to Mali in Mid-october. An overview of suitable presses has been prepared. Different possible types of alternators for electricity production have been identified. Several battery chargers are being tested for their efficiency and suitablility.

September 2011: Hiring of project coordinator (ongoing). An application procedure has been rounded off in order to find a dedicated project coordinator at MBSA. Several suitable candidates have reacted, and interviews will be held in the first half of October.