1. INTRODUCTION
Based upon estimates, with the country’s poultry population of 28.6 million and availability
of poultry waste of 1,575.5 million kg per year, the biogas yield would be 116.6 million m3/year [2].
This can generate 648 GWh of thermal energy per year. If the thermal energy is converted into
electric energy, assuming 15 percent conversion loss in conversion of thermal energy to electric
energy, approximately 550 GWh of electric energy can be obtained annually.