Description

Inadequate access to energy poses a critical challenge to Malawi’s economic development. Less than 13% of the population has access to electricity and those who face insufficient and unreliable supply. Yet to date, renewable energy –both on-grid and offgrid has played a small role in electrification. The objective of this study was to design, develop and characterize rice husk gasification system as an alternative source of power for electricity generation. The biomass-based power project aimed to provide access to clean energy services, primarily focusing on productive load using locally available biomass feedstock. The study was carried out by collecting data in the paddy plantation area, paddy production, and in the rice milling industry. It was decided based on the potential analysis of collected data to develop a rice husk gasifier power plant in Wowo Cluster Village, Nkhulambe Extension Planning Area (EPA), Phalombe District.