Forecasting biogas production and <scp> CO ₂ </scp> emissions from organic wastes in <scp>C</scp> had

Abstract Chad ranks as the fifth largest country in Africa by land area, after Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and Libya. Chad's energy generation capacity predominantly relies on heavy fuel oil and diesel. Notwithstanding subsidies, Chad's existing capacity fails to satisfy demand, with merely 11.1% of the population having access to power. The exorbitant expense and limited availability of energy are significant barriers to Chad's economic advancement. This study on the energy potential of waste indicates that the electricity generated by animal manure and agricultural waste is 39.6 times and 22.6 times greater than current fossil fuel‐based electricity production, respectively, and adequately surpasses both present and future demand. It is projected that 165 million tonnes of animal manure and 7.6 million tonnes of agricultural waste could produce roughly 10.7 billion m 3 of biogas and 23.4 TWh of power. This would significantly surpass the existing fossil fuel‐based energy production of 371 GWh. The source of current emissions and the possibility of reduction through biogas conversion were also determined in the study.