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Document 5 Netherlands Enterprise Agency

> P.O. box 93144, 2509 AC The Hague, The Netherlands NetherlandsEnterpriseAgency

Prinses Beatrixiaan 2 2595 AL The Hague eVentures Europe BV P0. box 93144 Attn. Mr V. Kouwen hoven 2509 AC The Hague Postbus 301 The Netherlands www.rvo.nI 1400 AH BUSSUM Contact

Date 11-10-20 17 [email protected] Regarding: Green Safaris Project title Fish feed pioneer Him Dana empowers Nepali fish farmers Dear Mr Kouwenhoven,

Reference number th th PSI12ZM21 On June 6 2017 1 sent you a letter with regard to the Final Report. On July 5 2017 a meeting took place between Eventures and RVD, with and in Utrecht. During this meeting this letter was discussed and several agreements on the finalization of the project were made. On September th13 2017 the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) received your letter which responded to Enciosure 6th our letter of June 2017 and in which you submitted additional information. In 1 this letter 1 will reply to your letter.

1 have assessed the additional information that has been submitted for the Sub Results and the Means of Verification (M0V’s).

My conclusion is that several MoVs and sub results are complete now, however several are not complete yet. 1 refer to the Statement of Expenses (S0E) for the overview and to the narrative text below.

As 1 have stated in my previous letter you have the possibility to complete the Sub-Resuits until December st31 2017.

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Based on my assessment of the following Sub-Results, please find my conciusion below.

Sub-Result 3.2 “Two (2) Additional electric vehicles delivered and transformed”. During the meeting of July 5th 2017 it was agreed upon that: “Eventures zal alsnog bewijs aanleveren dat zij door overmacht niet in staat zijn geweest meerdere e-landy’s aan te schaffen”. You submitted an explanation from your side on the missing e-landy, but no proof. 1. Please submit proof that no other e-landy’s could be produced/purchased. This could be a statement of EMKA or communication between Eventures and EMKA.

M0V4.1.1 “Employment records inciuding name, date of birth, gender, salary and position.” You have explained how the salaries are calculated and what additional fees and costs are included. The salaries meet the set target in Sub-Result 4.1.

M0V4.1.1 On September th14 2017 1 received a payroll on which the 11 farm staff members are mentioned. However the farm employees seem not to be part of Ila Safari Lodge payroll. 2. Please submit a payroll of Ila Safari Lodge in which the farm staff is included as well, or a payroll which makes dear that farm employees have similar working conditions (NAPSA etc).

M0V4.1.1 With regard to overwork you stated that overwork is paid out according to Zambian law. What is not dear to RVO yet, how this can be seen on the payroll and how your administration is set-up. 3. Please elaborate on your administration of overwork and how can we see on the payroll that overwork has been paid out.

MoV4.1.2 “Copy of one (1) labour contract per position. The contract respects and explicitly mentions the labour standards and minimally includes the date of birth, working hours, overtime policy, days of leave and policy of conflict settlement’ 4. Please submit contracts of the farm workers, which show that the employees have the same rights as other employees.

MoV4.2.1 “Updated training logbook: training reports drafted by the trainers covering all training subjects, all days on which training was given and names of trainees and trainers.” You submitted additional information on the trainings, but RVO stili did not receive full accountability of all trainings. E.g. you have provided us with attendance sheets of training of Lobster Ink trainings. 1fl am correct these belong to training number 4 “full training lodge staff”. You budgeted 750 days for training 4. However, if 1 sum up all the Lobster Ink training days (did all sessions take a whole day? ) these total less than 250 days maximum. 1 still miss more than around 500 days of training. 5. Please provide us with an updated training Iogbook in which jj days on which training was given and names of trainees and trainers are included.

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6. Could you please clarify whose signature (of the trainer) has been used on the attendance sheet of the trainings of May 25thi 2016 and June 5th 2016?

M0V4.3.1 “Copy of the health and safety program.” You submitted an Annex on Client Safety. In your letter you indicated that “er tal van aanvullende procedures bestaan die specifiek toezien op de omstandigheden van staf en gasten”. To RVOthe company policy, procedures and responsibilities are not dear as RVD did not receive the additional specific procedures. We have for example no insight in your safety policy and procedures with regard to water quality, legionella, food safety, (maintenance of) solar system, installation, use of sludge and emergency plans 7. Please provide proof of the additional safety procedures

M0V 2.3 “Completed design and engineering plan for the biogas installation, in accordance with international health, safety and environmental rules and regulations’ You have submitted Annex 5 in which the technical details are presented. You indicated that “in Zambia is hiervoor geen (externe) keurings instantie aanwezig die een ander ook nog extern kan assessen en bevestigen”. The background of the MoV is that biogas can be explosive. In order to guarantee the safety of your staff and guests we highly recommend an expert check. 8. You could for example hire aSouth African inspection body, that also could advice on maintenance of the installation. 9. Could you give an indication how much sludge of biogas installation has already been used for the farm?

M0V 5.5.1 “Green Safaris is operational and has serviced at least 1,050 guests with an average overnight stay of 2.3 nights, leading to a turnover of€ 540,000, and has sold 630 individual silent safaris leading to a turnoverof€ 11,340 during the periodJune 2014 - June 2015’ You indicated that “opgegeven was een beoogde omzet van €540.000 over de eerste 18 maanden, waarbij extrapolatie van het bereikte resultaat over de eerste 6 maanden zou uitkomen op €588.000”. With regard to the silent safaris you mention that “het beloofde aantal ritten is dan ook wel degelijk behaald”. For PSI a calculation or extrapolation of sales is not sufficient. We need the real numbers of sales. On July 2017 you indicated that “de huidige e-landy ingezet wordt voor safari’s, net als de e-” and we agreed upon the following: “Eventures levert hier een rapport over aan”. This report has not been submitted. 10. RVO needs Droof that this subresult has been achieved. Therefore we need the Legally signed Protocol of Production, copy of sales records and two (2) copies of legally signed sales contracts and accompanying invoices in English or translated into English. The riumber of silent safaris should be specified in sales of both e-landy and e-boat safaris, as discussed on July

MoV 5.5.2 You submitted the questionnaire of the Green Line Responsible Certification Programme.

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We do have the following question with regard to the questionnaire. 11. Could you please indicate how Ila Safari Lodge will implement the recommendations and in what time frame?

Budget. On July 5” 2017 you indicated that “het PSI budget uitsluitend is besteed aan innovatieve hardware”. RVO gaf toen aan dat dit nu niet helder blijkt uit het budget, omdat alle hardware is opgevoerd. Afgesproken werd dat Eventures een aangepast budget oplevert waarop alleen de innovatieve elementen staan. RVO did not receive the updated budget yet. 12. Please submit an updated hardware budget.

Market and segment. On July 5th 2017 you indicated that “Wat betreft proof dat Ila Lodge zich op een ander segment richt dan Mukambi Lodge geeft Even tures aan dat er tour operators zijn die aangeven blij te zijn dat er nu eindelijk een 5 star lodge is, zodat zij hun gasten in Kafue kunnen onderbrengen ipv in een National Park in een ander land. Dit geeft aan dat er met de lodge een nieuwe markt wordt aangeboord. Even tures zal meer informatie verstrekken over de markt en het segment waar Ila Lodge zich op richt.” You submitted four testimonials of tour operators. This shows indeed that several tour operators see Ila Safari Lodge as a green lodge, and that they prefer to seil the lodge for their “eco segment” clients. We did not receive an update on prices. You argue that prices of Mukambi could even be too high. As 1 want to have an overall picture of market segment and prices, it has been really helpful that you provided information on the segment of clients you serve. However, in order to complete the picture, 1 need an overview of the the prices that have been paid by your guests since the opening of the lodge. 12. As indicated before RVO would like to receive the prices paid by you guests until September 2017.

Twould like to point out that you have included most of the MoVs in the original PSI project plan and that a TA budget was allocated for its implementation. In case you do not present full proof of the sub results, RVO will rebate part of the TA budget.

We are looking forward to receiving your additional information and MoVs.

Thave not assessed the Hardware expenses yet. Therefore this information is not included in the Statement of Expenses. 1 will come back to this at a later stage.

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Should you have any questions, please contact the PSI secretariat on Tel: +31 (0)88 6028513.

Yours sincerely, On behalf of the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation,

Sanne Zacht Co-ordinator PSI

This decision was digitally approved in accordance with the mandate published by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland) and therefore is not signed.

Annex 1: Statement of Expenses eVentures Europe BV

cc: [email protected]

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Statement Of Expenses PSII2ZM2I Private Sector lnvestment programme NLAcncy !nury L’, For’iqn Atf.rs Applicant Corn pany Local Partner eVentures Europe BV Green Safaris Ltd.

Fixed % in contribution: 50% Budget: 1.229.458 Max. PSI-contribution: 614.729

Reporting schedule Original Submlssion Report Deliverables Reporting period Amended deadline submisston deadline Received 0fl:

31-Oct-2013 Progress Report Result 1 Result 1(MOVs) 1-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2013 30-Sep-2013 8-Jul-2013

31-JuI-2014 Annual Progress Report Result 23,4 (Progress) 1-JuI-2013 30-Jun-2014 31-Jan-2014

Additional Annual Progress Rep Result 2 (MOVs) 31-Jan-2014 30-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2015 28-Aug-2015 Result 3, 4 (Progress) Postponed additional Annual Result 3,4 (Progress) 1-Jul-2015 31-Dec-2015 31-Jan-2016 4-Jan-2016 Progress Report 31 Aug 2015 Final Report Result 3,4 (MOVs) 1-Jan-2016 30-Oct-2016 31-Dec-2016 9-Mar-2017

Additional Final Report Result 3, 4, 5 (MOVs) 1-Nov-2016 31-Dec-2017 28-Feb-2018

3O-Jwi-201- Spin-offReport Spin-offReport 1-Jan-2018 31-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2019

Payment schedule - Original Planning Adjusted Actual Payments Payment No. Payment date Percentage Amount (in €) Payment dates Payment Date Amount (in €) Advance payments 1u 1-Sep-2013 35,00% 215.155 10-Oct-2013 215.155 2d 1-Dec-2013 5,00% 30.736 9-Dec-2013 30.736 3e 1-Oct-2015 12,50% 76.841 13-Nov-2015 76.841 4(h 1-Dec-2015 12,50% 76.841 3-Dec-2015 76.841 5ü, 1-Mar-2016 12,50% 76.841 3-Mar-2016 76.841 &‘ 1-Jun-2016 12,50% 76.841 3-Jun-2016 76.841

Final payment after approval Final Report &‘ 1-Sep-2016 10,00% 61.473

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Document 6

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Document 6.01

Huizen, 31 oktober 2017

To Whom it may Concern,

This is to declare that g has - in close cooperation with eVentures Europe - developed the very first electrical game-drive vehicle (eLandy) for eVentures Europe BV to be deployed by Mukambi/Green Safaris in Zambia, already back in 2012/2013, as an initial prototype. Since then we have continued our development work on the systems architecture and maintenance modules (a.o. remote performance monitoring), but have not yet decided to start a production facility for more cars, despite many requests for this, from a large audience around the world.

The key reasons for this are that core business is dedicated to electrical systems architecture and development, not car production in itself. As far as we are aware, as of yet no other suppliers are catering for this specific niche market of electrical game-drive vehicles, let alone suppliers operating within Africa. Given the constant demand however we are still receiving for the specific car developed for eVentures, as well as eVentures own explicit wish to deploy more units in the near future, we have recently started to reconsider the business case for setting up a dedicated facility. If you wish to be informed if and when we would expect to launch, we would happily add you to our mailing-list.

Best regards,

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Document 6.04

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Document 6.05 TRAINING PROGRAM 2017/18

We have proposed an 18 month drive with the Wildlife Campus (www.wildlifecampus.com) and plan to enroll several of our more senior staff and guides on various courses. This is included in the summary below.

WILDLIFE CAMPUS

“WildlifeCampus is an established, accredited and reputable distance learning provider and has been offering Wildlife, Wildlife-related, Guiding and Natural Science courses for over 16 years. Our courses are without doubt the absolute best of their type for quality and value currently offered by any provider anywhere in the world. Nobody can match us for price, convenience, ease of study, academic support, credibility, accreditation, endorsement, and comprehensiveness of course. We also pride ourselves on our exceptional service. We are fully endorsed and accredited by FGASA.”

WildlifeCampus is an Accredited Trainer of FGASA, the Field Guiding Association of South Africa, the only official field guiding body in South Africa.

s • is currently half way through an 18 module accounting course. • Late 2017 she will attend Zambian Taxation training. • Wildlife Campus’s Game Lodge Management course. This course was written in collaboration with Wilderness Safaris.

• will be completing a re-write of his guides exams based on the new TEVETA rules. • We will be signing him up to the Game Ranging/Field Guiding Course through 2018 and Trails Guiding if time allows.

• will write his entry level Transfer Guide Course with TEVETA. • We are planning to sign him up to the Game Lodge Management course.

• will rewrite his Kafue Guides course based on the new requirements from TEVETA. • We are planning on signing him up for Geology, Palaeontology and Evolution course through the WildlifeCampus. The idea is he can then share his learning with the rest of the guides.

• will rewrite his entry level Guides course based on the new requirements from TEVETA. • We are planning on signing him up for the Behaviour Guide to African Carnivores course through the WildlifeCampus. The idea is he can then share his learning with the rest of the guides.

• will write his Kafue Guides course as per new TEVETA standards. • We are planning to sign up to Behaviour Guide to African Herbivores and if time and money allows to the Snakes and Reptiles course so he too can share with the other clients.

ADDITIONAL COURSES – WILDLIFE CAMPUS The following courses are offered free from the Wildlife Campus and we will put all the guides and on to these courses through the year:

Big “5” Cultural Astronomy Elephants: Facts and Fables Hunting – a balanced perspective (guests often want to discuss hunting)

A Guides Guide to Guiding – this deals with the softer, more human side to guiding and we would like to get all guides to study this.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE • will be putting an intensive training course together with for kitchen training in the 4th week of February including new menus for the peak season of 2018. • During the same week we will plan to complete all remaining Lobster levels for waiters.

HOUSEKEEPING/CAMPHANDS • Follow up on Intensive Lobster training first week in Feb conducted by .

BARTER DEAL – CHOBE RIVER LODGE has agreed to do a guide exchange for 2 of our guides early next year.

Scheduled for mid Dec. Full details below.

The anticipated course layout will be as follows (subject to guide availability and occupation. Below mentioned is based on 6 guides). 1. Two and a half days of pre-assessment and familiarisation 2. Two days of Guide Training 3. Two and a half days of assessment, implementation & motivation

1. Pre-assessment and familiarisation It is very important for me to first establish a basis of the guides' proficiency, and more important so, a relationship of trust with them. I will determine their current state of mind, and their ideas, hopes and plans for the future. I also need to establish the current protocols regarding Lodge management, guest interaction, rules, regulations and flexibility.

2. After I did that I can then approach the training sessions accordingly. Presuming that not all your guides will be available at the same time, the only option is to do this over two days. As this focusses on skills and interaction, rather than knowledge, I anticipate two days being enough. The training lessons to be covered are: 2.1 What is a Guide 2.2 What is a Guest 2.3 A Guide's attitude 2.4 Guest empathy 2.5 Communication Skills 2.6 First Impressions 2.7 Preparations and guidelines for guiding a group 2.8 Essential guiding techniques and skills 2.9 General guidelines for conducting Game drives & Boat trips

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1.1 Background ...... 1 1.2 Location ...... 2 1.3 Activities at Ila Safari Lodge ...... 2

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...... 3 2.1 Objective/Purpose of the Biogas Plant...... 3 2.2 Secondary Purpose of Harnessing the Gases ...... 3

3. FINDINGS ...... 5 3.1 Design and Construction of Plant Component Structure ...... 5 3.2 Materials used & Strength ...... 5 3.2.1 The Holding or Effluent Collecting Tank ...... 5 3.2.2 Mixing Chamber or Feeding Tank ...... 6 3.2.3 Digester Tank or Biogas Plant ...... 6 3.2.4 Inlet and outlet ...... 7 3.2.5 Overflow or Slurry Collecting Tank ...... 7 3.3 Water Quality ...... 8 3.4 Air quality ...... 8 3.5 Vibration & Noise levels ...... 8 3.6 Soils ...... 9 3.7 Flora ...... 10 3.8 Fauna ...... 10

4. DISCUSSION ...... 11

5. SAFETY ISSUES ...... 14 5.1 Recommendations ...... 14

6. CONCLUSION ...... 15

APPENDIX: WATER ANALYSIS RESULTS ...... 17

APPENDIX: DRAWINGS OF THE PLANT DIGESTER ...... 16

APPENDIX: CERTIFICATION ...... 21

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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Green Energy Technology used by Green Safaris ...... 1 Figure 2: Location of Ila Safari Lodge ...... 2 Figure 3: Activities at Ila Safari Lodge ...... 2 Figure 4: Structure of the Biogas Project at Ila Safaris Lodge ...... 3 Figure 5: Holding Tank for the Biogas Plant ...... 5 Figure 6: Mixing Chamber Tank ...... 6 Figure 7: Digester Tank ...... 7 Figure 8:Slurry Collecting Tank ...... 7 Figure 9: Sound Meter Recording Noise Levels at the Site ...... 9 Figure 10: Soils in the Proximity of the Biogas Plant ...... 9 Figure 11: Surrounding areas vegetation ...... 10

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Volume and Composition of Human Faeces and Urine...... 11 Table 2:Daily Volume of Wastewater Produced Per Capita from Various Non-Industrial ...... 12 Table 3: Summary of The Actual Design Parameters ...... 12 Table 4: Biogas Plant’s Guideline Data ...... 13 Table 5:Summaries Nutrient Requirements for Treatment of Domestic Sewage ...... 13

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1. INTRODUCTION

Green Safaris has established a Biogas plant as part of the eco-friendly dynamic designs that act as a show piece of their operations. The bio-gas will supplement green energy initiatives and meeting energy demands of Ila Safari lodge. However, the Biogas plant is meant to treat sewer effluent from the lodge resulting in Zero discharge to the open environment. Therefore, the source materials will be from sewage, human and animal waste or decomposable organic material consisting mainly of methane (CH4) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) with small amounts of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and moisture. The biogas generated will be used as an alternative fuel for either cooking gas or water heating during winter and/or other energy demands at Ila Safari lodge. Therefore, the design for the biogas plant at Ila Safari Lodge. It’s safe operation and viability are presented in this assessment report to avail its purpose and contribution towards promoting an eco-friendly environment in the Kafue National Park.

1.1 Background

Ila Safari Lodge is a brand new (established in 2016) and first lodge to be constructed by parent company Green Safaris. Sustainable and responsible tourism forms the core value of Green Safaris ethos, who are fully committed to preserving the pristine environment in their operational areas.

To demonstrate their commitment to environmental conservation. Green Safaris are the proud owners of Zambia’s first electric Land Rover (eLandy) and an (eBoat) used for silent safaris on Kafue River. Green Safaris therefore, strives to use green technology wherever possible to reduce on their environmental carbon footprint. For example, Ila Safari lodge harnesses to generate 100% of their demand, used for heating and water pumping from 165 solar panels generating an average of 40 Kilowatts of electricity per day. In addition, Ila Safari lodge utilises eco- friendly patterns of construction using eco-friendly sandbag building. The latest process is the proposed decomposition of waste materials to generate biogas. Figure 1 below shows solar power generator panels, batteries and sandbag construction material at Ila Safari lodge.

Figure 1: Green Energy Technology used by Green Safaris

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Slurry Utilization The digested or spent slurry from biogas plant has high concentration of nutrient rich in Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N, P), and therefore, it will be used as high quality organic fertilizer. Though, this will be very little in amounts. The organic fertilisers will be used on the lodge’s lawn grass.

Sizing the Digester

The digester volume (Vd), is determined based on the chosen retention time RT and the daily substrate input quantity Sd. hence determining the size of the digester and the volume it can hold.

3 3 Vd = Sd × RT [m = m /day × number of days]

3 Where Vd is in m ; 3 Sd in m /day or L/day; RT in Days; Biomass/ Organic material in kg and Water in L The retention time, in turn, is determined by the chosen/given digesting temperature. As a rule of thumb, the minimum retention time should not be less than 10 days.

Substrate input (Sd) = biomass (B) + water (W) [m3/d].

A fixed doom biogas plant with gas storage according to the displacement principle has been installed to primarily treat wastewater from the lodge. The digester will be continuously feed with domestic wastewater through the mixing pit. Looking at the size of Ila Safari lodge. The prescribed size of the biogas plant is adequate for the purpose. Alternative source of substrate (feedstock) Wild animal dung, like buffalos and elephants dung may be used as an alternative feedstock. Though this isn’t the core purpose of the small biogas plant project. However, dung will be mixed with water in the ratio of 1:3 respectively.

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3. FINDINGS

3.1 Design and Construction of Plant Component Structure

The biogas plant at Ila Safari Lodge comprises the following components:

1. The Holding or effluent Collecting Tank 2. Mixing Chamber or Tank 3. Digester Tank or Biogas Plant 4. Inlet and Outlet Pipes (Influent and Effluent Pipes) 5. Overflow or Slurry Collecting Tank

For specifications and dimensions refer to the schematic drawings of the plant attached.

3.2 Materials used & Strength

Locally sourced building materials with sufficient compressive and tensile strength were used to construct the components of the biogas plant. The Materials included the following:

• Quarry stones, quarry dust, kilned (burnt) bricks, cement, lime. • Iron or round bars(steel). • PVC pipes. 3.2.1 The Holding or Effluent Collecting Tank

Fresh domestic wastewater (substrate) will be gathered in an effluent tank before being fed into the digester. Since, the holding tank is a septic system, and depends on the Hydraulic Retention Time, wastewater treatment process will start from this tank. The masonry walls for the holding tank were built on a 70mm thick reinforced concrete foundation or slab. The tank is 6800mm x 3800mm x 2000mm. making it strong enough to with stand volatile gases Figure 5 below shows the holding of a biogas plant at Ila Safaris Lodge.

Figure 5: Holding Tank for the Biogas Plant

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3.2.2 Mixing Chamber or Feeding Tank

The mixing tank was constructed to serve the purpose inputting alternative source of feed stock (buffalo or elephant dung). Its basically a standby structure, that will only be used for mixing through agitation and diluting feedstock (dung) with water to yield a homogeneous slurry, before pumping it in the slurry chamber.

The mixing tank was built on 70mm thick concrete slab. This is shown in figure 6 below.

Figure 6: Mixing Chamber Tank

3.2.3 Digester Tank or Biogas Plant

Foundation Are cast in reinforced concrete foundation or slab installed on a well-smoothed ground that is stable enough to minimize settling. The loose subsoil was removed, and replaced with 650mm layer of pressed laterite compacted to 550mm. To construct a concrete foundation or slab, iron or round bars (steel), quarry stones, quarry dust, cement, lime and water were used. A 110mm thick concrete foundation slab was constructed in a shape of a shallow inverted dome to make it more stable and rigid than a flat slab. Digester Wall and Dome The wall and dome of the digester are made of masonry walls. Suitable materials with sufficient compressive and tensile strength (quarry dust, burnt bricks, cement, lime and iron round bars (steel) were used for construction. The dome of the biogas plant is hemispherical with a constant radius, and the wall is cylindrical. Immovable and rigid gas-holder The immovable and rigid gas-holder is cylindrical sharped. The materials used to construct the gasholder include quarry dust, burnt bricks and cement.

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Figure 7: Digester Tank

3.2.4 Inlet and outlet

The inlet (feed) and outlet (discharge) pipes lead straight into the digester at a steep angle. PVC pipes with 15 cm diameter were used. Both the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe are freely accessible and straight; the points of penetration are sealed off and reinforced with mortar. In order to promote more uniform through flow, the inlet pipe ends higher than the outlet pipe in the digester. Because, it is a fixed-dome bio-digester the inlet pipe defines the bottom limit of the gasholder, thus providing overpressure relief. 3.2.5 Overflow or Slurry Collecting Tank

Locally made burnt bricks were used to construct an overflow tank. The dimensions of the tank are: Length= 6800mm x 3800mm. x 600mm

Figure 8:Slurry Collecting Tank

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Gas Collection Since it is a fixed dome digester tank with displacement system, the principle gas collecting in the upper part of the dome displaces a corresponding volume of digested slurry was considered.

Therefore, the following aspects were considered about design and operation: 1) An overflow duct was provided to keep the plant from becoming overfilled. 2) The gas outlet was placed 10cm higher than the overflow in order to keep the pipe from plugging up.

Gas pipes The gas pipes for collection and transfer of gas from the dome to the end use points were not installed at the time of inspection. However, there are plenty on the market, which will be installed and safe to use.

Drain Pipes There is only one drain pipe that conveys wastewater from the individual chalets of the lodge to the holding or effluent collecting tank, which is a 3-inch PVC pipe.

3.3 Water Quality

The Ila Safari lodge has an on-site water treatment plant which is used for treating surface water drawn from the Kafue River. The treatment plant consists of the following components:

• One tank packed with filter media • One tank packed with activated carbon • Chlorine tank and a dose pump • Pipe networks Two samples for treated tap water were collected for physical, chemical and biological analysis respectively. The purpose for collecting the water samples was to ascertain or confirm the quality of portable water being used at the lodge and also the efficiency of water treatment plant. The laboratory results confirmed that the water being used at the lodge very safe for drinking and meets both Zambian and World Health Organisation drinking standards. See attached results in appendix 2.

3.4 Air quality

Visual observation of air quality assessments were conducted on site as part of this study. This observational assessment showed that air quality in this area was generally good and clean as observed from the clear surroundings and no dust settling on tree leaves. This was without any noticeable bush fire smoke and dust emissions from nearby environments. However, only a few wind erosions particulates could seldomily observed. The tree leaves and other flora in the surrounding environments were also free from dust an indication of good air quality as eluded to earlier on.

3.5 Vibration & Noise levels

They are no significant sources of noise pollution and vibrations in the environs surrounding Ila Safari lodge, apart from occasional sources such as simple machines operating at the lodge workshop.

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3.7 Flora

The project site of about 20×20 meters had no trees and was only surrounded by few shrubs and grass. This vegetation extends the Miombo (with three dominant genera of tree; Brachystegia, Julbernadia and Isoberlina) and Mopani woodlands (dominated by Colophospermum mopane) that generally characterise the Kafue National Park. The location of the Ila Safari Lodge in the national park however is characterised with Mopani woodlands and a thin belt of evergreen forests at the banks of the Kafue River.

3.8 Fauna

The fauna species found in the project site are generally the wildlife species of the Kafue National Park. The park has a superb range of antelopes as well as large herds of red lechwe and puku, with smaller groups of zebras and blue wildebeest. Kudus, bushbucks, elands, reedbucks, duikers, grysboks and waterbucks are also frequently seen in this national park. With Lions also widespread all over the park, the Kafue River and its tributaries are also a hive of activity and home to pods of hippopotami and crocodiles. Elephants are commonly seen particular along the Kafue River and leopards remain very common throughout the forest of the park.

The park is also habitat to a number of birds. The plethora of bird species in the Kafue houses stands at over 500 recorded species. Some notable ticks in the Kafue are: Pel’s Fishing Owl (Scotopelia peli), Black-cheeked Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis), Chaplin’s Barbet (Lybius chaplini), Wattled Crowned Crane (Grus carunculata), African Fin-foot (Podica senegalensis), Bohm’s Bee-eaters (Merops boehmi), and many others.

Figure 11: Surrounding areas vegetation

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4. DISCUSSION

Since Ila Safari Lodge is an isolated area with no municipal wastewater reticulation system nearby, a small on-site wastewater treatment plant to treat a small volume of domestic wastewater (sewage) from the lodge has been set up. This is to reduce the polluting strength of sewage, and thereby protecting the surrounding environment. Sewage is a complex mixture of natural inorganic and organic materials with a small proportion of man-made substances. The main source of pollution in sewage is human excreta with smaller contributions from food preparation, personal washing, laundry, and surface drainage. Drainage Type

The lodge has a separate sewer system, and with less or no possibility of infiltration, surface and storm water entering the sewer. Therefore, there is less or no dilution effect of surface and storm water on domestic wastewater. Moreover, the daily fluctuation in flow and strength of sewage will be much less at the treatment plant. Composition of sewage

Domestic wastewater (sewage) composition is normally measured in terms of BOD5, COD, suspended solids, and ammonia content. This is because it is from these basic determinants that its polluting strength is assessed.

Sources of Wastewater At Ila Safari Lodge, wastewater comes from three main sources. Approximately a third of the volume comes from the toilet, a third from personal washing via the wash basin, bath, and shower, and a third from other sources such as washing up, laundry, food and drink preparation. Strength of Domestic Wastewater (Sewage) The strength of sewage varies widely and depends on such factors as per capita water usage, infiltration, surface and storm water, and local habits or social customs, supply water characteristics, water availability, and population size. The strength of sewage from Ila Safari Lodge is likely to vary slightly because of the separate sewer system in place, the customers’ habits and 24/7 of drinking water supply. Volume of Domestic Wastewater (Sewage) Generated from Ila Safari Lodge The amount of wastewater produced per capita can be estimated quite accurately from the specific water consumption. And this varies from place to place depending on the standard of living and availability of water supply. Nevertheless, the absolute minimum quantity of wastewater produced per person (per capita), without any excess water, is 4 litres per day.

Table 1: Volume and Composition of Human Faeces and Urine (Gloyna 1971).

Faeces Urine

Moist weight per capita per day 135–270 g 1.0–1.3 kg Dry weight per capital per day 35–70 g 50–70 g Moisture content 66–80% 93–96% Organic matter content (dry basis) 88–97% 65–85%

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where slurry will be collected as semi-solid or dewatered to form a solid cake or mass, was constructed. Furthermore, the client was advised to construct a simple wetland with plants of high nitrogen and phosphorus uptake so that the ground water and surface waters can be protected against possible contamination.

5. SAFETY ISSUES

Construction and operation is related to a number of important safety issues, potential risks and hazards for humans, animals and the environment. Taking proper precautions and safety measures have the aim of avoiding any risks and hazardous situations, and contribute to ensuring a safe operation of the plant. Under certain conditions, biogas in combination with air can form an explosive gas mixture. The risk of fire and explosion is particularly high close to digesters and gas reservoirs. Therefore, specific safety measures must be guaranteed during construction and operation of biogas plants. During the assessment, no potential fire risks were identified as the area surrounding the biogas plant was well cleared, and there were no electric devices or anything that can cause ignition. However, the operator was advised to ensure that the gas pipes and safety pipes are installed accordingly in order to avoid risks associated with biogas production.

5.1 Recommendations

To meet safety standards and other essential precautions for Biogas production, the recommendation to be adopted include the following: ü Samples of influents should be collected and taken for analysis biannually, to determine the composition and the concentration of parameters present in the domestic wastewater being treated. ü Samples of effluent from the overflow tank should be collected and analysed to ascertain if the digester is capable of degrade the contaminants in the domestic wastewater and ultimately meeting the discharge standards in terms of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (COD)/

Chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Phosphorus, Ammonium (NH4). ü Use biodegradable eco-friendly toilet cleaners (detergents). ü Construction of a simple wetland to further reduce the effluent nutrients concentration from the overflow tank. ü All feeders and pipes carrying waste effluent should be regularly monitored to ensure that they are tightly sealed and do not discharge any contaminating matter to the surrounding environment. ü Gas pipes should also be tightly sealed and regularly monitored so that they do not escape without being burned. This will reduce on the effects of exposing potent and Greenhouse

gases (CO2 and CH4) to environment. ü Tightly sealing of the gas pipes will also reduce on the occurrence of negative gas pressure which occurs if too much gas is removed or leaked and hence causing an explosion. To further mitigate such occurrences, fire extinguishers will be placed at appropriate places of the lodge encase of any fire explosion. ü Cover the slurry drying tank with hard wire mesh to avoid wild animals drinking from the tank during rain season.

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6. CONCLUSION

The biogas plant at Ila Lodge was well constructed by using recommended materials that were mixed according to standard mixing ratios.

Considering the rationale behind the setting up of the biogas plant, which is primarily treatment of domestic wastewater and ultimately extraction of biogas, it is ideal to state that the set-up system is attains both objectives while meeting the required minimum environmental and safety standards. Henceforth, based on the assessment findings and recommendations adopted in this report, the establishment and operations of the Biogas plant at Ila Safaris Lodge is validated to meet all essential environmental and safety standards, regulations and laws of Zambia.

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APPENDIX: WATER ANALYSIS RESULTS

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APPENDIX: CERTIFICATION

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Batch A

Document 6.07

Batch A

Document 6.09 3 8 Construction of the farm, purchases a,b 1

A: Revised by RVO by administrative Decision DPSI1606ALAGU of February 4, 2016 B: Revised by RVO by administrative Decision DPSI1606FH6LU of May 3, 2016

Table 2: Updated Hardware List Result Item # Item Qty Price (€) Amount (€) 2 1 Electric Land Rover 2 2a Engineering vehicles 2 2b Engineering biogas installation 3 3 Construction cost, including land- preparation, furniture and fittings, staff accommodation, workshops and road- construction 3 4 Game drive vehicles 3 5 eBoat 3 6 Solar equipment 3 7 Biogas installation 3 8 Construction of the farm, purchase and installation of equipment

D. Lessons Learnt, external factors, investment climate and economic sustainability

External factors and problems Most delays in the project have been caused by: • The partner-change, which has already been reported extensively. • The local bureaucracy, in particular with getting all the required paperwork (permits etc) in order. We did expect a more active role of the Dutch Embassy (which was closed during the project) to assist in some matters related to the Zambian Government. This might be something to consider for future projects: to properly introduce the Dutch Investors with the backing of the Dutch Government at the right levels of the local Government, to increase the speed of processing the necessary paperwork.

Investment climate In the implementation of the project we encountered substantial issues related to the investment climate: • Delays, risks and complications regarding the required paperwork (permits et cetera). Unfortunately it was beyond our ability to counter this. All we could do was be patient and explain again and again. • Despite the waiver that was granted by the Zambian Investment Agency we were charged importation duties by the Zambian Revenue Authority. This was to our surprise and protests raised did not help.

Follow-up financing Three categories of follow-up financing can be distinguished: 1. Follow-up financing to cover the exceeded hardware budget for this PSI-project. The total investment for this

Final Report PSI12/ZM/21 (Green Safaris) - page 7 Batch A

Document 6.10 Green Safaris Green Investments Total Investments 1 Elandy Land+roads 2 Engineering Lodges/Boma 2 Biogas Intsallations 3 construction * Vehicles/ 5 eBoat Labour 6 Solar Projectmgt/TA 7 Bio-Installation Farm 8 Farm

Total Green Investments Total Investments

* of construction hardware for sustainability-measures (sandbag-building, water reticulation, etc) * 33% of construction hardware for sustainability-measures (sandbag-buil Batch A

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