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The Indonesian Domestic Biogas Programme (IDBP), in Indonesia better known as the BIRU Programme, started in May 2009, and has gradually built up its staff which currently counts around 28 persons. When fully developed the BIRU programme will employ around 56 team members, will have up to 30 construction partners with ca. 240 masons and supervisors, aiming at developing the biogas sector able to build at least 8,000 biogas plants before the end of 2012. This report gives the progress to date on the different subjects; Construction progress; Partner engagement; Promotion; Quality Control; Training; Bio-slurry extension; Research and development; Cooperation with the government; Monitoring and evaluation; Market studies in potential target areas (Lombok, Bali, South Sulawesi).