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 Develop outreach activities to promote this environmentally sound non-conventional energy source,
Document the existing experiences in LAC and selected cities elsewhere,
Contribute to the implementation of a regional
approach aimed at maximum reduction
of methane emissions and the development
of carbon trading opportunities, and
Establish
a cooperation and information network
(Env Canada, USEPA, ISWA, AIDIS, etc)
Utilize
it as a tool to introduce improvement
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 The proposal takes a phased approach.
The first phase aims to assist LCR
client countries to better understand
the best practice business models
and institutional arrangements for
development of non-conventional energy
sources at large city landfills in
the LAC region by means of LFG recovery
and utilization systems, with a corresponding
reduction in methane and carbon dioxide
emissions. This would be accomplished
through documentation and dissemination
of best practices and sound technical
guidance. Discussions with the task
teams of the two LAC pilot LFG-to-energy
projects, which still have to be implemented,
indicate that there is a lack of already-compiled,
easily-accessible knowledge about
this subject. The second phase aims
to identify potential new projects
which could form the basis of a regional
Bank program and carry out pre-investment
work at each site. |
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 Addressing ESMAP Objectives |
 This
proposal will address the energy and environment
nexus at the regional level through the reduction
of GHG emissions to the atmosphere (through reduced
methane emissions from municipal landfills and reduced
carbon dioxide emissions from displaced fossil fuel
use when LFG is used for energy purposes). Using
LFG as a non-conventional energy source, a LAC city
of one million population has the potential to generate
about 5.9 MW of electricity. Further, as noted above,
simple estimates indicate that at a regional level,
the power generation potential is about 800MW. To
tap this potential, however, there is a need to
inform local authorities, who would be direct beneficiaries,
about the benefits and feasibility of LFG projects,
provide them guidance on the preparation of LFG
projects and the involvement of the private sector,
and help them understand the underlying business
models and financial engineering including the required
linkages with the energy and environment sectors.
There is also a need to identify three potential
sites, on which pre-investment work could be carried
out, which could be included as components in future
Bank projects. |
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