Project

Sustainable Business Models for Biogas Production from Organic Municipal Solid Waste

Lead country

Argentina

Participating countries

Argentina

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From January 23, 2017 to June 30, 2022

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  2. 12.5 Reduce waste generation through reduction, recycling, reuse
  3. 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy

Project ID: 5345

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Renewable Energy

Sub-area(s)

  • Type: Thermal
  • Resource: Biomass
  • Resource: Waste (municipal)

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Energy
  • Oil, gas and fuels
  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches
  • Support functions

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Management operation
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Institutional framework
  • Alternative energy sources
  • Demonstration sites/Pilot
  • Waste management
  • Energy finance
  • Technical capacity building

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Sci-tech pathway
  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Reduce exposure
  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  • 12.5 Reduce waste generation through reduction, recycling, reuse
  • 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Public-private partnership
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The Project envisages demonstrating the potential of biogas (including landfill gas) for energy generation from organic municipal solid waste for medium-sized urban centers in Argentina. The project will develop and optimize effective business models for energy production as part of integrated waste management under the national GIRSU programme. Three to four small-scale biogas energy systems will be procured and demonstrated in selected municipalities. The Project is focused on electricity generation for self-supply with sales of surplus energy to the grid, but also envisages demonstrating biogas production for heat (including cogeneration) and biomethane production. The Project will deliver electricity from renewable energy sources (biogas) for approx. 21,000 people, thereby avoiding a total of 575 kton CO2eq over lifetime of the pilots projects.

Objectives

To introduce biogas technologies for energy generation as part of the National Strategy for integrated municipal waste management.

USD $2,854,849

Grant amount

USD $12,745,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,854,849)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Argentina

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

MSW-based biogas energy technologies are incorporated in the national GIRSU programme for deployment in municipal and regional waste plants.

 Indicators:

(A) Achieved direct GHG emission reductions by pilot biogas energy plants and replication (ton CO2eq/yr);
(B) Policy and regulatory framework for MSW-based biogas energy supported;
(C) Number of public-private partnerships exploiting MSW-based biogas established;
(D) Number of people served by the electricity produced by pilot biogas energy plants and replication (-).
(1a) Number of municipalities with MSW-based biogas energy projects covered by the GIRSU programme (-);
(1b) Number of national programmes and policies adopting MSW-based biogas energy as a relevant option (-);
(1c) Number of policy and regulatory proposals developed and adopted (-);
(2a) Installed electricity generating capacity of MSW-based biogas pilot projects (MW);
(2b) Annual volume of electric energy produced by biogas pilots (MWh/yr);
(2c) Financing mobilized for investment in MSW-based biogas energy systems (US$);
(2d) Number of people trained and employed for MSW-based biogas energy generation (m/f).
(3a) Mid-term review (1); and follow-up on recommendations to enhance project effectiveness and sustainability (1);
(3b) Terminal Evaluation document (-).
Outcome 2:

Demonstration biogas energy technologies using MSW feedstock are procured and fully operational
Outcome 3:

The Monitoring & Evaluation plan for the Project has been implemented.
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