REACH

TA 4333-INO: Gas Generation from Waste

Objectives:

The goal of the TA is to support sustainable development. The specific objectives of the TA are to (i) improve integrated waste management practices in the palm oil industry and (ii) evaluate the potential of palm oil mill (POM) waste as a renewable and commercially viable source of clean energy. The TA will

1. establish a waste management framework for the palm oil industry,
2. conduct a technical and economic assessment of different alternatives for energy recovery and conversion from POM waste,
3. develop a sustainable plan for effective waste management and energy capture for a cluster of public and private sector POMs,
4. evaluate the potential social and environmental benefits of improved waste management practices, and
5. assess the need for further ADB support for energy generation from waste.

1. Review of solid waste management practices in the palm oil sector;
2. Assessment of technologies available for waste management in POMs, including those for collection and use of methane gas from wastewater;
3. Identification of a process to facilitate transfer of such technologies;
4. Development of methane recovery and use from POM effluent as potential clean development mechanism (CDM) projects;
5. Conversion and transmission options for surplus energy from a POM cluster and evaluation of their viability; and
6. Implementation plan to market surplus energy produced from POM waste.

Deliverables (v) and (vi) would include preparing a feasibility report on recovering energy from POM waste for a cluster of POM, including an evaluation of the options to directly feed recovered methane into the local gas network, generate electricity for local consumption and/or wheel electricity to the grid, or develop a local network to distribute electricity. The TA will also assess the impact of suggested interventions on the local population, including indigenous people.

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Status

• The Executing Agency signed the TA letter on 4 November 2004.
• The consultants commenced work on 15 June 2005 and Consultant’s contract was signed on 15 June 2005. Notice to proceed was issued and consultants commenced work on the same day.
• Inception report was received on 18 August 2005 and a tripartite meeting to discuss the report was held on 29 August 2005.
• During the last quarter of 2005, project definition visits and technology intervention discussions were held to determine the most suitable technology for each palm oil mill (POM) as well as the potential clusters. Eight potential technology interventions were identified.