Deadline: 28-Aug-20
In the ECOWAS Region, most countries face the challenges of municipal waste collection and disposal. While the municipalities continue facing the challenges of waste management, the urban populations however continue to grow by the day and thereby compounding the existing problems.
The challenges of municipal waste management are characterized by the lack of adequate and sustainable infrastructural services, especially in the new and ever expanding settlements. One of the services that are severely hampering the development of these expanding settlements is the unavailability of adequate energy services.
The ECOWAS region continues to face interrelated challenges of energy access, energy security and climate change mitigation and adaptation, which are intertwined with the region’s economic development.
Objective of the EOI
The objective of this EOI is to select a maximum of 6 WTE projects from municipal waste from cities in ECOWAS member states to carry out pre-feasibility studies. The pre-feasibility study will among other things:
- Assess the amount of waste generated in selected cities in terms of the quantity and quality;
- Assess the waste management system in terms of the collection, transportation, and disposal mechanisms and its sustainability;
- Propose sustainable options for better waste management systems for the city;
- Provide scenarios on the possible options for generation of energy from the information and data collected/available;
The Approach
In an effort to seek solution to address these problems, ECREEE would explore various waste management options that could generate energy from the ‘waste’. These options include:
- Direct combustion of the waste to generate steam in boilers for electricity generation.
- Use of gasification/pyrolytic furnaces to generate steam in boilers for electricity generation.
- Landfill Gas requires special preparation of land to be filled with MSW to produce gas that can be used for power generation or otherwise. It requires engineering skills in the preparations to ensure successful operation and the capture of the gas.
- Biogas from bio-digesters from sorted vegetative waste. The gas can be used for power generation or otherwise.
Who can apply?
This call for projects is intended for promoters of public and private projects as well as other stakeholders involved in Management of Municipal Solid Waste:
- Public promoters of PPP projects or public / utility projects; mainly municipalities with the involvement of the ministry in charge of energy and that in charge of public health according to the institutional frameworks of the countries.
- Private developers with municipal waste management agreements.
Selection criteria
Applications from these candidates will be selected based on the following criteria:
- The priority nature of the project in national planning
- The project must have:
- a minimum concept note for projects requiring a pre-feasibility study
- and a pre-feasibility study for projects requiring a feasibility study
- Other maturity indicators could include the fact that the promoter has obtained exclusivity on the municipal waste constituting the raw material of his project, the land as well as the necessary permits and licenses or that he has concluded a preliminary agreement with government (if necessary).
- Experience and qualification of the promoter (the project team) for this type of project.
- Geographic equity and diversity – coverage of a maximum number of ECOWAS Member States.
For more information, visit http://www.ecreee.org/procurement/expression-interest-eoi-development-municipal-waste-energy-projects-cleaner-cities
