FEASIBILITY STUDY WASTE TO ENERGY POWER PLANT FOR NAWABGANJ, KERANIGANJ, AND DOHAR

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work (www.giz.de). It operates on behalf of the German Government in 120 countries globally to develop effective solutions that offer people better prospects and improve their living conditions sustainably. In Bangladesh, GIZ has a history of 50 years of collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and other actors in business and society. Renewable energy and energy efficiency are among the priority areas of German development cooperation in Bangladesh.

“Policy Advisory for Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” (PAP) is a project within this priority area, supporting the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) in improving conditions for implementing the green energy transition in the country. In a mutual implementation approach with the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources (MPEMR), the project works to improve the policy and regulatory framework to increase the share of renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) in the power sector, including the improvement of conditions for the dissemination of innovative RE/EE technologies.

Proper waste management is a critical problem worldwide today, especially in cities. In Bangladesh, access to safe disposal of faecal sludge (FS) and solid waste (SW) is very limited and almost non-existent for low-income communities. Effective waste management is one of the main environmental issues in Bangladesh’s metropolitan areas. The country has been experimenting with alternative technologies and administrative procedure reforms over the past few years to find innovative solutions to the problem of waste management.

Against this backdrop, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) requested GIZ Bangladesh to carry out a detailed feasibility study for a waste-to-energy power plant project, considering the available waste from Nawabganj, Keraniganj, and Dohar upazilas. GIZ engaged a national and an international firm to conduct the feasibility study. Fichtner GmbH & Co. was commissioned by GIZ to conduct a feasibility study that examines the general, legal, and economic frameworks concerning the quantities and characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) collected from the upazilas of Nawabganj, Keraniganj, and Dohar. The study aims to identify the appropriate waste-to-energy (WTE) technology for implementation and to develop a project realization roadmap for the establishment of the waste-to-energy facility. Onushandhani Creeds Limited (O.CREEDs) was engaged to analyze the current waste management system in the locations, including estimation of waste generation, waste characterization, sources of solid waste and its physical compositions, evaluation of dumping sites, waste collection and transportation, recommendations for an improved waste collection and transportation system, and a solid waste management framework.

The current general, legal, institutional, and financial framework was found to be adequate for implementing power projects in Bangladesh. However, the existing waste management system in the three upazilas was found to be inadequately managed with low collection rates due to insufficient waste management infrastructure.

A report by the national consultant, O.CREEDs, which formed the basis of this feasibility study, found that only 26% of the total waste generated is collected in Keraniganj and Dohar, and only 0.6% is collected in Nawabganj. With potential improvements in the waste management framework, O.CREEDs projected the waste collection volume to rise from 105 tonnes per day to 348 tonnes per day, representing 55% of the total generated waste. This study considered the projected waste collection figures, and the findings are dependent on the achievement of the improved waste collection rate.

Source:

https://www.nshd.sreda.gov.bd/uploads/p/1721278519.pdf