Morocco - Develop landfill gas assessments, assessment of waste mitigation strategies, and MRV system for the waste sector

Future

started:

2023

This project responds to a request by Morocco’s Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development to provide technical support for feasibility assessments for three major landfills (I.e., Tangier, Rabat, and Casablanca) in Morocco, for the evaluation of methane mitigation strategies for the waste sector and for a proposal for a MRV framework for the waste sector.

Project reference: Morocco - Develop landfill gas assessments, assessment of waste mitigation strategies, and MRV system for the waste sector [MA-22-002]

Objectives

This project will deliver by its completion:

The Moroccan Government has an increased knowledge base for decision making on landfill gas generation and recovery for major landfills.
The Moroccan Government has increased knowledge on opportunities to reduce methane emissions in its waste sector and to liaise with the cities where the landfills are located to move landfill gas projects forward.
The Moroccan Government has increased capacity to measure, verify and report on emissions and emission reductions from its waste sector.

What we're doing

This project will deliver at a minimum:

Technical, financial, and institutional feasibility assessments for 3 major landfills in Morocco, which would include:
- Assessment of existing waste characterization studies of the waste received at the landfills
- Projections of landfill gas generation and recovery
- Conceptual description of landfill gas collection system
- Assessment of landfill gas to energy project options and utilization systems
- Assessment of regulatory framework for landfill gas to energy projects
- Institutional assessment of implementation arrangements including role of relevant municipal authorities
- Economic evaluations of viable options of landfill gas to energy projects
- Assessment of the potential SLCP emissions reductions
Evaluation and recommendation of measures at the country-level for the mitigation of methane emissions from the waste sector, such as, diversion of organic waste for composting
A proposal for an MRV system for waste sector