JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final Report

MOEJ/GEC JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014
Summary of the Final Report“Introduction of Waste to Energy Plant in Yangon City”(Implementing Entity: JFE Engineering Corporation)
1．Overview of the Proposed JCM Project1, Pollution Control and Cleansing Department (PCCD), Yangon City Development
Committee (YCDC) : Counterpart of Project in Host Country

Study partners

2, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd. : Subcontractor for JCM
methodology development
3, JFE Techno-Research Corporation : Subcontractor for Preliminary Research

Project site
Category of
project

Yangon City, Myanmar
Waste, Biomass
Through the introduction of a Waste to Energy plant, the reduction of CH4

Description ofproject

emissions from landfill disposal site, and the substitution of the fossil fuel-based
electricity will reduce GHG emission, improve electricity shortage and achieve
appropriate waste treatment.

Japan
Expected project
implementer

Initial investment
Annualmaintenance cost
Willingness toinvestment
Financial plan ofproject

JFE Engineering Corporation

Host country

Pollution Control and Cleansing Department (PCCD), Yangon

City Development Committee (YCDC)
Date of
October, 2015
1,920,000,000JPY groundbreaking
93,000,000JPY
Basically approved

Construction
period18 Months

Date of projectcommencement

April, 2017

The initial investment and operation cost will be covered in their totality by Yangon
city’s budget subject to the obtention of the relevant JCM subsidy

4,663 tCO2e；GHG emission reductions at 4th year after project start (2020)

GHG emission
reductions

GHG emission reductions

4,663 tCO2e

Reference emissions

12,073 tCO2e(CH4 emissions from landfill site)(7,496 tCO2e)(CO2 emissions from electricity)(4,576 tCO2e)

Project emissions

7,409 tCO2e(CO2 emissions from waste incineration)(4,913 tCO2e)(N2O emissions from waste incineration)(369 tCO2e)

Ⅰ－13

JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final Report(CO2 emissions from electricity)(CO2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption)(2,102 tCO2e)(26 tCO2e)

2. Study Contents(1) Project development and implementation
1) Project planninga. Project Background:Throughout the discussions between the Pollution Control and Cleansing Department (PCCD) at Yangon
City Development Committee (YCDC) and JFE Engineering Corporation (JFE) after the completion of the“Feasibility Study of Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Waste to Energy (WTE) Plant in Greater
Yangon (2012, 2013)”, JFE’s proposal of the introduction of a Waste to Energy Plant under the “JCM (theJoint Crediting Mechanism) Model Project” scheme, has been deemed optimal by PCCD for the optimizationof the solid waste management system in Yangon City.

b. Project Description:
The proposed project plans to introduce a Waste to Energy Plant at a Yangon City-owned site near the
Mingalardon temporary waste dumping site, located 35km north from central area of the city. The Plant will
incinerate 60tons/day of municipal solid waste which are currently dumped into two adjacent temporary
waste dumping sites (Mingalardon and Shwe Pyi Thar). The waste heat from the incinerator will be utilized
to generate electricity through a steam turbine generator. The introduction of the proposed Plant will achieve
the reduction of the CH4 emissions from the landfill sites; and the substitution of the electricity generated
through fossil fuel combustion will further reduce GHG emissions.

Ⅰ－14

JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final Report

Site of Studyc. Project Implementation Scheme:
The project implementation body will be comprised of the Pollution Control and Cleansing Department(PCCD), Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC),
and with JFE Engineering Corporation. Together, they will cooperate in the development of a project plan,
financial plan, MRV structure etc.
d. Planned initial investment:
1,920,000,000JPY (1MMK=0.12JPY, 1USD=119.61JPY)
Half the amount of initial investment (8 billion Myanmar Kyat) will be financed by YCDC’s budget subject
to the obtention of the JCM subsidy program.

e. Planned annual maintenance cost:
1st year

2nd year and later

Expense

153 million JPY

108 million JPY

Income15 million JPY

15 million JPY

Balance

138 million JPY

93 million JPY

2) Permits and Licenses for the project development and implementation
According to YCDC, the relevant permits and authorizations for the construction of the Plant will beobtained through the existing draft document of Building Standards Law of Myanmar.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Law is not yet officially established in Myanmar. However, atthe time of the investment permit application required by the Foreign Investment Law, the Draft of Law will
be applicable as the guideline for the EIA. YCDC has already appointed The Myanmar Engineering Society(MES) to carry out the EIA for the Project.

3) Advantage of Japanese technology
The Waste to Energy technology in Japan is a very well established waste treatment technology with morethan 300 track records, dating as far back as 1965 when the first such plant was constructed. Today these

Ⅰ－15

JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final Reportplants generate 7.21 billion kwh/year since the first plant in 1965.

Recently, Chinese, Korean and Indian companies have entered the business of waste treatment facility
development. However, the Japanese Waste to Energy has obtained remarkable reviews due to its advanced
technology which is capable of achieving the reduction in the emission of various pollutants, such as
Dioxins.

Although the initial investment for the installation of a Waste to Energy facility with Japanese technology isusually higher than that related to Chinese, Korean or Indian technologies, this higher initial investment canbe overcome through JCM subsidy or another financial supporting scheme. In addition, a Japanese Waste to
Energy Plant can be stably and safely operated for a long period of time, thereby rendering Japanese WTE
plants economical in long-termed lifecycle cost.

4) MRV structure
The project plans to monitor the following items:
1)

Amount of waste (wet basis);2)

Fraction of each waste type (wet basis);3)

Gross electricity generated and sold by the project facility;

4)

Gross electricity purchased by the project facility; and5)

Quantity of auxiliary fossil fuel consumption.

For all monitoring items, manuals will be prepared to give instructions on the proper placement of measuring
equipment, measurement, and recording to ensure appropriate monitoring. The draft structural scheme of the
MRV structure including operation management is presented to the Yangon city and there is a mutual
understanding that the city personnel would play a main role in the operation of the plant. In particular, staff
will collect data recorded through measuring equipment, a team leader will confirm, approve and report to
the responsible division for archiving the date.

As operation management of a Waste to Energy Plant and a management of the JCM project are a new
initiative to personnel of the Yangon city, capacity building will be given to both staff and management level
personnel of the Yangon city in parallel to the project construction period. In addition, during the test run ofthe plant, staff of JFE Engineering will provide on-the-job training.

5) Environmental integrity and Sustainable development in host country
Besides considering the current draft of regulations and laws in Myanmar, the proposed Waste to Energy
Plant will include technologies and facilities which will perform in accordance to the strictly regulated
Japanese emission standards.

This Project will achieve the reduction of the environmental impact, such as air pollution and water pollution

Ⅰ－16

JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final Reportwith an appropriate waste management system. In addition, the Leapfrog Development to Low-Carbon andRecycle-Oriented society will be materialized in Yangon City. Two small sized Waste to Energy Plants(about 50tpd each) and one large sized Plant are also planned to be introduced in the future.

The impact of GHG emission reduction by the materialization of Waste to Energy Plants is expected to
expand in other large cities in Myanmar, such as the one million-populated Mouramyain City or the 0.3
million Mandalay City, because waste management issues have gradually begun surfacing. Implementationof this Project will be expected to facilitate the introduction of Waste to Energy Plants in other cities in
Myanmar, thereby realizing Myanmar’s nationwide sustainable development through the reduction ofenvironmental impact and fossil fuel consumption.

6) Toward project realization (planned schedule and possible obstacles to be overcome)
The Project planning will be construed considering the Project to start from September 2015 subject to theobtention of the relevant JCM subsidy. Toward project materialization, there are mainly two issues to besettled:The first issue is the progress of JCM Agreement between Myanmar and Japan.
YCDC and MOECAF (Ministry of Environment Conservation and Forestry) have acknowledged that thisProject will have the highest priority under the JCM scheme. However,there is no detailed information

about the actual progress of the signing of the JCM agreement.
Currently, unofficial information expects the agreement to be finalized in the first half of 2015 fiscal year.

The second issue is the provision of the capacity building for operation and maintenance of the Plant,
including MRV.
The training program is currently planned for both of the manager class and workers class. However, it isexpected that the period of the program will be long and the cost will be high due to the relative inexperienceof the participants in Waste to Energy Plant management.

(2) JCM methodology development
1) Eligibility criteria
This methodology sets the following eligibility criteria. Justifications for each criterion are explained below.

Criterion 1

Table: draft eligibility criteria and their justification
Criterion
Justification
The project newly installs an As the methodology calculates emission reductions resulting
incinerator, waste heat recovery from installation of a Waste to Energy Plant, the following
boiler, exhaust gas treatment provisions were introduced: installation of an incinerator,
equipment and turbine generator.
waste heat recovery boiler and turbine generator. The
methodology is only applicable to greenfield projects because
it assumes the BaU case as open dumping of waste. In

Ⅰ－17

JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final Report

Criterion

Criterion 2

Criterion 3

Criterion 4

Criterion 5

Criterion
6*

Justification
addition, in view of environmental integrity, to prevent
negative impacts to the atmosphere, installation of exhaust gas
treatment equipment is required.
The project incinerates fresh Since the methodology is targeted at Methane (CH4) emission
municipal
solid
waste
and reductions, the project is required to directly incinerate waste.
generates electricity from steam Further, as the methodology also deals with Carbon Dioxide
produced in a boiler which uses
(CO2) emission reductions from the replacement of electricity,heat of incineration.
a provision was set for the project to utilize heat from waste
incineration to generate electricity.
The project facility is constructed This criterion was set because the methodology does not cover
within the municipality where the change in GHG emissions resulting from changes inwaste to be incinerated by the distance of incinerated ash transportation due to the installation
project is generated.
of waste incineration plants.
The fraction of energy generated If electricity generation due to fossil fuel firing surpasses thatby auxiliary fossil fuels in a of waste incineration, such electricity generation should beconstruction design document is regarded as fossil fuel fired generation.
planned to be not more than 50 %of the total energy generated in theincinerator
duringnormaloperation.
Electricity generated is exported to This criterion was introduced to ensure the replacement of grida grid or used for displacing or fossil fuel fired captive power generation.
captive fossil fuel fired power
generator.
Emissions of NO2 and CO at thestack of incinerator are designed to This criterion was set to confirm a proper control ofbe less than or equal to the incineration of the plant through the concentration of Nitrous
followinglevels:NO2
Oxide (NO2) and Carbon Oxygen (CO) at the tail-end of the(230mg/m3@11%Oxgen(O2)) andstack of the facility.
CO (42mg/m3@11%O2)

2) Calculation of GHG emissions (including reference and project emissions)a) Establishment of reference emissions
Projects assumed under this methodology incinerate waste and utilize its heat from incineration to generate
electricity. In Myanmar, waste is open dumped in dump sites. In recent years, land available for dump sites isdecreasing which led to consideration of volume reduction of waste, however, since the cost of installing
plants is expensive, without financial assistance, waste incinerators would not be installed, thus in the BaU,
waste is open dumped. At the same time, in the BaU case, the same amount of electricity generated by the
project would have been produced using fossil fuels.
Reference emissions mainly consist of CH4 emissions from open dumping of waste and CO2 emissions fromfossil fuels which would have been fired to generate the same amount of net electricity generated by the
project. To estimate reference emissions conservatively in the methodology, two methods are considered: acertain discount factor is multiplied to CH4 emissions and CO2 emissions and set conservative values forparameters to calculate CH4. As a result of the consideration, a discount factor was applied to estimate
reference emissions conservatively. As another option for assuring conservativeness, to set the model
correction factor for CH4 emissions at a conservative value is proposed in addition to application of the
discount factor.

Ⅰ－18

JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final Reportb) Calculation of reference emissions
Calculation method of reference emissions is developed taking into consideration the baseline emission
calculation method of the approved methodology of the CDM, ACM0022 “Alternative waste treatment
processes”. As shown in the below equation, a discount factor (DFRATE) is multiplied to the sum of CH4
emissions (RECH4,p) from open dumped waste and CO2 emissions (REelec,p) from fossil fuels which would
have been fired to generate the same amount of net electricity generated by the project. The discount factor isderived by subtracting ratio of the amount of intermediately treated waste to the amount of all waste
generated in the municipality where waste to be incinerated by the project is generated from 1.
𝐑𝐄𝐩 = (𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐇𝟒,𝐩 + 𝐑𝐄𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜,𝐩 ) × 𝐃𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 = 𝟏 − 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄
The equation for calculating CH4 emissions from open dump sites is based on the monthly calculation option
used in the methodological tool of the CDM, “Emissions from solid waste disposal sites”. As shown in the
below equation, the amount of degradable organic carbon in waste is multiplied by respective factors such as
degree of decomposition.
𝐩_𝐞𝐧𝐝

𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐇𝟒,𝐩 =∑{𝛗 × (𝟏 − 𝐟) ∙ 𝐆𝐖𝐏𝐂𝐇𝟒 ∙ (𝟏 − 𝐎𝐗) ∙𝐦=𝐩_𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐤𝐣∙ ∑ ∑ 𝐖𝐣,𝐢 ∙ 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐣 ∙ 𝐞−𝟏𝟐
𝐢=𝟏

(𝐦−𝐢)

𝟏𝟔
∙ 𝐅 ∙ 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐟 ∙ 𝐌𝐂𝐅
𝟏𝟐𝐤𝐣∙ (𝟏 − 𝐞−𝟏𝟐 )}𝐣

As shown in the below equation, CO2 emissions from fossil fuels which would have been fired to generate
the same amount of net electricity generated by the project is calculated from multiplying the amount ofelectricity generated and sold by the project and the emission factor of electricity.
𝐑𝐄𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜,𝐩 = 𝐄𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜,𝐩 × 𝐄𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜c) Calculation of project emissions
Calculation method of project emissions is developed taking into consideration the project emission
calculation method of the approved methodology of the CDM, ACM0022 “Alternative waste treatment
processes”. As shown in the below equation, project emissions are the sum of CO2 emissions fromcombustion of fossil waste (PECOM_CO2,p), N2O emissions from combustion of waste (PECOM_N2O,p), CO2
emissions from electricity consumption (PEEC,p) and fossil fuel consumption (PEFC,p). Furthermore, CH4emissions associated with waste incineration are negligibly small in terms of quantity and excluded from the
project emission calculation. Moreover, emissions associated with waste water treatment are not included as
the project assumed under this methodology does not discharge waste water.
𝐏𝐄𝐩 = 𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌_𝐂𝐎𝟐,𝐩 + 𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌_𝐍𝟐𝐎,𝐩 + 𝐏𝐄𝐄𝐂,𝐩 + 𝐏𝐄𝐅𝐂,𝐩3) Data and parameters fixed ex ante
Project specific values fixed ex ante or parameters which were fixed with default values are listed below. For
each parameter, consideration was made on its content and possibility of setting conservative values. As aresult, the discount factor is applied in the proposed methodology for assuring conservativeness. As anotheroption for assuring conservativeness, the model correction factor φ was set conservatively taking into
consideration the situation of Myanmar.

Ⅰ－19

JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final Report

Table: Project specific values fixed ex ante
Parameter

RATE

MCF

EFelecWC

EFN2O

NCVfuelParameterφf
GWPCH4OX
F

Description
Justification
Ratio of the amountofintermediately The parameter is for calculating the discount rate of the situation of waste
treated waste to the treatment in the project site. The parameter is fixed ex ante. The parameter isamount of all waste decided based on the ratio of the amount of intermediately treated waste to thegenerated in the amount of all waste generated in the municipality where waste to bemunicipality where incinerated by the project. It is estimated at the time of validation or the startwaste
tobe of operation, whichever comes earlier, using data or information provided
incinerated by the from the municipality.
project is generated
Select one of the followings taking into consideration the situation of the
project.
Methane correction
In Yangon City: Default value of 0.8
factorIn other places in Myanmar: Estimate using the equation in the methodology
or select the applicable value from the following: 1.0, 0.5, 0.8 or 0.4.
Select one of the followings taking into consideration the situation of the
project.
For grid electricity: The value available from PDD of the most recently
Emission factor forregistered CDM project hosted in Myanmar or the calculated value using theelectricity
latest version of the “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity
generation
system” under the CDM at the time of validation.
For captive electricity: The most recent value available from CDM approved
small scale methodology AMS-I.A.
Water content of Decided based on sampling survey conducted on waste intended to be treated
wasteby the project.
Select one from the following default values taking into consideration thesituation of the project.
Emission factor for Default values for EFN2O:
N2O
associated Type of waste/ Technology/Management practice/ EFN2O (tN2O/t waste wet
with incinerationbasis)
MSW/ Continuous and semicontinuous incinerators/ 1.21*50*10-6
MSW/ Batch-type incinerators/ 1.21*60*10-6
Net calorific value Decided based on invoice or other commercial evidence / contracts of fossil
of fuelfuel.
Table: Default values
Justification
Decided from CDM Methodological Tool “Emissions from solid waste
Modelcorrection disposal sites” taking into consideration the situation of Myanmar. If thefactoroption for ensuring conservativeness is employed, the conservative value isselected from the default values in the tool.
Fraction of methane Set as zero taking into consideration the situation of Myanmar. Based on
captured at the current situation of Myanmar, options such as monitoring, project specific
SWDS
value fixed ex ante, or higher default value may be selected.
GlobalWarming
Set from IPCC AR4. It is appropriate.
Potential of CH4
The default value from the CDM methodological tool. Use of this value is
Oxidation factor
appropriate.
Fraction of methane The default value from the CDM methodological tool. A conservative value
Description

Ⅰ－20

JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final Reportin the SWDS gas

may be selected taking into consideration a range of uncertainty described in2006 IPCC guidelines.

DOCf

Fractionofdegradable organic The default value from the CDM methodological tool. A conservative valuecarbon (DOC) that may be selected taking into consideration a range of uncertainty described indecomposes in the 2006 IPCC guidelines.
SWDS

DOCj

Fractionof The default value from the CDM methodological tool. A conservative value
degradable organic may be selected taking into consideration a range of uncertainty described incarbon in waste
2006 IPCC guidelines.

kj

Decay rate

The default value from the CDM methodological tool. A conservative value

EFFCOM
FCCj

FFCj

GWPN2OEFCO2,fuelmay be selected taking into consideration a range of uncertainty described in2006 IPCC guidelines.
Combustion
The default value from 2006 IPCC guidelines. The value is already the mostefficiency
ofconservative one.
incinerator
Fraction of carbon The default value from ACM0022 “Alternative waste treatment processes”. It
content in waste
is difficult to make it more conservative.
Fraction of fossil
carbon in total The default value from ACM0022 “Alternative waste treatment processes”. It
carbon content of is difficult to make it more conservative.
waste
GlobalWarming
Set from IPCC AR4. It is appropriate.
Potential of N2OCO2emission The default value from 2006 IPCC guidelines. Use of this value isfactor of fuelappropriate.

Ⅰ－21

JCM Feasibility Study (FS) 2014 – Final ReportⅠ－22