The QC Experience

and Plans for Carbon Finance

Carbon Finance for Cities: New Opportunities Offered by CDM PoAs
28 September 2009
Quezon City Profile
National Capital Region (Metro Manila)

The QC Experience
Sustainable Solutionsand
for Plans for Carbon Finance
the Environment
Payatas Controlled Disposal Facility

Waste generation: Waste intake at the

approximately PAYATAS CONTROLLED
DISPOSAL FACILITY:
1,800 MT
1,100 tons per day
per day
411 trucks per day

Land Area
Old Mound : 12 has.
New Mound : 10 has.
Final footprint: 30 has.

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The Payatas Challenge
The unmanaged dumping of garbage in Payatas
since the 1970’s made the dumpsite environs
dangerous & unhygienic, with fires due to
spontaneous combustion
breaking out every now and then.

…in July, 2000 the Payatas dumpsite experienced a trash slide

which left more than 250 people dead & several hundreds missing.

The challenge in Payatas

is lessening the environmental impact
of its continuing operation

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The Payatas Challenge

Since 2001, the Quezon City LGU,

under Mayor Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr.,
has made ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
a cornerstone of the City’s drive
towards a
QUALITY COMMUNITY.

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Conversion from Open to Controlled Disposal Facility
*QC is first Metro Manila LGU to gain DENR clearance to convert
dumpsite into controlled waste disposal facility

BEFORE DURING
The City’s major concerns
in Payatas:

environmental health and

safety AFTER

stability of the dumpsite

safety and livelihood needs
of the immediate community
compliance to Republic Act
Engineering interventions were introduced
9003
to restructure, upgrade and ensure the
safety of the dumpsite and lessen its
environmental impact

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Gas-to-Power Generation Project with PNOC-EC
*QC is first in capturing methane gas from the dumpsite
as alternative energy source*

In 2002, the Quezon City and PNOC-EC undertook a study which

showed the feasibility of the extraction of methane gas
from the dumpsite and its conversion to electricity.

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Pilot Methane Power Plant

In 2004, a 100-KW Pilot Power Plant was set up at the disposal facility
to highlight the significance of the technology

PGMA picture:
Inauguration of
100KW pilot plant

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Biogas Emissions Reduction Project
Quezon City signed an agreement with PANGEA Green Energy
on February 14, 2007, for the development and implementation of
the first registered CDM project in solid waste management in the Philippines

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Biogas Emissions Reduction Project
Project Approvals

Host Country Approval Project registered with the UNFCCC

granted on June 2007 CDM Executive Board in 1st February 2008

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Biogas Emissions Reduction Project
Benefits
…elimination or reduction of
explosion or fire hazards
…reduction of odor and
groundwater pollution
…reduction of damage to vegetation
and acceleration of re-use of land
…improves dumpsite stability
…contributes to GHG reduction and
mitigation of global warming
***Estimated emission reduction of
110,000 tCO2e/year from capture
of landfill gas and 0.46 tCO2e/MWh
displaced grid electricity ***

…generates renewable energy

***Estimated generation of 4,200MWh
of electricity per year, to benefit
around 3,500 families***

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Biogas Emissions Reduction Project

Benefits

…generates employment

…builds capacity thru

education and training

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Biogas Emissions Reduction Project

Benefits ...to support infrastructure,

manpower, livelihood,
…generates additional education and social
services development
financial resources
projects for the local
for the City barangay
CER Price % to be
Range donated to QC
(in €/tCO2e)
6.00 – 7.00 15
7.01 - 8.00 16
8.01 - 9.00 17
9.01 - 10.00 18
10.01 - 11.00 19
11.01 - 13.00 21
13.01 - 15.00 23
15.01 - 17.00 25
17.01 - 20.00 28
20.01 -- up 32

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Biogas Emissions Reduction Project
Updates

Groundbreaking ceremonies: Biogas Plant inauguration: April 2008

July 10, 2007
PLANTSAHAN NG BAYAN BIOGAS PLANT
The Biogas Plant,
commissioned in March
2008, now produces almost
100KW of electricity for
internal plant consumption,
VISAYAS ST. EXTENSION
perimeter lights and other
facilities of the dumpsite,
streetlamps and the
Plantsahan ng Bayan

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Biogas Emissions Reduction Project
Updates

***30,860 CERs for the 1st Monitoring Period (01 March to 31 August 2008) were
issued on June 25, 2009
***2nd Verification to be conducted in September 2009 to cover 01 September
2008 to 30 June 2009 GHG avoidance

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Lessons Learned

GHG mitigation
and CDM projects
bring environmental,
social and financial
benefits

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PoA Opportunities

 Opportunities for other CDM projects

exist
 Energy efficiency in City-owned
buildings and facilities and
streetlights
 Waste and waste water
management for markets and
slaughterhouses

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Conclusion

Capacity building,
technical assistance
and financing are needed
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