Economic feasibility analysis of electricity generation from landfill gas in South Africa

Financial and economic appraisal of a biogas to electricity project

“…Recognising the country's excessive dependence on fossil fuels together with the associated high carbon footprint has prompted government to promote the use of renewables (Dowling et al, 2012). After a decade's worth of somewhat incoherent policies, the REIPPPP, launched in 2011, represents South Africa's effort to promote the use of renewable energy (Pegels, 2010) via a competitive tendering process (Msimanga and Sebitosi, 2014).…”

“…The growing demands of human behaviour, depletion of earth's fossil fuels and the need for cleaner energy, has led to increased consciousness and extensive study on the obtainability of renewable energy resources (Dowling et al, 2012, Nie et al, 2016. In 2016, approximately 419.6 million tonnes (oil equivalent) of renewable energy (excluding hydro) was consumed globally (BP, 2017) and this figure is expected to rise.…”

Evaluation of energy potential of Municipal Solid Waste from African urban areas

“…South Africa is currently considering the option of generating electricity from landfill gas collected from landfill sites. The study conducting an economic assessment of electricity generation at the landfill site in Cape Town proved that grid-connected or stand-alone systems using turbines appear to be economically viable [28].…”