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General Description:
The Project collects and uses the landfill of “Kara Kara” in the city of
Cochabamba to install
a modern system of gas combustion to maximize the
extraction and flaring or methane.
The landfill site was established in 1987 to address the need to store the
city's production
of urban solid waste. The site has an area of 40,000 m2.
About 26 Ha are covered with
confined waste. The landfill receives
approximately 10,000 tons of waste per month.
Taking a conservative
approach, about 2 million tons of waste has been accumulated at
K'ara-K'ara
during its 16 years of operation.
Project lifetime:
25
years
Accreditation period:
10
years
Estimated Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reductions:
Up
to a period of 10 years: 1.5 millions tCO2e
Annual: 150,000 tCO2e
Project Benefits:
Reduce of the emission of methane a Greenhouse Gases (GHG) due to the system
of gas
combustion and flaring.
Owe to the collection and combustion of landfill gas the odour levels in the
surrounding will
decrease significantly. Furthermore, methane is an
explosive gas. If the methane is not
collected this can result in dangerous
situations on site and surroundings.
Income from the CERs transactions would reduce the solid waste tax for the
population.
Total Project cost estimate:
Development Costs: 0.8 US$ million
Construction costs: 0.3 US$ million
Other costs: 0.2 US$ million
Total: 1.3 US$ million
Current Status:
The project has a PIN and it is under revision.
Contact Information:
Alcaldía de la Ciudad de Cochabamba
Mrs. Claudia Balderrama
Phone 591-4-4509273
cbalderrama@cochabamba.gov.bo
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