Feasibility Study of the Waste to Energy (WtE) Project of the Ogun State Government

With a population of about 173 million people, Nigeria is the largest country in Africa and accounts for 47% of West Africa’s population. It is also the biggest oil exporter in Africa, with the largest natural gas reserves in the continent. The challenging process of implementing reforms was revitalized through a Roadmap developed in 2010, which clearly outlines the government’s strategy and actions for implementing comprehensive power sector reforms to expand supply, open the door to private investment and address some of the chronic sector issues hampering improvement of service delivery.

Global objective

The overall objective of this study is to demonstrate the sustainability of a Municipal Off-grid Waste to Energy “Business Model”, aiming at creating new Off-grid renewable energy power units, while contributing to the reduction of the collected waste landfilling and with as sole or main revenue theprice paid by the final customer on the electricity supplied. To make the business model sustainable, the overall cost of electricity should be attractive versus current diesel generated solutions and similar to the current on-grid power prices.

This Waste to Energy project, integrated in a complete Municipal Waste Master plan, will enable to reducing adverse environmental and health impacts while increasing recycling, recovery, and improving efficiency in the Municipal Solid Waste service. The project intends to engage development agencies and climate change funding which would also involve private sector investment, while optimising environmental and social impacts as part of the Ogun State's vision to bring innovative solutions to some of Nigeria’s main challenges: Food security, Electrification, Job creation and Climate Change mitigation.

Specific Objective

The specific objective of this study is to prepare a solid, bankable and viable “Off-Grid Waste to Energy” investment project in Abeokuta. 1. A characterisation of the Municipal Solid Waste received on the targeted site. 2. The feasibility study of the pre-treatment plant of Municipal Solid Waste into Refuse-derived fuel (RDF). 3. The feasibility study for the 3 to 5 off-grid power plants needed to consume the Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) pellets produced by the pre-treatment platform. 4. A full business Model demonstrating in which conditions (level of gate fees and level of Power feed-in tariff to customers) the project is viable economically.

• Characterisation;
• Feasibility study of the mechanical treatment site;
• Feasibility study of the off-grid power plants;
• Full business model on 12 years.

• Advanced degree (M.Sc., M.A, Ph.D. or equivalent) in energy economics, finance, electricity related disciplines or equivalent. First university degree with significant years of experience (minimum 15 years) in relevant sectors may be considered in lieu of the advanced degree.
• Excellent working knowledge of English.

• Minimum 12 years of international experience in the field of energy with particular focus on economic and financial studies, energy and electricity.
• Experience in designing and managing waste to energy projects.
• Experience of working in the in the power sector development in ACP countries, demonstrated by having been team leader in at least 3 similar assignments
• Working Experience in Subsaharan Africa in other similar contexts and sector demonstrated by having performed at least 3 similar assignments in the region is required.
• Excellent co-ordination, negotiation and mediation skills demonstrated by having lead more than 5 assignments as team leader

• Advanced degree (M.Sc., M.Eng, M.A, Ph.D. or equivalent) in electrical or mechanical engineering. First university degree with significant years of experience (minimum 10 years) in relevant sectors may be considered in lieu of the advanced degree.
• Excellent working knowledge of English.

• Minimum 6 years of experience in waste to energy projects development.
• Demonstrated experience in power sector development and design and construction of waste to energy plants, preferably within ACP countries, demonstrated by having been a team member in at least 3 similar assignments.
• Experience in Subsaharan Africa Africa demonstrated by having been a team member in at least 2 similar assignments.
• Good communication and training skills demonstrated by having been team leader in at least one assignment.

• Advanced degree (M.Sc., M.Eng, , Ph.D. or equivalent) in electrical, chemical or process engineering. First university degree with significant years of experience (minimum 10 years) in relevant sectors may be considered in lieu of the advanced degree.
• Excellent working knowledge of English.

• Minimum 6 years of experience in waste to energy projects development.
• Specialist of waste to power technology
• Experience of working in the Subsaharan Africa in the power sector development demonstrated by having been a team member in at least 2 similar assignments in the region.
• Experience in ACP countries in other similar project demonstrated by having been team member in at least 3 assignments
• Good communication and training skills demonstrated by having been team leader in at least one assignment.

• Advanced degree (M.Sc., M.Eng, M.A, Ph.D. or equivalent) in finance, economy or management. First university degree with significant years of experience (minimum 10 years) in relevant sectors may be considered in lieu of the advanced degree.
• Excellent working knowledge of English.

• Minimum 6 years of project finance analysis preferably in the power sector.
• Knowledge of International financial institutions requirements for project funding in Subsaharan Africa, demonstrated by references of asignments which lead to bankable projects.
• Familiar with EU procedures and support mechanisms to sustainable energy projects, demonstraded by having previously worked on EU funded projects.
• Experience of working in the Subsaharan Africa in the power sector development demonstrated by having been a team member in at least 2 similar assignments in the region.
• Experience in ACP countries in other similar project demonstrated by having been team member in at least 3 assignments.
• Good communication and training skills demonstrated by having been team leader in at least one assignment.

• Advanced degree (M.Sc., M.Eng, M.A, Ph.D. or equivalent) in civil or hydro-geology engineering. First university degree with significant years of experience (minimum 10 years) in relevant sectors may be considered in lieu of the advanced degree.
• Excellent working knowledge of English.

• Minimum 6 years of experience in the environmental assessment studies.
• Experience in the environment studies related to power generation projects demonstraded by the reference to at least 3 completed projects.
• Experience of working in the Subsaharan Africa in the power sector development demonstrated by having been a team member in at least 2 similar assignments in the region.
• Experience in ACP countries in other similar project demonstrated by having been team member in at least 3 assignments.
• Good communication and training skills demonstrated by having been team leader in at least one assignment.