Energy recovery from domestic and agro-waste streams in Uganda: a socioeconomic assessment. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 09)

Solomie Gebrezgabher, Sena Amewu, Avinandan Taron and Miriam Otoo
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Solomie Gebrezgabher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Sena Amewu: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Avinandan Taron: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Miriam Otoo: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

No H047671, Resource Recovery and Reuse Series from International Water Management Institute

Abstract: Recovering energy from waste offers dual benefits; a) improved waste management, and b) provision of reliable energy to households, institutions and commercial entities. In this report, we present a socioeconomic assessment of three energy business models (briquette manufacturing, on-site (public toilet) energy generation, and agro-waste electricity generation) based on feasibility studies carried out in the city of Kampala, Uganda. We assess the potential economic, environmental and social impacts of waste-to-energy business models taking into consideration a life cycle of emissions to provide decision makers with the overall costs and benefits of the models to society versus a business-as-usual scenario.

Keywords: Resource; recovery; Water; reuse; Energy; generation; Business; management; Models; Socioeconomic; environment; Environmental; impact; assessment; Economic; analysis; Fuels; Fuelwood; Agriculture; Residues; Transport; Briquettes; Social; impact; Gasification; Biogas; Greenhouse; gases; Methane; Emission; Benefits; Household; wastes; Electricity; generation; Sanitation; Excreta; Waste; management; Wastewater; Farmers; Public; health; Rivers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52 pages
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.5337/2016.207

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