Economic feasibility analysis for electrical generation from biogas in waste disposal sites in Mexico City

Pablo Emilio Escamilla García, María Elena Tavera Cortés, Raúl Junior Sandoval Gómez, Edmar Salinas Callejas and Horacio Eliseo Alvarado Raya

Applied Economics, 2016, vol. 48, issue 59, 5761-5771

Abstract: This article highlights the main aspects related to energy generation from biogas in a controlled landfill of Mexico City in order to determine profits and environmental benefits. The designed structures and public policies to provide waste management services in Mexico City have been exceeded. A significant increase in demand has led the government of Mexico City to base public services on rudimentary techniques using obsolete equipment. The modernization of waste disposal facilities and the diversification of services linked to waste treatment can offer several business opportunities to optimize energy generation from solid wastes. The use of landfills to dispose large amounts of waste enables the energy generation from biogas. The energy generated can diversify the electricity market and provide economic benefits to landfills managers to cover operational costs.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1184378

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