Thailand: Bioenergy Sugar Ethanol Wastewater Management Project

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The objective of the Bio Energy Wastewater Management and Methane Capturing for Electricity Project for Thailand is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through: (i) the avoidance of methane emissions from the wastewater treatment system of the ethanol plant; and (ii) the displacement of electricity produced from fossil fuel to electricity from methane collected from the new wastewater treatment system. There are three components to the project; the first component being improvement of the wastewater management system. This component will improve the management of wastewater and sludge generated by the ethanol plant. The second component is the waste-to-energy and transmission facility. This component will capture methane for electricity generation with the installed capacity of 3.2 MW and annual output of around 18 GWh, which will be sold to the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand under the Very Small Power Producer Program (VSPP). The electricity will be transmitted through the upgraded transmission line to connect to the provincial grid sub-station. Finally, the third component is the carbon finance transaction.