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Las Iguanas- Landfill Methane Pre-feasibility Study and Capacity Building

  Project Information
Stage Ongoing
Sector Ongoing
Geographical Focus Ecuador
Location City: Guayaquil
Description of Project 10/06-The U.S. EPA met with municipal officials and collected site data to evaluate the technical feasibility and the institutional and political framework of capturing and using methane gas at the landfill. The site was selected for a pre-feasibility study, including a pump test evaluation.
Instrumental Organizations Texas Transportation Institute, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Emissions reductions:
(MTCO2E)
8852336 (assumes reductions from flaring and offsets from electric power for period 2008-2022)
Results and Outcomes The pre-feasibility study will be shared with the Partnership and Project Network to identify project development and financing support.