Research Article

Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Generation in Bangladesh: Possible Scenarios to Generate Renewable Electricity in Dhaka and Chittagong City

Table 8

Scenario description for the WtE option in Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh.

ScenarioDescription

Scenario A0Business as usual (BaU) scenario representing no WtE implementation.
Scenario A1All the MSW will be incinerated to generate electricity under the WtE project.
Scenario A2All the MSW will be landfilled to generate electricity from LFG, under the WtE project.
Scenario A350% MSW will be incinerated and 50% MSW will be utilized through LFG recovery system for integration of WtE (landfill and incineration) strategy.
Scenario A470% MSW will be incinerated and 30% MSW will be utilized through LFG recovery system for integration of WtE (landfill and incineration) strategy.
Scenario A530% MSW will be incinerated and 70% MSW will be utilized through LFG recovery system for integration of WtE (landfill and incineration) strategy.