Clean Development Mechanism

Sustainable Development co-Benefits Description Report1

CDM project activity information
Title
Project activity reference no.
Type
Sectoral Scope
Host Party
Report information
Submission date
Publication no.
Original language
Third party verifier (willing)
Name of third party verifier and/or comments
Contact information
Title
Name (first name, surname)
Organisation

Bangkok Kamphaeng Saen East: Landfill Gas to

Electricity Project
3462
Project Activity
Waste handling and disposal (13)
Thailand

11.04.2016
1
English
Yes

Mr.
Jay Mariyappan
Sindicatum Sustainable Resources

1. This SD description report produced contains advice, opinions and statements of various information providers. The
UNFCCC and the CDM Executive Board does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice,
opinion, statement or other information provided by any information provider. Reliance upon any such advice, opinion,
statement, or other information shall also be at own risk.

Overview of sustainable development co-Benefits

A. The extent of environmental co-Benefits:

Natural
Resources

Water

Land

Air

N/A
Reducing Sox
Reducing Nox
Reducing Fly ash
Reducing suspended particulate matter (SPM)
Reducing Non Methane Volatile Organic
Compounds (NMVOCs)
Reducing Noise Pollution
Reducing Odors
Reducing Dust
Other air quality improvements
Preventing end of life products/equipment
(solid waste)
Producing/using compost
Producing/using manure, mineral fertilizer or
other soil nutrients
Irrigation
Preventing soil erosion
Minimum tillage
Other means to improve land quality
Improving management/control of wastewater
Saving/conserving of water
Improving reliability/accessibility of water
supply
Purification/cleaner water supply
Improving ecological state of water bodies
Other means to improve water
Protecting mineral resources
Protecting/enhancing plant life
Protecting/enhancing species diversity
Protecting/enhancing forests
Protecting/enhancing other depletable natural
resources

Partly

Slightly

Highly

B. The extent of social co-Benefits:

Health &
Safety

Jobs

N/A
New long-term jobs
New short-term jobs
New sources of income generation
Other employment opportunities
Disease prevention
Reducing accidents
Reducing crime
Preserving food
Reducing health damaging indoor air pollution
Enhancing health services
Improving sanitation and waste management
Other health and safety improvement

Partly

Slightly

Highly

Education
Welfare

Job-related training
Enhanced educational services
Project-related knowledge dissemination
Other educational benefits
Improving working conditions
Community or rural advancement
Poverty alleviation (more people above poverty
level)
Improving wealth distribution/generation of
income and assets
Increased municipal revenues
Optimized women's empowerment
Reduced traffic congestion
Other welfare benefits

C. The extent of economic co-Benefits:

Balance of
payments

Technology

Energy

Growth

N/A
New investments
New industrial/commercial activities
New infrastructure
Enhancement of productivity
Reduction of production costs (services)
New business opportunities
Other economic benefits
Improvement in supply of energy
Access to energy
Affordability and/or reliability of energy
Other energy improvements
Introducing/developing/diffusing imported
technology
Introducing/developing/diffusing local
technology
Adaptation of new technologies to local
circumstances
Know-how activities for a technology
Other technological benefits
Reduction of foreign dependency
Other macro-economic benefits

Partly

Slightly

Highly

D. Further information:
N/A

Partly

Slightly

Highly

Detailed description
A. Environmental co-Benefits
No co-benefits related to land, water, natural resources are described.
Indicator

Specification

Extent

The CDM project activity improves air quality by reducing air pollutants as follows:

SOx

Air

NOx

Fly ash emissions

SPM

The project reduces SO2 by replacing electricity

generated from fossil fuels such as coal or fuel oil. Fossil
fuel generated electricity connected to the Thai grid
normally emits around 0.41g/kWh of SO2. This indicator
is monitored as one of the Gold Standard sustainable
development indicators and for the last monitoring
period (1st October 2013 31st October 2014) resulted
in net reductions of 1.42 tons of SO2
The project reduces NOx by replacing electricity
generated from fossil fuels such as coal or fuel oil. Fossil
fuel generated electricity connected to the Thai grid
normally emits around 1.26 g/kWh of NOx. This
indicator is monitored as one of the Gold Standard
sustainable development indicators and for the last
monitoring period (1st October 2013 31st October
2014) resulted in net reductions of 86.16 tons of NOx.
Fly ash would also be reduced compared to fossil fuel
generated electricity but levels are not monitored
SPM may also be reduced compared to fossil fuel
generated electricity but levels are not monitored

NMVOCs
Noise

Odors

Dust
Other air quality
improvements

Partly

Partly

Slightly
Slightly
Slightly

Noise levels will not necessarily be reduced, how ever it

is important to know that noise levels are tested
annually by the Thai authorities and have been in
compliance since operation
Decomposing organic matter with methane generated
and normally being emitted to the air leads to bad odor
around the Landfill. Efficient collection of this methane
for electricity generation or destruction via flaring has
led to significantly less odors and this was noted by local
people during a recent Gold Standard stakeholder
consultation.

N/A

Partly

N/A
N/A

B. Social co-Benefits

Jobs

No co-benefits related to welfare are described.

Indicator
Specification
Extent
The CDM project activity creates new job opportunities including income generation as follows:
The project activity has created a number of long term
New long term jobs
Highly
jobs at the project company with high quality levels of

employment which include excellent health and safety,

career development and staff benefits. As of November
2013, there were 16 permanent employees which
includes Senior Engineers, a Gas Plant Technician,
Administrator, Accountant, Compliance Officer,
Procurement Officer, Landfill Worker and LFG Technician.
All employees are based locally and from Thailand.
These staff are supported by an additional 4 staff
including a (a UK LFG to energy expert, Operations
Manager, a Site Manager and accounts/finance all from
Thailand). During the last monitoring period (1st
October 2013 to 31st October 2014), 24 permanent and
1 temporary additional jobs were created.
New long-term jobs > 1 year - 20
New short term jobs

From time to time, a number (up to 15) of staff are hired

on a short term contract basis to assist with pipework

Partly

Education

Health &
safety

New short-term jobs < 1 year - 15

As part of the development of the project, a new
transmission line had to be built of around 15km was
built, and paid for by the project. Following the
Income generation
Highly
installation of this grid line, a number of businesses,
including a couple of factories, have opened up close by
taking advantage of electricity
Other employment
During the construction and expansion periods, local
Partly
opportunities
contractors were hired for the installation of equipment.
The CDM results in health and safety improvements as follows:
Reduction of diseases,
N/A
disease prevention
The project collects methane gas that is generated
through the decomposition of organic waste, and this
Reduction of accidents
Highly
hazardous combustible gas is destroyed safely in engines
and flares in the project activity
Reduction of crime
N/A
Preservation of food
N/A
Reducing health damaging
N/A
indoor air pollution
Enhancement of health
N/A
services
Improved sanitation and
N/A
waste management
Other health and safety
N/A
improvements
The CDM project activity facilitates education, dissemination of information, research or increases
awareness as follows:
The training and development of staff employed at the
project is an important aim of the company. Staff
undergo a wide variety of training to be able to carry out
their everyday tasks, safely and skillfully, as well as
develop their careers and themselves personally. The
training carried out is both by inhouse experts as w ell
Job related training
as 3rd party accredited organizations such as engine
Highly
manufacturers. 52 training course w ere carried out
during the last monitoring period (1st October 2013
31st October 2014) and included Health & Safety; CDM
and Climate Change; Engine Maintenance and
operation; Pretreatment maintenance and operation;
Landfill gas operation; Monitoring equipment on site

Enhanced educational
services

Project related knowledge

dissemination

calibration; Purchasing; Human Potential development;

Corporate laws and regulations. 34 of the training
courses that were conducted during the last monitoring
period were on health and safety
The project started an internship program last year with
the local University (Kasetsart) which included an open
day, and then a call and selection process for interested
students. Last year 2 students participated as interns
which included a small stipend, expenses, training on the
job and mentoring. The internship will be repeated each
year
A key aim of the project was to transfer technology and
this is another Gold Standard indicator as well as air
quality, quantity and quality of employment. A large
number of visitors have been on a site visit round the
project including Government/public organizations such
as EGAT, TGO and PEA, University students and
researchers, multilaterals such as the ADB, foreign
Government officials (including USA, Tanzania, UK) and
local and foreign businesses in the same sector. For the
last monitoring period, there were 239 vistiors, taking
the total number of visitors to the site to 450 since the
project started. The visitor attendance records were
reviewed which highlighted the diverse natute of the
foreign visitors, ranging from countries within the
region, EU, USA and Sri Lanka.

Other educational benefits

Partly

N/A

N/A

C. Economic co-Benefits

Energy

Growth

All available economic co-benefits are described.

Indicator
Specification
The CDM project activity supports economic development and/or stability as follows:
As the project had to build a 15km transmission line to
the project site, a number of businesses started up
New investments
afterwards close to the site utilizing this new access to
electricity
As above, new businesses including a couple of factories
New industrial/comercial
and an agribusiness have moved to the area close to the
activities
project site utilizing the new transmission line.
As above, a new transmission line has been installed for
New infrastructure
the project
Enhancement of productivity
Reduction of production
costs (services)
New business opportunities
Other economic benefits
The CDM project activity supports economic development and/or stability as follows:
Supply of energy
Yes, through access to a new transmission cable for
Access to energy
15km, has allowed new businesses to set up in the
vicinity
As projects have been generating electricity with high
Affordability and/or
availability they have been adding to the reliability in the
reliability of energy
local grid.

Extent

Highly

Highly
Highly
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highly

Slightly

Technology
transfer
Balance of
payments

Other improvements to
energy
The CDM project activity results in a change in technology as follows:
The project investor Sindicatum, have developed their
own landfill gas collection system that has been installed
at the project and in Thailand for the first time. The
New imported technology
successful results of the projects have brought a lot of
interest in the sector and through dissemination and site
visits the project will be repeated using this technology
The imported landfill gas collection system had to be
New local technology
adapted to local conditions, through the first year of
operation to achieve better collection and performance
Adaptation of new viable
technologies
Know-how activities for a
Training, movement of staff to other companies, and
technology
open days and dissemination
Other technological benefits
The CDM project activity results in improving the country's balance of payments as follows:
The project produces electricity from renew able energy,
Reduction of the dependency thereby displacing grid based electricity such as coal, oil
on foreign sources of energy
& natural gas based generation which requires the
import of fuel.
Other macroeconomic
benefits

N/A

N/A

Highly
N/A
Highly
N/A

Highly

N/A

D. Further information
Specification
The project is also registered as a Gold Standard project and key indicators discussed
earlier are monitored and verified each year.

Extent
N/A