| Project Reference #1 | |
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“Waste to Energy for Western Balkan Cement Industry”[1]
(March 2020 – December 2022) Under theprogram for cooperation with the business sector develoPPP.de
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), Titan Cementarnica USJE (N Macedonia) |
| Implementing Partners: | Coordinator: The German Corporation for International Cooperation(GIZ)
giz│Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH Partner Company: Titan Cementarnica USJE (N Macedonia) Partner Organization: Resource Environmental Center (REC) – North Macedonia |
| Project Aim: | The project aims to determine the preconditions for the use of municipal and industrial waste and waste tires for the production of alternative fuel from waste (RDF/SRF)[2] for the cement industry, in order to achieve opportunities for economic utilization of various waste streams, by utilizing the potential of the existing infrastructure and the network for collection, preparation and processing of the communal and other priority waste for production of RDF/SRF.
Among others, the project aims to encourage cooperation between the public and private sector for knowledge exchange and overcoming challenges, with the ultimate goal:
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| Expected results: | (1) Developing market research to analyze the overall market potential and input availability of RDF within the country;
(2) Conducting an open dialogue and trust relationship with local and central government on best state-of-the-art practices and knowledge transfer of technical and environmental standards related to co-processing of waste and monitoring emissions; (3) public awareness campaigns targeting the local communities and local government to inform them about the economic and environmental advantages, possible risks and mitigations that differ burning fossil and alternative fuels; (4) Analysis of the financial and economic needs and investment risks for co-processing of alternative fuels, through a cost-effective usage of different waste streams as RDF/SRF in long-run. |
| Expected impacts: | (5) Operational plan for co-processing of municipal waste has been signed between policy decision makers (local and national authorities) and cement industry representatives in each of two involved countries
(6) Increase in approval rate by citizens and/or company representatives in three countries for co-processing waste as alternative fuel in cement industry (7) Public and/or private investors formally declare their intent for financing local RDF production (in 2 out of 3 involved countries). |
[1]N. Macedonia is one out of three beneficiary countries in the project.
[2] (RDF/SRF): Refuse-derived fuel / Solid recovered fuel