JCM Feasibility Study through City to City Collaboration for Low Carbon Society Introduction of high efficient waste processing facility under Integrated Waste Management Plan in Chiang Mai, Thailand Entrusted by the Ministry of Environment, Japan in 2017 February 28, 2018 EX Research Institute Limited Content 1. Outline of the Project .............................................................................................................................. 1 1-1 Objective............................................................................................................................................ 1 1-2 Background of the Study ................................................................................................................... 1 (1) Climate Change ........................................................................................................................... 1 (2) Waste Management ..................................................................................................................... 2 (3) Investors ...................................................................................................................................... 3 (4) Party conducts the study ............................................................................................................. 3 （5）Japanese Local Authority .............................................................................................................. 3 1-3 Scope of Works of the Study ............................................................................................................. 4 1-4 Organizational structure for the study implementation ..................................................................... 4 1-5 Implementation Schedule .................................................................................................................. 5 2. General Information ................................................................................................................................ 6 2-1 Kingdom of Thailand ............................................................................................................................ 6 （1）Country & Land ............................................................................................................................ 6 （2）Climate .......................................................................................................................................... 6 （3）People............................................................................................................................................ 6 （4）Religion ......................................................................................................................................... 7 （5）Language ....................................................................................................................................... 7 （6）Form of the Government ............................................................................................................... 7 （7）Politics .......................................................................................................................................... 7 （8）Economiy ...................................................................................................................................... 8 （9）Administrative Organization ......................................................................................................... 8 2-2 Chiang Mai Province ............................................................................................................................ 8 (1) Geographical Information ........................................................................................................... 9 (2) Population ................................................................................................................................... 9 (3) Socio-Economy ......................................................................................................................... 10 (4) Administration .......................................................................................................................... 11 3. Feasibility study for the targeted Projects ........................................................................................... 12 3-1 Relevant laws & regulations ............................................................................................................ 12 （1）National Cleanliness and Order Maintein ACT .......................................................................... 12 （2）BE2550 年 Energy Business Reorganizatio ACT (2007) .......................................................... 17 （3）BE2542 年 Commodity Price & Service Fee Act (1999 年) ................................................... 20 3-2 Business Permission for Biogas Collection & Utilization ............................................................... 22 3-3 Current Situation for Business development & operation .................................................................. 23 （1）Climate Change ........................................................................................................................... 23 （2）Municipal Solid Waste ................................................................................................................ 24 （3）Energy ......................................................................................................................................... 39 4. Feasibility of the Targest Project ......................................................................................................... 47 4-1 Outline of the Targeted Projects ......................................................................................................... 48 （1）Waste to Energy .......................................................................................................................... 48 （2）Biogas Collection & Utilization .................................................................................................. 49 4-2 Support for Integrated Waste Management in Chiang Province by city of Kitakyushu as a part of JCM project development .................................................................................................................................. 51 （1）Policy & Direction ...................................................................................................................... 51 （2）Current Situation of Waste Management by Local Authorities in the province .......................... 52 （3）Revised Schedule for integrated waste management in Chiang Mai province ........................... 56 4-3 Knowledge Sharing & Capacity Building ....................................................................................... 57 (1) 1st Workshop in Chiang Mai ..................................................................................................... 57 (2) 2nd Workshop in Chiang Mai ..................................................................................................... 60 (3) Individual Discussion with Local Authorities in the Province .................................................. 62 4-4 Official Meeting between Chiang Mai provincial office and city of Kitakyushu ............................ 66 (1) 1st Official Meeting ................................................................................................................... 66 (2) 2nd Official Meeting .................................................................................................................. 67 (3) 3rd Official Meeting ................................................................................................................... 68 (4) 4th Official Meeting (Final Meeting in the study in 2017) ........................................................ 68 4-3 Feasibility Study for the targeted projects ....................................................................................... 69 （1）Waste to Energy Project .............................................................................................................. 69 （2）Biogas Utilization ....................................................................................................................... 74 5. Consideration on JCM project registration ........................................................................................... 81 5-2 RDF power plant ................................................................................................................................ 82 5-1 RDF Power Plant ............................................................................................................................. 83 (1) Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 83 (2) Reference Emission ......................................................................................................................... 90 (3) Project Emission .............................................................................................................................. 90 (4) Quantification of GHG emission reduction ..................................................................................... 90 5-2 Biogas Collection & Utilization ......................................................................................................... 90 (1) Reference Scenario .........................................................................................................................