01 Name of Project Gorai Landfill closure and Gas Capture Project, Mumbai, India 02 Location of Project (Village/District/St ate)

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1 01 Name of Project Gorai Landfill closure and Gas Capture Project, Mumbai, India 02 Location of Project (Village/District/St ate) The project is located at the existing Gorai dumpsite in the western suburbs of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 03 Name of project sponsor(s) & contact details Municipal corporation of Greater Mumbai 3 rd floor, Annex Building Municipal Head Office Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai Phone: Fax: Name of Project(Developer/ Consultant) & Contact Details 05 Ownership details of project sponsor(s) company IL&FS Ecosmart Ltd. Suite # 276,278 Samrat Hotel Delhi: Phone: /92 Fax: E Mail- sumit.barat@ilfsecosmart.com The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), the primary agency responsible for urban governance in Greater Mumbai. Today, the Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika covers an area of sqkms with a population of 1,19,14,378 as per the census of The metropolis accounts major portion of India's international trade and government revenue, from being one of the foremost centers of education, science and technological research and advancement. MCGM is one of the largest local governments in the Asian continent. 06 Project Description The Project s purpose is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by capturing and utilizing the methane (CH 4 ) in the LFG released by the Gorai landfill, and avoiding future GHG emissions from the decomposition of municipal solid waste residues. The captured methane will be combusted to generate electricity that will feed to the national power grid and used as an alternative source of cheap, indigenous, stable and renewable energy that will reduce dependence on grid power. Thus, in addition to directly eliminating a significant portion of the methane, which is a potent GHG with 21 times the global warming potential of CO 2, the project will also displace fossil fuel-based electricity generation that would have emitted additional CO 2. In case of any emergency, the landfill gas collected shall be flared. The objective of the proposed project is to address the environmental problems arising due to the unscientific disposal of the MSW at the site, in a manner that will provide an everlasting solution. Implementation of the project would improve current solid

2 waste management practices and make a strong contribution in achieving scientific management of solid waste disposal in Mumbai. In addition, this would demonstrate the application of developing a comprehensive scientific system for management of huge quantities of unprocessed solid waste, already accumulated at other dumping sites in India. The project will also demonstrate that the carbon credit finance mechanism can catalyse environmentally sustainable and financially viable closure of existing dumping sites and thus directly eliminating methane and replacing fossil fuel electricity generation to prevent GHG emissions in the atmosphere. The project involves installing equipment for landfill gas collection and energy recovery with gas engine generators. The installation of the collection and upgrading equipment and the equipment for electricity generation will require increased investment, operation and maintenance costs without any expected additional revenue. Therefore, the expected revenue to be generated by the CERs offers an economic incentive to the project participants to implement the project activity.the financial assistance from CDM will be used for civil works and other O&M costs that will be incurred during the life of the project. With the financial support from carbon credit, this project will demonstrate that the carbon credit finance mechanism can catalyze environmentally sustainable and financially viable waste management practices. IL&FS Ecosmart is providing consultancy for realizing CDM benefits that would help the project become financially viable. Additional revenue from CDM will ensure that the project is sustainable for the years to come. 07 Technology to be employed (whether state of art/technological innovation, if any) MSW accumulation at the Gorai disposal site had reached a maximum of about 23 m at a few places and an average height of about 15.5m. The waste had been randomly deposited without any spreading or compaction. A preliminary inspection found that the waste heap was very unstable primarily because of the face angle of the waste, being in excess of the stable angle of repose. It is therefore necessary to carry out leveling, relocation and reformation of slopes, so that it would be permanently stable. The waste will be evenly spread out and compaction shall be carried out on the slopes and the top by using JCB s along with trucks and bulldozers. The sides shall be brought to a moderate slope of 1V:3H. The finished top level of landfill before closing will be about 25m to 30 m. In order to prevent the entry of the tidal water and also to provide protection to the closed fill, it is proposed to erect sheet pile along the creek-side boundary of the fill. The concrete sheet pile 7 m long, 0.4 m wide and 0.25 m thick will be driven into the soil to a depth of 5m and will project 2.0 m above the ground level. Approximate length of the sheet pile wall along the creek will be about 830m.

3 08 Transfer of technology (methodology) 09 Project start date October Project Life time Atleast till 2030 Over the finished profile of the fill, a 30 cm thick protective layer will be installed. A 1.5 mm HDPE layer will be installed above it to avoid ingress of rain water. This shall be protected with a silt layer overlaid by 30 cm thick soil layer. Grass would be planted over the soil layer, which would prevent erosion of the cover soil. A drainage layer will be provided below the soil layer so that the storm water could be drained. After completion of closure, extraction of landfill gas will be carried out, this would involve installation of a landfill gas recovery system comprising of: a) Collection System b) A transportation pipeline network c) External leachate system d) Condensate collection and treatment system e) Extraction system f) Up gradation This is done by using Pressure swing adsorption process g) Power Generation System h) Flare system i) None 11 Status of Project Clearances 12 Status of resource inputs All available All resources including the financials and raw materials (Municipal Solid waste) available 13 CDM contribution Negotiable expected upfront 14 Subsidy element if No any in the project & source 15 Total cost of the project Crores INR a) In Indian Rs. 16 Financial closure Yes 17 Expected date of first CER delivery & CER (revenue) flow year wise May, 2010 Year Annual emission reductions (in tonnes CO2 e) ,34, ,89,155

4 18 Baseline methodology (approved or new) 19 Specific global & local environmental benefits ,57, ,34, ,16, , , , , ,345 Total estimated reductions (tonnes of CO2 e) 12,21,782 Total number of crediting years 3 x 7 = 21 Annual average for first 10 Years (tonnes of CO2 e) 1,22,178.2 ACM0001 Version 09: Consolidated baseline and monitoring methodologies for landfill gas project activities. AMS I.D. Version 13: Grid connected renewable electricity generation Global Benefits The design and operation of this project, in conjunction with the landfill closure, avoidance of methane emissions and electricity generation, will serve as an example to other countries that are facing similar waste management challenges. Local Benefits Implementation of project will result in: 1. Control on odour during transportation and littering of waste due to spillage from the transportation vehicles. 2. Improvement in coastal water quality near the creek areas adjacent the site due to elimination of discharge of untreated leachate into the environment. 3. Improvement of environmental conditions near the sites due to control on malodorous conditions and flying refuses. 4. Improved aesthetic conditions near the site due to transformation of waste dump into scientifically managed landfill and green area. 20 Project risks (economic, legal, political, social & environmental) Implementation of MSW treatment and disposal projects are in its initial stages of development in India. The project being first of its kind in the host country, there is no specialization in the technology to be applied. Moreover, skilled and/or properly trained labour to operate and maintain the technology is not available in the host country. The predominant and most well-known technology for solid waste

5 disposal in India is open dumping. The market for municipal solid waste management equipment and services is one of the least developed environmental market segments in India. Improper solid waste management is a universal problem in India, affecting air, water, and soil. If managed effectively, this transition can benefit both the operator and the local community. But if mishandled, it can result in a significant loss of site control that undercuts the overall operation of the landfill and its ancillary products of methane flaring and energy production. Advanced management of waste disposal requires a deliberate and holistic approach to site control, careful attention to protection of membrane systems, control of leachate, venting and flaring. Gas supply and quality can also vary significantly year-to-year capacity. Thus, they account for risks. Potential revenues generated from trading in the Emission Reduction (ER) from this project would, therefore, assist in: 1. Reducing the economic and financial barriers to the project activity; 2. Training of personnel 3. Encouraging shareholders in the company to invest in the proposed project activity 21 Project promoter credentials (No. of projects promoted in the past & their status) Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is responsible for management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Mumbai and runs a comprehensive operation of street cleaning, construction, maintenance and cleaning of public sanitary conveniences, waste collection, waste transportation, and waste disposal (including disposal of dead bodies of animals). MCGM maintains a large fleet of vehicles for transportation and secondary collection of waste from various waste storage containers and bins. The present municipal solid waste disposal facilities include three disposal sites located at Deonar, Mulund and Gorai.