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West Bakr Wind Farm Project, Egypt

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Theory of change

The project improves the leachate treatment and landfill gas capturing network of a landfill in Meknes, Morocco. The destruction of methane in the LFG will reduce emissions from the landfill.

Climate change mitigation

In Morocco, the capture of LFG is not mandatory and the required instalments are high investments that a landfill operator cannot cover. Around 50 % of LFG is methane, a potent greenhouse gas. By capturing and flaring landfill gas, the project effectively destroys methane, preventing its release into the atmosphere and helping to mitigate climate change.

  • Leachate treatment icon Leachate treatment
  • Emission reduction icon Emission reduction
  • Renewable energy from biogas plants icon Renewable energy from biogas plants

At a glance

The project is located in Meknes in the north of Morocco. Only about 10 % of landfill gas is captured in North African countries.

capturing landfill gas in Marocco

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