THE WARMING WORLD!

Africa’s first CDM ?!

Andrew Gilder, 2003

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First contact with PCF/World Bank- Letter from DNA of Conditional Approval for CDM project- Council Approval – Commence EIA’s – ROD’s for Mariannhill and La Mercy (“Component One”) – Appeal against “Component One” by a Mr Childs – Appeal response to Minister of DAEA for “Component One” –ROD Bisasar “Component Two” Amended ROD Approval for Component OneStarted construction …. Component OneFinal Revised ROD for “Component Two” (Bisasar)Commissioning of Component OnePDD approval and CDM Registration “Component One” Start construction …Component TwoCommissioning of Component TwoPDD approval and CDM registration “Component two”

November 2001November 2002July 2003July 2003July 2004August 2004September 2004 October 2004November 2005January 2006August 2006November 2006December 2006March 2007March 2008March 2009

The Durban LFG-to-Elec CDM Project

“Component One”

(the Mariannhill and La Mercy Landfills)

700 000 CER

La Mercy Landfill

Mariannhill Landfill

“Component Two”

(the Bisasar Road Landfill)

3 100 000 CER

SEPTEMBER 2009

7.5 MW Generation of Electricity

Electricity Supply to 3 750 small houses

Total LFG Flow ~ 4 000 Nm3/hr at 52% CH4

14 000 Tons CO2 equivalent destroyed per

month