- The Quebecois provincial government plans to fund the development of a waste-to-energy power plant in Kloto, Togo.
- The project is part of the government’s climate program that seeks to help vulnerable french speaking countries mitigate climate change impacts.
Canadian company Biothermica Technologies will construct a waste to energy project utilising biogas in the Plateaux Region of Togo. This project which will be implemented by the Montreal based company, will be financed by the Quebec Provincial Government under its International Climate Cooperation Program (ICCP). The project is expected to cost around 250 million CFA francs (about €381,000).
The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change of the Province of Quebec and the Quebec Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie will partner to develop the project in the West African nation. The ICCP aims to contribute to greenhouse gas reduction and help vulnerable Francophone countries mitigate climate change effects via technology transfer.
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The waste-to-energy project is set to be implemented in several phases. At first, Biothermica Technologies will establish waste collection systems in the Kloto prefecture. This component of the project will be handled by Bioénergie Togo and will help strengthen its capacity in waste handling.
The Kloto prefecture will also provide a waste burial site where the biogas produced from the waste fermentation will be recovered and fed to a power plant to generate electricity. The capacity of the plant will be determined after preliminary studies. The sie will also be fitted with a solar PV plant.
According to the Canadian company, the project will involve the active participation of several Togolese groups and the population through Bioénergie Togo.