APAC Landfill Gas Market

APAC Waste-to-Energy Market Analysis

The Asia-Pacific Waste-to-Energy Market is expected to register a CAGR of greater than 2.5% during the forecast period.

• Incineration is one of the prominent waste to energy technology. During the year 2018, the technology nearly covered almost 40% of the total waste to energy installations in the region.
• Waste generation is overgrowing in the region with the increasing population. By 2050, Asia-Pacific is expected to have around 1.3 billion tonnes of waste. Moreover, daily per capita waste generation in the region is expected to get increase by nearly 40% by 2050. Thus, increasing municipal waste volume and increasing demand for energy in the region is expected to create an opportunity for the waste-to-energy market in the near future.
• China is one of the prominent countries in the WtE market, with Shanghai as the major city that process the highest waste to generate energy for heat and electricity purpose. The country produces an annual amount of over 220 million tons of municipal waste per year.

APAC Waste-to-Energy Market Trends

Incineration as a Prominent Technology

• For an incineration process, waste materials are burned inside a specific chamber by raising the temperature to around 850-1450 degrees Celsius, adding oxygen to have a combustion reaction. A minimum calorific value of the waste is required for self-combustion of the trash.
• During the process, exhaust gases called flue gases are created, which is cleaned up before exiting from the facility. This flue gas contains the heat energy that is utilized to generate electricity or for heating purposes.
• The operation of incineration is more complex than the operation of a sanitary landfill. It requires well developed technical and management skills to set and adjust the parameter for the effective operation of the plant.
• During 2018, there are more than 1500 incineration plants in the Asia-Pacific region. China is one of the prominent country, that has installed the world's largest incineration plant (The Shenzhen East waste-to-energy plant) in 2019. The plant has a capacity of processing 2.7 million tonnes of waste per year and is capable of generating 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours of power per year.

China has a Significant Market

• China is the second-largest producer of municipal waste in the world that initiated waste sorting plans during 2017 and aims to recycle 35% of waste in 46 major cities, including Shanghai, by 2020.
• In China, the number of incineration plants has increased from 74 in 2008 to around 400 in 2018. Beijing is planning to double its incineration capacity, and to burn 54% of the municipal wastes by 2020. Under Chinese President Xi Jinping's plan to tackle pollution, the incineration industry is expected to continue its expansion, in order to replace stinky, polluting, land-intensive garbage dumps. Moreover, with its burgeoning economy producing vast quantities of garbage (increasing 8-10% annually), China is turning to new facilities that burn solid waste to produce electricity.
• As per International Energy Agency (IEA), China has around 7.3 gigawatts of installed waste to energy capacity, with its 339 plants during 2017. The country's waste to energy has grown by 1 GW per year on average from last five years and is expected to continue the growth with rising municipal waste.

APAC Waste-to-Energy Industry Overview

The Asia-Pacific waste-to-energy marketis fragmented. The key owners in the market include Wood Group Plc, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc., C&G Environmental Protection Holdings Ltd., Everbright International Ltd., Covanta Holding Corporation, Green Conversion Systems, Inc., and Hitachi Zosen Corporation, amongst others.

APAC Waste-to-Energy Market Leaders