Project Concept Stage
Identifying climate actions and preparing project concepts based on Climate Resilient City Action Plan (CRCAP) and gap assessment
Bankability Stage
Implementation Stage
Supporting the procurement process by embedding climate considerations and providing technical inputs
Replication and Scaleup
What are Quick-win Projects?
Implementation projects that are fully funded by the CapaCITIES project. These projects are a test-bed for innovative approaches and technologies with a high potential of replication and scaling up through government programs and missions.
What are Co-Financing Projects?
Implementation projects that are partially funded through the CapaCITIES project and co-financed either through PPP or municipal budget. These projects can also be a test-bed for new approaches and technologies with a potential of replication and scaling up.
What are Bankable Projects?
Implementation projects with technical support from the CapaCITIES project. These can be both fully and partially bankable. Such Projects can be either financed through municipal resources or through private sector participation, development finance institutions, and commercial financing among others.
Quick-win Projects
Deployment of 18 Electric Rickshaws as a Pilot Initiative
Udaipur: CapaCITIES project assisted Udaipur city to implement a pilot initiative to evaluate the technical capacity and workability of e-rickshaws in the context of Udaipur with its peculiar terrain and user base.
The project deployed 18 e-rickshaws of different types, specification and technology and tested their performance on city roads and prepared a case study on the e-rickshaw operations for the city to scale-up the low carbon IPT system especially faster deployment of E-rickshaws.
Annual emission reduction from the pilot project includes 45.62 tCO2e of GHG emission, 261 kg of NOx and 132 kg of particulate matter.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Mobility
Deployed Area Based Groundwater Recharge Systems
Rajkot: The City lies in an arid zone and faces significant water stress during the summer months but during monsoon season its affected by flooding across several in the city.
Based on an assessment of potential groundwater augmentation and in consultation with Rajkot Municipal Corporation, CapaCITIES project installed groundwater recharge at five locations across the city. These recharge structures not only ensure safe groundwater recharge from rainfall runoff, but also addresses issues of urban flooding, resulting storm water drainage systems.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Water and Waste Water Management
Leak Detection Machines to Reduce Non Revenue Water (NRW)
Siliguri: CapaCITIES project provided two Acoustic Leak Detection Machines to the Siliguri Municipal Corporation, and trained a team of engineers to operate them.
As a pilot study, the machines were used to conduct a water audit in water zone 1 of the city. The machines helped in reducing the NRW by accurately pinpointing the leaks in the water pipeline network and in reduction of energy being lost due to pumping the NRW, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions from pumping water that eventually goes to waste.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Water and Waste Water Management
Decentralized Solid Waste Management System at Selected Wards in Coimbatore
Coimbatore: CapaCITIES project team implemented the SUNYA – Zero Waste Wards initiative in ward no. 22 and 24 of Coimbatore which successfully achieved 100% household level source segregation of biodegradable waste.
In ward 22, a decentralized 1.5 tonnes per day (TPD) biomethanation plant was installed under the CapaCITIES project as a demonstration project on decentralized solid waste management that the city can replicate across the city. The biomethanation plant has the capacity to reduce 1500 tonnes of CO2e GHG emissions per annum.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Solid Waste Management
Decentralized Solid Waste Management System at Selected Wards in Siliguri
Siliguri: CapaCITIES project team implemented the SUNYA – Zero Waste Wards initiative in ward no. 2 and 17 of Siliguri which successfully achieved household level source segregation of biodegradable waste.
Approximately 7,500 households and commercial entities in the wards. The most efficient way to reduce GHG emissions from waste disposal is to reduce waste generation at the source, followed by appropriate processing and scientific disposal of rejected waste. A decentralized 1 TPD micro-composting centre was designed and installed under the project to process biodegradable waste from the two wards which can reduce around 2500 tCO2e of GHG emissions.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Solid Waste Management
Decentralized Solid Waste Management System at Selected Wards of Udaipur
Udaipur: CapaCITIES project team implemented the SUNYA – Zero Waste Wards initiative in ward no. 1 and 41 of Udaipur which successfully achieved household level source segregation of biodegradable waste.
Read MoreApproximately 3500 households and commercial entities were initiated to waste segregation practices on a pilot scale. Based on a quantification and characterization study of waste from the two wards, a decentralized 2 TPD biomethanation plant was designed and installed to process the 2.65 tonnes of mixed waste generated daily from the two wards. The annual GHG emission mitigation potential of the is 1,437 tCO2e.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Solid Waste Management
Renewable Energy Solar PV for Social Housing in Rajkot
Rajkot The Municipal Corporation had planned to construct 10000 affordable housing units by 2020. CapaCITIES project created a case for utilizing renewable energy for common utilities in all social housing projects.
This was done by deploying a pilot Solar PV system of 31.5 kWp in the Krantiveer Khudiram Bose Township. This created an annual savings of roughly 45,360 units of electricity, contributing to a GHG emission reduction potential of 37 tCO2e.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Energy
145kWp Solar PV System in Aji Water Treatment Plant
Rajkot: CapaCITIES project installed 145 kWp solar PV systems to power one of the five water treatment plants under the Rajkot Municipal Corporation as a demonstration project to utilize roof space available with the municipal corporation infrastructure facilities.
This system contributed to over 50% of the allowed PV capacity at the plant and saved 211,700 kWh per year (~18% of existing electricity consumption was fulfilled by solar installation), contributing to a GHG emission reduction of about 174 tCO2e.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Energy
Installation of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS)
Coimbatore: Four Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations and a digital display board that would continuously report data from all the 4 sensors were installed at the Town hall of Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation.
The 4 stations located at CCMC Town Hall, East Zone office, West Zone office and Master Service Reservoir Office on Sathy Road, have been providing critical information for transport planning, assessing health impacts, building awareness and for urban planning.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Air Pollution Monitoring
Installation of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS)
Rajkot: The project helped the city in installing 2 AAQMS stations at Trikon Baug and RMC East Zone Office that can also monitor Particulate Matter (PM2.5, PM10) which is critical information for better mobility plan and effective traffic management.
Rajkot city had deployed 20 environmental sensors across the city for temperature, humidity and air quality with respect to GHG emissions, however, they lacked PM sensors.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Air Pollution Monitoring
Installation of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS)
Siliguri: CapaCITIES project helped the city in installing four sensor based AAQMS in Siliguri’s Municipal Corporation main administrative building, Primary Health Center (PHC) at ward 36, Bhakti Nagar Police Station, and Mallaguri Police Outpost.
The AAQMS have been serving as a monitoring infrastructure providing vital information for better transport and traffic planning in the City and its potential impacts on improving air quality in the city. The AAQMS have been serving as a monitoring infrastructure providing vital information for better transport and traffic planning in the City and its potential impacts on improving air quality in the city.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Air Pollution Monitoring
Installation of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS)
Udaipur: Four locations in Udaipur were identified and 4 sensor based AAQMS were installed to improve the availability of air quality data from multiple locations and also for regular monitoring.
The city corporation staff were also trained on monitoring AAQMS and air quality data. The city initially only had one continuous ambient air quality monitoring station. The deployment of four additional sensor based AAQMS improved the availability of air quality data from multiple locations, which helped prepare relevant policies to improve air quality.
Status: Completed in Phase 1
Sector: Air Pollution Monitoring
Bankable Projects
E-Waste Management Initiated in Coimbatore
Coimbatore generates around 10 TPD of e-waste and the city’s efforts to better manage the informal e-waste was supported by CapaCITIES project through a bankability study on viable business models for e-waste management.
Study found that the city corporation should set up a dedicated facility for collection, dismantling, recycling and safe disposal of E-waste on a PPP basis and an advertisement for expression of interest was floated in this regard.
Status: Bankability Report Submitted in Phase 1
Sector: Solid Waste Management
Operations and Maintenance of Micro Compositing Centers on PPP
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) was mandated by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to construct Micro-composting centers (MCCs) in various wards of the city.
CapaCITIES project assessed the operational viability of 6 Micro-composting Centers (MCCs) based on PPP model for replication in other wards across the city. The bankability study found the model to be viable with several complementary benefits to the city.
Status: Bankability Report Submitted in Phase 1
Sector: Solid Waste Management
Feasibility Study to Set up 4MW Solar Power Project
Rajkot: Under the CapaCITIES project, a feasibility study was conducted to set up a new ground based solar power project of 4 MWp capacity at the existing Solid Waste Management facility in Nakarawadi.
The facility was found to have a shadow free available area of 24,345 sq mt and a connected load of 60 HP. An illustrative revenue model based on the feasibility study was developed to assess the bankability of the project which revealed that the project was prima-facie bankable to be tendered on Independent Power Producers basis.
Status: Bankability Report Submitted in Phase 1
Sector: Energy
Feasibility Study to Set up 23 MW Solar Power Project
Rajkot In order to utilize the ground and rooftop space available with the Rajkot Municipal Corporation for solar power projects, a feasibility study was conducted as part of the CapaCITIES project at Sewage (Anandpar, Madhapar) and Water Treatment Plants (Ribeda, Raiyadhar) of Rajkot.
The study found the facilities to have the potential for a combined capacity of ~23 MWp of ground and roof top mounted solar pv system. The facility was found to have a shadow free available area of 24,345 sq mt and a connected load of 60 HP. An illustrative revenue model based on the feasibility study was developed to assess the bankability of the project which revealed that the project was prima-facie bankable to be tendered on Independent Power Producers basis.
Status: Bankability Report Submitted in Phase 1
Sector: Energy
Development of a Captive Solar Power Plant
Rajkot: The average electricity consumption of Rajkot over the last three years is more than~60 million kwh. The project is supporting development of a 10MW solar plant for captive use of Rajkot Municipal Corporation.
By displacing conventional energy consumption of Rajkot city, the project is expected to reduce ~0.03 mio tco2e and result in significant cost savings for RMC.
Status: Phase 2 – Under Progress
Sector: Energy
Development of Walled City as a Green Mobility Zone (GMZ)
Udaipur: Walled city houses major economic and tourist destinations in Udaipur, due to large floating population congestion and air pollution has been identified as a key issue.
The project is supporting development of the walled city as a Green Mobility Zone- access controlled area with amenities to support and promote electric mobility. The project post implementation is expected to result in significant reduction in transport led GHG emission and also improve the tourism aesthetic value of the walled city.
Status: Phase 2 – Under Progress
Sector: Mobility
Development of 200 Tons Organic Waste to Bio CNG Plant on Public Private Partnership
Coimbatore: ~40% of the total waste generated by the Coimbatore city is dumped in a mixed waste landfill at Vellalore. The project is supporting development of 200 tons waste to Bio CNG facility to process the organic waste on PPP.
By reducing the organic waste dumped at the mixed landfill the project is expected to ~0.38 mil tco2e annually and mobilize ~ EUR 8-9 mil. private investment in the city.
Status: Phase 2 – Under Progress
Sector: Solid Waste Management