ENERGY SUCCESS AT THE LARGEST LANDFILL POWERPLANT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

The prudent use of resources is an essential basis for our lives. Global population and economic growth are increasing the pressure on natural resources such as raw materials, land and biodiversity. Therefore, the careful and efficient use of natural resources is becoming a key competence of sustainable societies. Waste management is a critical component. In Malaysia, the Bukit Tagar Sanitary Landfill provides a long-term solution for solid waste management in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

The Bukit Tagar Sanitary Landfill is the largest in Malaysia and was developed by Berjaya EnviroParks Sdn Bhd (BTEP). Bukit Tagar Sanitary is designed as a Level 4 sanitary landfill based on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standards. Level 4 is the highest achievable standard and ensures maximum protection of the environment.

This sanitary landfill receives almost 70% of the solid waste from the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Bukit Tagar Sanitary Landfill receives approximately 2,000 tons of waste per day and operates seven landfill cells.

SP Energy, the authorised MWM distributor for Malaysia, was instrumental in working with the developer to design the first 1.2 MW landfill to energy plant in 2011. SP Energy designed, installed and commissioned the landfill gas cleaning system, which consisted of a gas chiller dehumidifier, activated carbon filters and blowers in addition to the gas engines. The first engine has been running successfully ever since, with a total of over 75,000 hours.

Over the years, Berjaya EnviroParks has expanded its power generation fleet. As a result, the Bukit Tagar landfill now has six engines of 2 MW each (TCG 2020 V20) for a total capacity of 13 MW. All of these engines are grid-connected and the power is sold through the feed-in tariff mechanism. This makes the Bukit Tagar Sanitary Landfill one of the largest landfill power plants in Southeast Asia.

MWM is represented in the Malaysian market by the authorised distributor SP Energy Sdn Bhd. Under the leadership of Mr. Syed H. Kebir, covering East and West Malaysia, he has established MWM as the leading brand for biogas power generation, cogeneration and natural gas power plants in Malaysia. SP Energy Sdn Bhd is supported by Caterpillar Energy Solutions Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), the Asia Pacific regional headquarters of Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH.

The market success in Malaysia is founded on the excellence, the well-recognized technical expertise of SP Energy for project generation and the relentless marketing and business development efforts.

SP Energy has representatives focused on handling enquiries throughout East and West Malaysia. SP Energy has its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur and a regional service center in Lahad Datu, Sabah (East Malaysia) to service the Sabah (East Malaysia) engine population.

SP Energy offers a complete lifecycle service, including Long Term Service Agreements (LTSA); this includes after-sales services such as the sale of original spare parts and trained service personnel with appropriate competency levels to handle the entire maintenance cycle, diagnostics and troubleshooting of gensets in operation and remote monitoring system. www.mwm.net

To date, SP Energy has supplied, installed and commissioned over 74 units of MWM engines of various sizes with an installed capacity of 96 MW.

There are two main thrusts in the strategy for the MWM business in Malaysia.

First, the short to medium term focus is on the growth of biogas power plants, strongly supported by government initiatives such as the preferential feed-in tariff.

MWM has products that are ideally suited to these market segments. Second, MWM’s medium to long term focus is on the increased acceptance and viability of distributed cogeneration power plants.