Model RFP & Concession Agreement for Waste to Compressed Bio Gas Project
SBM division of India Ministry of Housing & Urban Affair (MoHUA) and PPP Secretariat of Department of Economic Affairs have jointly developed the model RFPs & Concession Agreement to encourage PPP in SWM:
1. Model RFP and Concession Agreement for Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM)
2. Model RFP and CA for Bio-methanation
3. Model RFP and CA for Waste to Electricity
The India Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to form a partnership to promote investment in the waste management sector in India. Through this partnership, IFC assisted MoHUA in preparing a model concession agreement (MCA) and a model request for proposal (RFP, together the Model Documents) for use by urban local bodies (ULBs) for development of waste to bio-methanation projects in India.
The objective of the Model Documents is to:
- provide ULBs with standardised documents to implement waste to bio-methanation projects;and
- develop an enabling framework for greater private sector participation in the waste management sector in India.
The Model Documents have been prepared to cater to different transaction structures that may be adopted for the Project, depending on the revenue streams for the Concessionaire.