Project Concept Stage

Based on Climate Resilient City Action Plan (CRCAP) and gap assessment- identify climate actions and prepare project concepts – pre feasibility assessment.

Bankability Stage

Structure concepts into bankable/ scalable opportunities- identification and allocation of project risk and returns and designing suitable implementable structures. (techno-economic feasibility)

Implementation Stage

Support in the procurement process by embedding climate considerations and providing technical inputs.

Replication and Scaleup

Development of standard toolkits and organizing capacity building workshops to enable replication and scaling up of the project.

What are Quick-win Projects?

Quick win projects are implementation projects proposed in Phase II new cities which is a test-bed for new approaches and technologies. The projects will have a high potential for replicability and scale-up through government programs and missions. These projects will be fully funded through CapaCITIES project but depending on city’s interest this can also be implemented as a co-financing project

What are Co-Financing Projects?

Co-financing projects are implementation projects proposed in Phase I cities that will be partially funded through the CapaCITIES project (co-financing through PPP models and municipal corporation budget). These projects can also be a test-bed for new approaches and technologies with high potential for replicability and scale-up through government programs and missions. Also, development of long-term bankable projects can be supported by co-financing projects that will demonstrate the proof of concept of technology and proof of concept for co-financing of innovative and scalable projects.

What are Bankable Projects?

Bankable Projects are without direct financial contribution for implementation from the CapaCITIES project.

(a) Totally Bankable projects: could fully finance their investments through project revenues and hence can be financed through commercial or external financing agencies (Financial Institutions/Development Agencies/ Innovative financial instruments/ Green Financing) etc.

(b) Partially Bankable projects: There are other projects in which project revenues are insufficient to recover the investments, in such cases, the partially Bankable projects are structured as Bankable projects through leveraging existing government funding schemes or project specific viability support from Government.

Water and Wastewater Management

Quick-win Projects

Rajkot

Deployed in Area Based Groundwater Recharge Systems in Rajkot

Rajkot 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.

Project Cost: CHF 32’000

Siliguri

Deployed Leak Detection Machines to Reduce Non Revenue Water (NRW)

CapaCITIES project provided two Acoustic Leak Detection Machines to the Siliguri Municipal Corporation, and trained a team of engineers and officials to operate them.

Project cost: CHF 34’000

Mobility

Udaipur

Quick-win Project

          Bankable Projects: Phase 2

      (Under Implementation)

Deployment of 18 Electric Rickshaws as a Pilot Initiative

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. 

Project cost: CHF 42’558

Development of Udaipur walled city into a Green Mobility Zone

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.

Project cost: CHF 42’558

Solid Waste Management

Quick-win Projects

Coimbatore

Decentralized Solid Waste Management System at Selected Wards

CapaCITIES project team implemented the SUNYA – Zero Waste Wards initiative in wards 22 and 24 of Coimbatore which successfully achieved 100% household level source segregation of biodegradable waste.

Project cost: CHF 118’500

Siliguri

Decentralized Solid Waste Management System at Selected Wards in Siliguri

The SUNYA – Zero Waste Wards initiative was implemented in wards 2 and 17 of Siliguri on a pilot scale under the CapaCITIES project resulting in source segregation of waste at the household level in approximately 7,500 households and commercial entities in the wards

Project cost: CHF 143’000

Udaipur

Decentralized Solid Waste Management System at Selected Wards of Udaipur

CapaCITIES project team along with Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC) implemented the SUNYA – Towards Zero Waste initiative under which two wards 1 and 41 of Udaipur.

Project cost: CHF 107’355

Bankable Projects: Phase 1

Coimbatore

Bankability of 2 Business Models for E-Waste Management Deployed

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.

Bankability of PPP Based O&M of 6 Micro-Composting Centres in Coimbatore

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.

Bankable Projects: Phase 2 (Under Implementation)

      Coimbatore

Development of 200 tons organic waste to bio CNG plant on Public Private Partnership

~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.

Project cost: CHF 7’906

Energy

Quick-win Projects

Rajkot

Renewable Energy Solar PV for Social Housing in Rajkot

Rajkot Municipal Corporation had planned to construct 10000 affordable housing units by 2020. The CapaCITIES project created a case for utilising renewable energy for all common utilities in all social housing projects, by deploying a pilot Solar PV system of 31.5 kWp in the Krantiveer Khudiram Bose Township.

Project cost: CHF 37’000

145kWp Solar PV System in Aji Water Treatment Plant

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.

Project Cost: CHF 57’000

Bankable Projects: Phase 1

Rajkot

Bankability of 4 MWp Capacity Ground Based Solar Photovoltaic System at Solid Waste Management Facility in Nakarawadi

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.

Bankability of 23 MWp Capacity Ground and Rooftop Based Solar Power Project at Water and Sewerage Treatment Plants in 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.

Bankable Projects: Phase 2 (Under Implementation)

Rajkot

Captive 10 MW solar plant for own consumption

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.

 

Project Cost: CHF 57’000

Air Pollution Monitoring

Quick-win Projects

Coimbatore

Installation of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS)

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.

Project cost: CHF 47’500

Rajkot

Installation of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS)

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.

Project cost: CHF 6’700

Siliguri

Installation of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS)

Siliguri city, located strategically and providing connectivity to northeastern India, is facing challenges with the saturated on-road traffic movement.

Project cost: CHF 47’500

Udaipur

Installation of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS)

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.

Project cost: CHF 31’144