《japett_vol38_no1pp42-49ksingh》.pdf

K. Singh et al.: Municipal Solid Waste to Energy: Potential for Application in Trinidad and Tobago 42 ISSN 1000 7924 The Journal of the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago Vol.38, No.1, October 2009, pp.42-49 Municipal Solid Waste to Energy: An Economic and Environmental Assessment for Application in Trinidad and Tobago Kamel Singha b cΨ , Solange O. Kelly and Musti K.S. Sastry a, b The University of Trinidad and Tobago, Pt. Lisas Campus, Esperanza Road, Brechin Castle, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies E-mail: kamel.singh@.tt E-mail: solange.kelly@.tt c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies E-mail: Musti.Sastry@ Ψ Corresponding Author (Received 15 May 2009; Revised 13 August 2009; Accepted 21 September 2009) Abstract: Economic and social progress in Trinidad and Tobago has resulted in the tripling of generation of solid waste from 1990 to 2007. It is anticipated that by 2020 the waste generated will exceed 1.4 million tons per annum (tpa). As a small island developing state, the country will be confronted by shortage of land area for