3.1. CANADA

The City of Vancouver, British Columbia, decided to bring in the private sector in an agreement to transform a landfill site producing gases (including methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global climate change) into beneficial commercial uses. Under the approved PPP structure, the private partner designed, financed and constructed a cogeneration plant, which uses the landfill gas as fuel to generate electricity, which is sold by the private partner to a local utility. Waste heat from the power generation process is recovered as hot water, which is sold by the private partner to a large greenhouse complex for heating purposes. The private partner and the City share the revenues from the sale of electricity and thermal energy.