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AIM-WELL (Integrated Management of Waste-to-Energy at the Local Level)

Constantine, Algeria

2018 - 2023

LandfillPublic Private PartnershipsRenewable EnergyWaste Management

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Project Description

Approach Words: Capacity Building, Environment Preservation, Sustainability

Public Policy Instruments: Financial Mechanism, Physical Intervention, Planning, Regulatory

The AIM-WELL (Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level) is a new development initiative for the cities of Constantine and Sétif in Algeria.¹ It represents the first integrated waste-to-energy (WtE) project in Algeria, combining a solid waste management, fertilizer production, and renewable energy generation.² The initiative began in October 2018 with the submission of Project Identification Form to the Global Environment Facility (GEF).³

The vision of AIM-WELL is to “promote an integrated and comprehensive solid waste management by fostering technology deployment, dissemination, and transfer in collaboration with private sector”.⁴
It aims to reduce waste volume at source and minimize transport distances to engineered landfills,⁵ create added value by transforming waste and poultry manure into fertilizer and energy, as well as strengthen and promote the municipal model of integrated waste management at regional and national scales.⁶
These goals align with Algeria’s National Program for Integrated Management of Household and Similar Waste (PROGDEM) and the National Strategy for Integrated Waste Management 2035 developed under the PAPSE Waste-2030 framework,⁷ ⁸ as the Constantine province produces approximately 200,000-300,000 tons of yearly waste.⁹

Title: Chain of current solid waste management; (B) Value chain of integrated solid waste management.

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Title: Integrated solid waste management value chain.

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Title: Organizational structure of the project.

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Title: workers during sorting the waste as initial step for recycling process.

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Title: Chain of current solid waste management; (B) Value chain of integrated solid waste management.

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Title: Integrated solid waste management value chain.

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Title: Organizational structure of the project.

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Title: workers during sorting the waste as initial step for recycling process.

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To implement this vision, the AIM-WELL project is structured through a master plan for Constantine and Sétif, which together produce 500 tons of waste per day. The plan introduces a scalable model of WtE with the progressive expansion across phases.
Key facilities and metrics of the plan include:¹⁰

A waste sorting facility with capacity for 750 tons of municipal solid waste per day¹¹
A waste transformation plant to convert the organic fraction (approximately 60%) and poultry manure into fertilizer and renewable energy (approximately 2MWe and ≥ 80% capacity factor)¹²
Eight waste collection stations for separate organic and inorganic waste disposal¹³
Integration with 260 poultry farms across 12 communes, ensuring consistent input for fertilizer (N-P-K concentration modification)¹⁴
A dedicated research and development (R&D) and analysis centre for monitoring and optimizing output quality¹⁵

Owner/Developer (Public)

Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy (Algeria)²⁵

National Waste Agency (AND)²⁶

Owner/Developer

UNDP Algeria ²⁷

SOPTE (Divindus Group subsidiary)²⁸

Funder

Global Environment Facility (GEF)²⁹

Divindus Group ³⁰

Contractor/Implementer

SOPTE ³¹

Owner/Developer (Public)

Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy (Algeria)²⁵

National Waste Agency (AND)²⁶

Owner/Developer

UNDP Algeria ²⁷

SOPTE (Divindus Group subsidiary)²⁸

Contractor/Implementer

SOPTE ³¹

Funder

Global Environment Facility (GEF)²⁹

Divindus Group ³⁰

The project is managed through national, international and private stakeholders. The Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy of Algeria serves as the executing partner, while United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) acts as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) implementing agency. The private sector is represented by SOPTE, a subsidiary of Divindus Group,¹⁶ contributing a USD 38.5 million equity investment. Internationally, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) supports the project by providing technical assistance and advancing circular economy initiatives.¹⁷ ¹⁸

The AIM-WELL plan unfolds through three progressive phases:¹⁹

Phase 1: Launch of private sector operations with 500 tons/day capacity.²⁰
Phase 2: Expansion to 750 tons/day processing capacity.²¹
Phase 3: Full expansion to a 1,000 tons maximum capacity.²²

Currently, the project is implementation phase, according to the GEF project portal.²³ Upon completion, AIM-WELL will serve as Algeria’s model for integrated WtE systems, advancing national sustainability goals and circular economy practices.²⁴

Project Link, Endnotes and References

Project Link

https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/10080

Endnotes

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References

GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. AIM-WELL: Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Portal. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/10080
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF Secretariat. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – GEF Secretariat Review for Full Sized Project. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIFReviewSheet.pdf
GIZ. PAPSE – Waste 2030. Available at: https://www.giz.de/en/projects/papse-waste-2030
Lamri, N., Belayadi, A., Abbas, F. ‘Solid waste management as an urban area regulation in Algeria. Case of El-Khroub city’, Forum geografic, 21(2), 2022, pp. 158-171. Available at: https://forumgeografic.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/2/Lamri.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GIZ. Improving waste management and circular economy. Available at: https://www.giz.de/en/projects/solid-waste-management-and-circular-economy
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. AIM-WELL: Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Portal. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/10080
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GIZ. Improving waste management and circular economy. Available at: https://www.giz.de/en/projects/solid-waste-management-and-circular-economy
GEF. AIM-WELL: Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Portal. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/10080
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf
GEF. Algeria Integrated Management of Waste Energy at the Local Level – Project Identification Form. 2018. Available at: https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10080_PIF.pdf

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