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Abstract

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been increasingly employed in the delivery of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) projects of India. Particular interest has been on the energy from waste (EfW) projects. But many projects have failed. Studies on risk management that cater to the needs of Indian MSW sector on EfW projects is still in a nascent stage for Indian PPP body of knowledge, especially from the perspective of practitioners and policymakers. Accordingly, this study assessed the risks in four EfW technologies namely biomethanation, refuse derived fuel to power, incineration, and pyrolysis-gasification used in MSW management projects of India. The paper identified the risk factors of Indian MSW PPP projects through a comprehensive literature review. Subsequently, a questionnaire survey and structured interviews with Indian stakeholders are carried to capture the risk magnitude and maps the results of the general perception of the risk allocation preference. The findings show that the risk profiles are very different across these four EfW technologies. So, future projects would need to specifically focus those critical risks to procure EfW PPP projects successfully and bring value for money. Governments need to appropriately weigh the risks in EfW projects to resolve how to deal with market and human factors mainly related to the PPP aspects of the public assets and services.