- The Map Ammarit Municipality committed to increase its Installed capacity of Renewable energy in Local Government to 0 MW by 2022
- The target is going to be reached by activities in Electricity sectors.
30% Energy efficiency improvement by 2020
After carbon footprint of municipal office had been assessed, municipal realized that electricity use in the office release big amount of carbondioxide. All staffs brainstrome for the solution and have come up with the measure for saving energy. The result from 6 month of the project shows that municipal office has reduced electricity use about 6.62 mWh and these reduce about 3.71 tons of carbondioxide emission.
Read More Read LessSlaughterhouse waste has a very high BoD. Municipal has process to improve anaerobic wastewater treatment system to work more efficiently by installing of biogas fermentation of slaughterhouse wastewater treatment system. This project can transform wastewater to energy. The biogas from the fermentation of waste were use as renewable fuel instead of firewood and LPG. This project not only reduce energy bill and water pollution, but also reduce carbondioxide emissions.
Read More Read LessMunicipal office located nearby the Aw Tungmaha conserved Forest. This mangrove forest has been deforest and invase by shrimp farm businesses. Municipal has coorperated with other local authorities, including Pakklong manicipal and mangrove forest conservation center to reforestation. The project began operation in last August; students and volunteers participate in mangrove planting event. The municipality is committed to the restoration of mangrove areas to absorb the greenhouse gases or carbon sink.
Read More Read LessIn 2015, Mapamarit Municipality was selected by The Municipality League of Thailand to be included in an EU-funded project titled, “The Promotion of Low Carbon City across Thai Municipalities.” Mapamarit houses 1 of the 15 Low Carbon Learning Centres in Thailand. This has inspired the mayor to provide more focus on dealing with climate change issues particularly on renewable energy investment. Solar panels were installed in the roofs of Rak Mapamarit Learning Cenre and in a car parking facility. The council approved this project with a budget of 2.16 million THB. Solar panels with electricity generating capacity of 25 KW were installed in 2016 and has been generating power of about 51,100 KW/year. This enabled the municipality to use the electricity generated and sell it back to the national grid thereby generating income for the municipality to cover the total cost incurred within 7 years.
Read More Read LessAs of the experience from visiting Lempakbea Royal projects, Phetchaburi province, there are organic waste disposal system by using organic waste including vegetable scraps, fruit scraps to make fertilizer in concrete block, municipality has adapted the project to proceed. The separated organic waste such as vegetables, fruits, collected from homes and markets have been brougth to ferment in concrete tanks which municipal has built. From the project, municipal enables to reduce the amount of waste, and the fertilizer was used to grow vegetables.
Read More Read LessIn order to encourage people to use organic fertilizer rather than chemical, municipal had created this project to test the quality of organic waste fertilizer under the title of "Edible landscaping" by growing vegetable along the entrance of municipal office for 250m. Moreover, municipal also have plan to encourage people and all municipal related organizations to do small organic garden and exchange the product among the comminity. This can not only reduce the expense but also reduce the distance of food transportation which lead to reduce of carbondioxide emission.
Read More Read LessThe housing of the employees of the municipal no have electricity. Municipalities have tried to install Solar panel. To support municipalities to promote low carbon city. And to create equality in access to energy. And training staff in the installation, repair and maintenance of solar panels in case they would need to expand the area of clean energy is released to the community in the future.
Read More Read LessThe Map Ammarit Municipality has reported 1 Community emission inventory, since 2013. In its latest inventory, compiled in 2013, the Stationary energy, Waste management and Transport are identified as key emission sources.
The Map Ammarit Municipality has reported 2 government operational inventories, since 2012. In its latest inventory, compiled in 2013, the Waste management and Other are identified as key emission sources.