Utilization of landfill gas for electricity generation should be an attractive option for Ukraine in
light of the country’s rapidly growing municipal solid waste problem, the influx of intermittent
renewable electricity into the national grid, and renewable energy adoption commitments.
However, the deployment of landfill gas power plants has been slow vis-à-vis other alternative
energy technologies despite the existing government incentives. This article aims to help
understanding this trend by investigating the economic feasibility of landfill gas power plants.
The research focuses on determining the Levelized Cost of Electricity of these electricity
generation facilities and comparing it to the feed-in tariff available to landfill gas electricity
producers. The results show making an investment into a landfill gas-fired power plant is an
appealing strategy due to a potential high and quick return on investment in 5.1 years. This leads
to the ultimate conclusion that economic feasibility is not a cause for the slow adoption of landfill
gas as a source of renewable electricity generation in Ukraine. In addition, the article identifies
several potential barriers to landfill gas electricity generation deployment to be investigated in
future researc
