📋 Tender Overview
Project Name
Guangxi Zero-Waste City Development Program
Project Number
58031-001
Country / Economy
China, People's Republic of
Project Status
Proposed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
Loan
Source of Funding / Amount
Loan: Guangxi Zero-Waste Pilot Project
Ordinary capital resources US$ 150.00 million
Sector / Subsector
Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban solid waste management
Gender
Effective gender mainstreaming
Description
The GZAR government has issued the Carbon Peaking Action Plan (2022-2030), which included 10 action plans for different sectors, such as energy, transport, and construction. Action 6 requires promoting circular economy and conserved, efficient, and recycled use of resource by (i) creating green low-carbon industrial parks, (ii) strengthening 3R of domestic and industrial wastes, and (iii) promoting circular agriculture. The action plan has set out detailed activities and key targets to be achieved by 2030 and is underpinned by specific investment projects listed in 14th and 15th five-year plans of circular economy development, zero-waste city construction, and urban and rural SWM. There is clear maturity and ownership of the government's program.
Considering the complex, multisector, and multi-stakeholder nature of the development challenges, it is proposed to use results-based lending (RBL) modality to support Action 6 in prioritized cities from 2026 to 2030, a critical implementation period to achieve the carbon peaking goal. Wuzhou and Yulin have been confirmed as program cities as both are listed as national demonstration base in urban mining. The program will support both public and private sectors in a holistic approach, covering wastes from domestic, industrial, agricultural, and construction sectors. The RBL program's boundary has been preliminarily defined to address the gaps in (i) institutional capacity, workforce, and public awareness; (ii) solid waste management; and (iii) circular economy as mentioned above to accelerate zero-waste city development in Guangxi through three outputs.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Country context. Since the 1990s, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has experienced remarkable socioeconomic growth, spearheaded by rapid industrialization and urbanization that resulted in extraordinary increases in consumption of natural resources and consumer goods. In 2023, the PRC generated approximately 260 million tons of municipal solid waste and 4.28 billion tons of general industrial waste. The total energy consumption increased nine folds from 571.44 million tons of standard coal equivalent in 1978 to 5.72 billion tons in 2023. The PRC is the world's largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter, with 12.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted in 2021, equivalent to 25.88% of global GHG emissions. The Government of the PRC committed its nationally dete
