Farzad Bazdidi Tehrani - Professor, School ofMechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Tehnology;
Ehsan Haghi - MSc. student, Energy Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology;

Techno-economic assessment of municipal solid waste incineration (MSW) plant is discussed in the present paper for the case study of Tehran, Iran.First of all, the appropriate technology for incineration is choosen and the investment and operating costs are estimated. Then, by using Tehran MSW properties, theavailable energy from waste is calculated. Combining the aforementioned results, LCOE١ of an MSW incineration plant is estimated. Results show a highLCOE for an electricity generating MSW incineration plant due to the expensive technology and low heating value of Tehran MSW. However it should be noted that employing an incineration plant is an efficient method for the waste disposal while it generates power at the same time. This advantage makes MSW incineration plant noteworthy for the future research

MSW, heating value, incineration, LCOE