Article Presented to the “30 th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management”, Philadelphia (US), between the 15 th and 18 th of March 2015 Industrial and Energy Policies for Biogas-Based Electricity from Municipal Solid Waste in Brazil Ruy Quadros, Ph.D. Universidade Estadual de Campinas / Innovarelab Pesquisa e Consultoria Rua Maestro Cardim, 354/23 São Paulo, Brazil – 01323-000 ruy.quadros@innovarelab.com.br Andre Neiva Tavares, MSc. Innovarelab Pesquisa e Consultoria Rua Maestro Cardim, 354/23 São Paulo, Brazil – 01323-000 andre.tavares@innovarelab.com.br Glicia Vieira dos Santos, Ph.D. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 514 Vitória, Brazil – 29075-910 glicia.vieira@gmail.com Sérgio Valdir Bajay, Ph.D. Universidade Estadual de Campinas Cidade Universitária “Zeferino Vaz” Campinas, Brazil – 13083-860 bajay@fem.unicamp.br Abstract 1 : Biogas, a mixture of carbon dioxide and methane resulting from the degradation of organic waste, has received increasing attention by decision makers in Brazil in recent years. Appropriate industrial and energy policies are now required to increase the still small share of this fuel in the country’s energy supply. These policies should take into account the diverse socioeconomic features concerning solid waste generation, recovery and final disposal found in the country. In the Brazilian 1 We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Endesa within the Aneel Research Project 14/2012