ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the project based flexibility mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol, designed to meet the emission reduction targets of the industrialised countries in a cost effective manner. The key methodological challenge lies in estimating projects counterfactual emission baseline, through balancing the needs for accuracy, transparency and practicality.
The proposed project activity involves the establishment of a wind farm of 300 MW installed capacity enabling generation of electricity by state-of-art 1.25 MW Wind Electricity Generators (WEGs) (One of the latest available technologies in the country developed by Suzlon Energy Limited), in and around Irrukandurai, Tirunelveli District in the State of Tamil Nadu in Southern India.
The Approved Consolidated Baseline Methodology (ACM0002) has been used to determine the baseline for Southern Region Grid. The methodology uses a Combined Margin approach for calculating the Baseline emission factor as the weighted average of the Operating Margin emission factor and Build Margin emission factor. The Baseline emission factor was estimated to be 0.88867 tCO2/MWh. The additionality assessment has been based on the consolidated tool for demonstration of additionality agreed by the CDM EB (Annex I, EB16). The PDD has been prepared for the proposed project activity deciphering an annual emission reduction estimated to be 747331.9 tCO2.
