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Approval Procedure
for Programme of Activities (PoA's)
The
Coordinator/ Managing Entity of a PoA is required to
submit the PoA-DD, CPA-DD, CPA-DD (Typical) & PCN to the
National CDM Authority for HCA. CPAs (joining a PoA)
that do not require any approval from any state /central
agency e.g. replacement of bulbs, energy efficiency
measures etc., the Coordinator/ Managing Entity of the
PoA shall post facto inform the Member Secretary, NCDMA
, the salient details of CPAs added on a bi-annual
basis. However for CPAs that needs any state / central
clearance, such CPAs shall be submitted to the National
CDM Authority for approval as in the case of project
based CDM activities.
PRESS RELEASE ON NCDMA
The National CDM Authority (NCDMA) in the
Ministry of Environment & Forests took a further step in
applying the principles of e-governance by launching a
new website on 19 March 2009 that will enable CDM
Project Proponents to file applications and upload their
project documents directly from the comfort of their
offices. They would no longer be required to submit
hard copies of the Project Reports to the Authority.
Shri Vijai Sharma, Secretary
(Environment & Forests), while inaugurating the
website, said that this step was a major initiative to
further streamline the working of India’s National CDM
Authority, which is reckoned as one of the most
efficient and pro-active Designated National Authority
(DNA) in this world. With on-line uploading of project
reports, a feature which has been made available from
today, the handling of project reports and other paper
work of the Authority will be reduced considerably.
E-filing will be mandatory with immediate effect.
However as a transitional measure the project proponents
shall also submit hard copies of project reports till 30
September 2009.
The NCDMA new website is presently at
www.cdmindia.in. However the old site
www.cdmindia.nic.in will also exist. After
completion of the second phase, the site will resume
the address of
www.cdmindia.nic.in.
Secretary (E&F) underscored India’s
commitment to press hard for further strengthening of
the CDM and its continuation beyond 2012. India and
other major countries are major players in the field of
CDM. Without their effective participation, this
mechanism cannot survive and would make compliance of
emission reduction targets by Annex-I countries much
more expensive. With this view, India had given a
greater thrust to the adoption of Programme of
Activities under CDM as it offers a huge potential to
innovate and conceive good quality projects. One such
example is that of promotion of CFL Lamps under Bachat
Lamp Yojna.
Secretary also informed that, India’s
CDM potential represents a significant component of the
global CDM market. As on 17 March 2009, 398 out of
total 1455 projects registered by the CDM Executive
Board are from India, which is next only to China with
453 projects. The National CDM Authority (NCDMA) in
India has accorded Host Country Approval to 1226
projects facilitating an investment of more than
Rs.151,397 crores. These projects are in the sectors of
energy efficiency, fuel switching, industrial processes,
municipal solid waste and renewable energy. If all
these projects get registered by the CDM Executive
Board, they have the potential to generate 573 million
Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) by the year 2012.
At a conservative price of US $ 10 per CER, it
corresponds to an overall inflow of approximately US $
5.73 billion in the country by the year 2012.
The National CDM Authority, in its
meeting on 19.3.2009, considered more than 50 projects
for Host Country Approval.
For large Scale of CDM Project
The Project Proponents should commit a certain
percentage of the CERs revenue every year (subject to a
minimum of 2%) for Sustainable Development including
society/community development and accordingly make
monitorable action plan for the same and include in the
PCN & PDD (hard copies and soft copies)”.
Change in the Definition of Forest
The Project Proponents/ Developers and CDM Consultants
are requested to follow the CDM Executive Board reports
(including Annexes) regularly. In particular attention
is drawn towards Annex-46 of CDM EB 41st report,
which states as follows for ‘New Project Activities’.
Quote:
The Board decided that for project activities with a
starting date on or after 02 August 2008, the project
participant must inform a Host Party DNA and/or the
UNFCCC secretariat in writing of the commencement of the
project activity and of their intention to seek CDM
status. Such notification must be made within six months
of the project activity start date and shall contain the
precise geographical location and a brief description of
the proposed project activity. Such notification is not
necessary if a PDD has been published for global
stakeholder consultation or a new methodology proposed
to the Executive Board before the project activity start
date.
When validating a project activity with a start date on
or after 2 August 2008 DOEs shall ensure by means of
confirmation from the DNA or UNFCCC secretariat that
such a notification has been provided. If such a
notification has not been provided the DOE shall
determine that the CDM was not seriously considered in
the decision to implement the project activity.
Additionally for project activities for which a PDD has
not been published for global stakeholder consultation
or a new methodology proposed or request for revision of
an approved methodology is requested, every subsequent
two years after the initial notification the project
participants shall inform the DNA and/or the UNFCCC
secretariat of the progress of the project activity.
Unquote:
NCDMA
Decision-February 2008
REPORT
The Board noted that many proposed CDM project
activities in the energy sector in India seek to
demonstrate additionality by means of investment
analysis applying a benchmark of 16%, which is based
on tariff orders published in accordance with the Central
Electricity Regulation Commission. The Board is
concerned with the use of this value as a benchmark for
proposed CDM project activities, as this value is
used in tariff determination for CDM projects and for
non-CDM projects. Therefore the Board is of the
view
that this value is not a suitable benchmark.
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