CDM Projects India

Opportunities for CDM projects in the energy sector

The scope for CO2 savings measures in the Indian energy sector is significant. To maintain present annual GDP growth of 6% to 8%, about 80 GW additional power station capacity is scheduled to be created under the ongoing five-year plan (up to 2012). It is, however, questionable whether this target can be met. Some 50 [...]

Biomass Energy, not viable anymore?

Down To Earth, the science & environment magazine carries a story which says, the bio mass projects are becoming unviable day by day due to increase in the cost of procuring feedstock. When it ( Surya Chambal Power Corp) was set up four years ago in Kota, in Rajasthan, mustard husk was in surplus. It cost [...]

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in India – A National Prospective

An interesting & insightful presentation by Dr. Srikanta K. Panigrahi Director (E&F), Environment & Forests Division, Planning Commission, Government of India. The slideshow has key facts and figures with respect to The Clean Development Mechanism, Joint Implementation, International Emissions Trading, CDM Project Registration, Host Country Approval Process, CDM Project Activity Cycle, Contribution to Sustainable Development etc. Download [...]

JSW Steel gets Carbon Credits alloted.

JSW Steel has got carbon credit allotment for its Generation of Electricity through combustion of waste gases from Blast furnace and Corex units at JSW Steel Limited (in JPL unit 1), at Torangallu in Karnataka, India. It was issued by UNFCCC in March 15th 2010. Other Parties involved : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern [...]

ONGC’s 51 MW Wind Project gets UNFCC Registration

Oil & Natural Gas Corp, an Oil exploration major has got its 51 MW Wind project in at Surajbari in Kutch district of Gujarat registered with United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCC). This is ONGC’s sixth CDM project and first in its renewable energy sector.The project is estimated to accrue Certified Emission Reduction (CER) of 85,762 [...]

BESCOM invites bids for CDM Project Activities

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company has invited bids for Developing CDM Project Activities (CPA) Under the Programme of Activities (PoA) CFL-Lighting Scheme “Bachat Lamp Yojana. The bid is to select interested project developers, from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) empanelled CFL manufactures/ traders/investors for developing and implementing CDM Project Activities (CPA) under the CDM Programme [...]

5 MW Debal Grid-connected Hydroelectric Project in Uttaranchal, India

Description of the small-scale project activity: The purpose of the proposed project activity is to generate clean electrical energy in a sustainable manner, optimising the utilization of renewable hydro resource and feed the generated power to the grid system, which is overwhelmed with thermal power plants utilizing fossil fuels. It was originally intended to promote 2 hydro [...]

CDM Potential of Sweet Sorghum

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies has published (in April 2009) a detailed presentation on the CDM Potential of Sweet Sorghum in a Workshop on Awareness Building for CDM in Biofuel Production. The presentation touches upon key factors like Overview of CDM How to package sweet sorghum for CDM CDM potential and challenges of sweet sorghum Lessons learned from existing projects, [...]

14.1 MW grid connected wind energy project in Tamilnadu by ITC Limited

Description of the small-scale project activity: Objective of the Project ITC Ltd intends to execute and implement 14.1 MW of Wind Electricity Generators (WEGs) for captive consumption at its packaging and printing facility located at Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu in India. The proposed project activity will result in meeting the energy demand from alternate / environmentally benign source [...]

IFFCO sells INR 40 million worth Carbon Credits to Spanish Co

Indian Fertilizer major, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) has managed to sell CERs ( Certified Emission Reduction) offsets worth US$ 880,000 ( INR 40 million) to FC2E, a Spanish carbon fund, for about USD 10.90 each. IFFCO, which produces ammonia based fertilizers switched from using carbon-intensive fuels to natural gas there by reducing steam consumption [...]