07:24 11 Oct 24
Info Report Check
Submission incomplete:
1: The DOE shall determine whether the selected methodology was correctly applied with respect to algorithms and/or formulae used to determine emission reductions, in accordance with VVS, version 9.0, para 80(c). Also, the DOE shall determine whether the steps taken and the equations and parameters applied in the PDD to calculate project emissions, baseline emissions, leakage and emission reductions comply with the requirements of the selected methodology including applicable tool(s), in accordance with VVS, version 9.0, para 140.
I) In the emission reductions calculation spreadsheet, “Industries Chimiques du Sénégal” is included as power units connected to the national grid (Row 73 of the sheet titled “Step 4”), but the generated electricity in 2015 (i.e. 9200 MWh) was not included in the OM calculation. The DOE is requested to provide further explanation.
2) In the emission reductions calculation spreadsheet, for the power unit “APR EDM”, different values for CO2 emission factor (EFEL,m,y) are used in step 4 (0.692 tCO2/MWh) and step 5 (0.725 tCO2/MWh). The DOE is requested to address the inconsistency.
3) According to the calculation spreadsheet, every year there is amount of electricity imported to the Senegalese grid, i.e. sheet titled ‘step 4’ line 77. However, the project electricity system does not include plants outside Senegal. As per para 15 to 24 of the “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system”, project participants should identify the project electricity system and any connected electricity system including the check for the existence of significant transmission constraints. In cases involving international interconnection (i.e. transmission line is between different countries and the project electricity system covers national grids of interconnected countries) it should be further verified that there are no legal restrictions for international electricity exchange (para 19 of the above tool). The DOE is requested to provide further explanation.
2: The DOE is requested to verify the justification and appropriateness of the fixed data and parameters used for the emission reduction calculations as per VVS version 09.0 paragraphs 142 (a), 144 (a) (b) (c) and 145.
1) As per the ACM0002 version 16 (page 23), it is required to list the parameter "the percentage share of total installed capacity of the specific technology" as “Data and parameters not monitored”.
2) As per the “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system”, it is required to list “Data and parameters not monitored” under the section B.6.2 of PDD, for example, Net calorific value (NCV) and CO2 emission factor. For the NCV value, the PDD (page 24) states that “the net calorific value of fuel type also came from the data provided by Senelec”. However, justification on the choice of data sources and compliance with the conditions for using the data source are not sufficiently provided in the PDD and the validation report. The DOE is requested to provide further explanation and justification on the choice and the appriopriateness of the same for the calculation of emission reductions.
3: The DOE shall determine whether the project participants defined the start date of the proposed CDM project activity or CPA as per relevant requirements in the Project standard, in accordance with VVS, version 9.0, para 154 (a).
1) While the section B.5 of PDD (page 16) states that the start date of the proposed project activity is defined as 30/04/2016, the section C.1.1 of PDD (page 31) mentions that it is 16/05/2016. The DOE is requested to address the inconsistency.
4: The DOE shall raise a forward action request (FAR) during validation to identify issues related to project implementation that require review during the first verification of the proposed CDM project activity, and shall report on all CARs, CLs and FARs in its validation report, in accordance with VVS, version 9.0, para 28 and 30.
1) As per the ACM0002 version 16 (para 31), the project proponents that apply simplified procedure to demonstrate additionality shall provide information on actual capital cost of the project activity or the CPA at the time of the first verification. As the information on actual capital cost will be verified at the time of the first verification, a FAR should be raised.
1: The DOE shall determine whether the selected methodology was correctly applied with respect to algorithms and/or formulae used to determine emission reductions, in accordance with VVS, version 9.0, para 80(c). Also, the DOE shall determine whether the steps taken and the equations and parameters applied in the PDD to calculate project emissions, baseline emissions, leakage and emission reductions comply with the requirements of the selected methodology including applicable tool(s), in accordance with VVS, version 9.0, para 140.
I) In the emission reductions calculation spreadsheet, “Industries Chimiques du Sénégal” is included as power units connected to the national grid (Row 73 of the sheet titled “Step 4”), but the generated electricity in 2015 (i.e. 9200 MWh) was not included in the OM calculation. The DOE is requested to provide further explanation.
2) In the emission reductions calculation spreadsheet, for the power unit “APR EDM”, different values for CO2 emission factor (EFEL,m,y) are used in step 4 (0.692 tCO2/MWh) and step 5 (0.725 tCO2/MWh). The DOE is requested to address the inconsistency.
3) According to the calculation spreadsheet, every year there is amount of electricity imported to the Senegalese grid, i.e. sheet titled ‘step 4’ line 77. However, the project electricity system does not include plants outside Senegal. As per para 15 to 24 of the “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system”, project participants should identify the project electricity system and any connected electricity system including the check for the existence of significant transmission constraints. In cases involving international interconnection (i.e. transmission line is between different countries and the project electricity system covers national grids of interconnected countries) it should be further verified that there are no legal restrictions for international electricity exchange (para 19 of the above tool). The DOE is requested to provide further explanation.
2: The DOE is requested to verify the justification and appropriateness of the fixed data and parameters used for the emission reduction calculations as per VVS version 09.0 paragraphs 142 (a), 144 (a) (b) (c) and 145.
1) As per the ACM0002 version 16 (page 23), it is required to list the parameter "the percentage share of total installed capacity of the specific technology" as “Data and parameters not monitored”.
2) As per the “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system”, it is required to list “Data and parameters not monitored” under the section B.6.2 of PDD, for example, Net calorific value (NCV) and CO2 emission factor. For the NCV value, the PDD (page 24) states that “the net calorific value of fuel type also came from the data provided by Senelec”. However, justification on the choice of data sources and compliance with the conditions for using the data source are not sufficiently provided in the PDD and the validation report. The DOE is requested to provide further explanation and justification on the choice and the appriopriateness of the same for the calculation of emission reductions.
3: The DOE shall determine whether the project participants defined the start date of the proposed CDM project activity or CPA as per relevant requirements in the Project standard, in accordance with VVS, version 9.0, para 154 (a).
1) While the section B.5 of PDD (page 16) states that the start date of the proposed project activity is defined as 30/04/2016, the section C.1.1 of PDD (page 31) mentions that it is 16/05/2016. The DOE is requested to address the inconsistency.
4: The DOE shall raise a forward action request (FAR) during validation to identify issues related to project implementation that require review during the first verification of the proposed CDM project activity, and shall report on all CARs, CLs and FARs in its validation report, in accordance with VVS, version 9.0, para 28 and 30.
1) As per the ACM0002 version 16 (para 31), the project proponents that apply simplified procedure to demonstrate additionality shall provide information on actual capital cost of the project activity or the CPA at the time of the first verification. As the information on actual capital cost will be verified at the time of the first verification, a FAR should be raised.
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