CDM project activity/programme of activities registration request review form (CDM-REGR-FORM) (Version 03.0)

Reference number of the proposed CDM project activity/programme of activities (PoA) submitted for registration	7632
Title of the proposed CDM project activity/PoA submitted for registration	Clinker Optimization in cement types production at Derba MIDROC cement Plant
Please indicate, in accordance with paragraphs 37 and 40 of the CDM modalities and procedures, which validation requirement(s) may require review. A list of requirements is provided below. Please provide reasons in support of the request for review. Including any supporting documentation.
The following are requirements derived from paragraph 37 of the CDM modalities and procedures:
The participation requirements as set out in paragraph 28 to 30 of the CDM modalities and procedures are satisfied; Comments by local stakeholders have been invited, a summary of the comments received has been provided, and a report to the designated operational entity (DOE) on how due account was taken of any comments has been received; Project Participants have submitted to the DOE documentation on the analysis of the environmental impacts of the project activity, including transboundary impacts and, if those impacts are considered significant by the project participants or the host Party, have undertaken an environmental impact assessment in accordance with procedures as required by the host Party; The project activity is expected to result in a reduction in anthropogenic emissions by sources of greenhouse gases that are additional to any that would occur in the absence of the proposed project activity, in accordance with paragraphs 43 to 52 of the CDM modalities and procedures; The baseline and monitoring methodologies comply with requirements pertaining to methodologies previously approved by the Executive Board; Provisions for monitoring, verification and reporting are in accordance with decision 17/CP.7, the CDM modalities and procedures and relevant decisions of the COP/MOP; The project activity conforms to all other requirements for CDM project activities in decision 17/CP.7, the CDM modalities and procedures and relevant decisions by the COP/MOP and the Executive Board.
The following are requirements derived from paragraph 40 of the CDM modalities and procedures:
The DOE shall, prior to the submission of the validation report to the Executive Board, have received from the project participants written approval of voluntary participation from the designated national authority of each Party involved, including confirmation by the host Party that the project activity assists it in achieving sustainable development; In accordance with provisions on confidentiality contained in paragraph 27(h) of the CDM modalities and procedures, the DOE shall make publicly available the project design document; The DOE shall receive, within 30 days, comments on the validation requirements from Parties, stakeholders and UNFCCC accredited non-governmental organizations and make them publicly available; After the deadline for receipt of comments, the DOE shall make a determination as to whether, on the basis of the information provided and taking into account the comments received, the project activity should be validated; The DOE shall inform project participants of its determination on the validation of the project activity. Notification to the project participants will include confirmation of validation and the date of submission of the validation report to the Executive Board; The DOE shall submit to the Executive Board, if it determines the proposed project activity to be valid, a request for registration in the form of a validation report including of the project design document, the written approval of the host Party and an explanation of how it has taken due account of comments received.
There are only minor issues which should be addressed by the DOE/project participants prior to the registration of the project.
Additional information
1) The DOE shall further substantiate how it has validated the compliance of the project activity with the applicability conditions of the methodology, in particular, how it has validated that blending of cement outside the cement production plants is not a common practice in the host country through checking the production data of the cement plants. Please refer to ACM0005, version 07, page 2. 2) The DOE shall further explain how it has validated the appropriateness of the identified baseline scenarios, in particular the baseline scenarios of cement type CEMII/B-L and CEM IV considering that the two types of blended cement have never been produced in or imported to the host country. In doing so, the DOE shall also explain how it has validated that the Portland cement with 95% clinker has a comparable quality of cement CEMII/ B-L & CEM IV/B, considering that  the PDD (p 4) states that the lowest allowable clinker shares of CEM II/B-L and CEM IV/B are 65% and 45% respectively as per Ethiopian cement standard ES 1177 - 1:2005. Please refer to ACM0005, version 7, page 4.. 3) The DOE shall explain how it has validated the correctness and conservativeness of the baseline emissions, in particular: (a) parameter BCy, since the interpretation of parameter BCy (Blended cement production) in the PDD is not consistent with the requirement of the applied methodology (p 7) that states that BCy is the blended cement produced and sold in the domestic market. (b) the method applied to update the parameter BBlend,y.since the method applied in the PDD (p 30) is not in line with the formula of option 2 specified in the applied methodology (p 10). Please refer to ACM0005, version 7, page 7 & 10.. 4) The DOE shall explain how it has validated the conservativeness of the ex-ante parameters, in particular the baseline benchmark of share of clinker of BC CEMII/B-L and CEM IV /B (BBlend,1). In doing so, the DOE shall explain how it has validated that the Portland cement with 95% clinker has a comparable quality of cement CEMII/ B-L & CEM IV/B. Please also note that: (a) According to Ethiopian cement standard ES 1177 - 1:2005, the lowest allowable clinker share of CEM II/B-L is 65% and the lowest allowable clinker share of CEM IV/B is 45%. (b) The applied methdology (p 9) states that data concerning average blending ratio, annual production and import of the relevant cement type(s) in the region shall be collected for one year prior to the start date of CDM project activity. (c) In case relevant cement type imported by the host country is considered in determining the benchmark, the information on the clinker share of the imported cement type should be provided as specified on the cement bag or import document as per the applied methodology (p 10). Please refer to VVS version 2, paragraph 98.
Date	19 Oct 13