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

Project title of the project activity or programme of activities (PoA) for which issuance is requested	Bentong Biomass Energy Plant in Malaysia (0501)
DOE that requested for issuance and date of request	BVI (09 Sep 11)
Please indicate, in accordance with paragraphs 65 of the CDM modalities and procedures, for which reason(s) you request review
Incompetence
Please indicate reasons for the request for review
1) The monitoring report, pages 34 and 35, indicates that the amount of EFB fed to the boiler is 30,571.56 tonnes for year 2008 and 13,092.15 tonnes for year 2009. Further, on page 36, it states that 2008 is the first year that EFB is removed from wastes accumulating since 2003. According to the applied methodology, AMS III.E version 08 paragraph 7, the baseline emissions are the amount of methane from the decay of the biomass content of the waste treated in the project activity. However, in the submitted spreadsheet “Bentong CER from 2008 removal" it appears that Baseline Emissions from avoidance of EFB decay in 2008 are calculated based on a total amount of 183,426 tonnes of EFB fed to the boiler (i.e. the sum of yearly amounts of 30,571 tonnes: 2003-2008). Likewise, in the submitted spreadsheet “Bentong CER from 2009 removal”, it appears that Baseline Emissions from avoidance of EFB decay in 2009 are calculated based on a total amount of 91,644 tonnes of EFB fed to the boiler (i.e. the sum of yearly amounts of 13,092 tonnes: 2003-2009). The DOE is requested to further substantiate how it assessed the calculation of baseline emissions from avoidance of EFB decay. In doing so, the DOE is requested to further clarify how it verified the application of the values of amount of biomass which decay was avoided through controlled combustion by the project activity (Aj,x) in the calculation of baseline emissions. Please refer to VVM version 01.2, paragraph 208 (c); AMS III.E version 08, paragraph 7..
Date	30 Jun 12