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	4874
Title of the proposed CDM project activity/PoA submitted for registration	Utilization of waste heat from Sulphur Recovery Unit to generate electricity
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 explain how it has validated that the continuing and real actions have been taken to secure CDM status given the fact that there is more than two-year gap between the start date of the project activity (22 September 2005) and the start date of validation (07 June 2008). Please refer to paragraph 7 and 8 of EB 62 Annex 13.. 2) The DOE shall further explain how it has validated the accuracy of the project description, in particular, whether the project activity is implemented in an existing facility or a new facility given that the descriptions in the validation report are not consistent in page 54 (existing facility) and page 57 (new facility). Please refer to paragraph 59 of VVM version 1.2.. 3) The DOE shall explain further how it has validated that the project activity is applicable to the applied methodology, in particular, (i) the CS2 plant is an existing facility given that the defined start date of the expanded CS2 plant (May 2006) is after the start date of the project activity (22 September 2005); (ii) no waste heat was recovered from the CS2 plant prior to the implementation of the project activity; and (iii) the waste energy utilized by the project activity would have been released into atmosphere in the absence of the project activity. Please refer to paragraph 1, 3 and 5(h) of AMS III.Q version 4.. 4) The DOE shall furher explain how it has validated the baseline scenario of the project activity, in particular, the use of waste heat considering that the waste heat (steam) has been used for the steam blower since 1999 until the start date of the project activity. Please refer to paragraph 84 of VVM version 1.2.. 5) The DOE shall further explain how it has validated the correctness of the calculation of the baseline emission reductions, in particular: (i) it is not clear how the DOE has validated that method 1 of ACM0012 version 4 is not applicable to determine the fcap given the fact that section A.2 of the PDD has provided the historical data whereas the DOE explained that there were no available data for the last 3 years prior to the start date of the project activity; (ii) the waste heat (steam) was used for the steam blower sicne the start of CS2 plant in 1999. Please refer to paragraph 89 of VVM version 1.2..
Date	12 Dec 12