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	3196
Title of the proposed CDM project activity/PoA submitted for registration	Lubanshan North and South Coal Mine Methane Utilization Project
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 is requested to clarify the discrepancy of the net electricity generation as it is not clear whether the generation 465GWh/year is totally meant to be exported to the grid or not as the amount of power assumed in the IRR calculation is 323GWh/year. 2.The DOE is requested to validate the suitability of the tariff assumed in the IRR calculation as: a) the FSR assumed a tariff of 0.45RMB/kWh and the IRR calculation, 0.3478 RMB/kWh; and b) it is unclear whether the applied tariff in the IRR calculation was available at the time of investment decision. In doing so please refer to paragraph 6 of EB51. 3.The DOE is requested to justify the suitability of the benchmark as the project activity is designed to export electricity to the grid. 4.The DOE is requested to further validate the heating costs, boiler efficiency, coal price, methane concentration in the CMM, and the net calorific values of coal, in line with VVM version 1.1 paragraph 112 c. In doing so the DOE is requested to report each of the figures of the IRR input values. 5.The DOE is requested to further explain how CAR 7 -lifetime of the coal fired boilers- has been closed, considering that after 11 years the avoided costs for the boilers have not been accounted for in the IRR calculation. Please refer to VVM version 1.1 paragraph 198. 6.The DOE is requested to confirm if all applicable government subsidies have been considered, such as tax exemptions as income tax holiday, in line with VVM version 1.1 paragraph 112 c. 7.The DOE shall further justify the elimination of alternative scenario to utilise CMM for: a) additional captive power generation; and b) heat supply, including the annual heat consumption in the baseline scenario. Please refer ACM0008 v6, pp 7-8. 8.The DOE is requested to include the procedures taken to validate the combined margin grid emission factor according to EB 43, paragraph 64.a. Also, the DOE is requested to confirm the source of data used in the calculation as the validation report does not indicate the value or publication date.
Date	03 Oct 10