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	4323
Title of the proposed CDM project activity/PoA submitted for registration	Lam Soon Wastewater Treatment for Energy Generation, Trang
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 further explain how it has validated: a) that the selected benchmark is determined by a relevant national authority, in line with the "Guidance on the assessment of investment analysis” EB 51, Annex 58 as the cited references do not appear to be official publications; and b) whether the benchmark is a sector benchmark for the palm oil industry or independent power producers and how it was considered appropriate in the specific context of the project activity. In doing so, please refer to VVM ver. 1.2 paragraph 112. 2. The DOE shall further validate the electricity purchase price used in the investment analysis, in line with the requirements of the VVM v.01.2 paragraphs 111 (a), (b) and (c), in particular, the suitability of using the Provincial Electricity Authority document dated October 2005 as source and; b) why the price for the electricity purchased from the grid is lower than the price for the electricity sold to the same grid. 3. The DOE shall validate the suitability of the emission reduction calculation, in particular: (a) the build margin emission factor in line with any of the options cited in the “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system¨ ver. 2.2 and as per the VVM v1.2 paragraph 91 and; (b) the combined margin grid emission factor validated by the DOE (i.e. 0.51 t CO2/MWh, VR page A-56) considering that the spreadsheet submitted and the PDD use a value of 0.52 t CO2/MWh.
Date	19 Sep 11