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	3832
Title of the proposed CDM project activity/PoA submitted for registration	Liaoning Chaoyang Waste Gas Recovery for Electricity Generation
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 justify the suitability of the input values to the investment analysis in line with the paragraphs 109 (a) and 111 (c) of VVM v1.1, in particular: (a) assumed PLF, in particular the quantity of the tail gas fed to power generator (EB48, Annex 11) as total gas available (67,125 Nm3/hr) is higher than considered for power generation (45,000 Nm3/hr), (b) applied tariff, (c) income tax calculation from first year of operation and whether any preferential policies exists for waste gas based projects in the host country, and (d) the appropriateness of using data from another seven CDM cement project and one CDQ project to substantiate the suitability of input values for a project at carbon black manufacturing facility. 2. The DOE shall further substantiate how it has validated that the recovery of waste gas by the project activity is a new initiative and not an incremental gain (Para 3 & 4 of the applied methodology AMS III Q, Ver. 2) considering that it is industrial practice to use some amount of tail gas to preheat the raw material, primary combustion air to the reactor and drier. 3. The DOE shall ensure that the PDD contains a clear description of the project activity in line with paragraph 58, VVM v.1.1, in particular: (a) detailed information on the existing power demand of the carbon black facility and how the energy demand is met in the baseline, (b) year of establishment of the carbon black facility, (c) lifetime of the reactors, and (d) production capacity of the carbon black facility. 4. The DOE shall further clarify how it has validated that the project activity is at an existing facility according to para 1 of the applied methodology AMS III Q, Ver. 2 and the clarification (SSC_352) provided to AMS III Q, Ver. 2 on existing facility.
Date	23 Nov 10