6 MW wind power project in Gujarat by GPCL
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Host party(ies) India
Methodology(ies) AMS-I.D. ver. 17
Standardised Baselines N/A
Estimated annual reductions* 11,876
Start date of first crediting period. 01 Jun 12
Length of first crediting period. 10 years
DOE/AE Bureau Veritas India Pvt. Ltd.
Period for comments 15 Dec 11 - 13 Jan 12
PP(s) for which DOE have a contractual obligation Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd.(GPCL)
The operational/applicant entity working on this project has decided to make the Project Design Document (PDD) publicly available directly on the UNFCCC CDM website.
PDD PDD (643 KB)
Local stakeholder consultation report: N/A
Impact assessment summary: N/A
Submission of comments to the DOE/AE Compilation of submitted inputs: 
- Please explain location selection criteria
- How many skilled/unskilled people from surrounding area were employed at this project during commissioning and operation as mentioned in social well being section? 
- List of stakeholders and minutes of stakeholder meeting is not attached with PDD.
- What would be impact of negative environmental conditions of area upon project? What would be alternatives in that case?


From
Mahesh Pandya
Environmental Engineer
Paryavaran mitra
502, Raj Avenue, Bhaikakanagar road
Thaltej, Ahmedabad – 380059 India
Telefax - 079-26851321/1801
Submitted by: paryavaranmitra 
15. Gujarat fourm on CDM respectfully submit the following comments on the Project Design Document (PDD) for “6 MW wind power project in Gujarat by GPCL” in the state of Gujarat in India. We thank the CDM Executive Board and Designated Operation Entity (DOE) for recognizing the integral role of transparency in CDM Validation process, and for taking this comment into consideration.
The project is not appropriate for the following points

o	The direct and indirect employments have been considered as the indicators for the Social and economical well being, but no data has been given regarding the no. of additional direct and indirect employments will be created and no of person days will be created due to the proposed project. 


o	No justification has been given regarding the selection of sites for installation of Wind Power Turbine and how much land has been acquired for the purpose?


o	No study was conducted to assess the impact on the availability of grassland and dependent live stocks in the project village and nearby villages and how much grasslands are available for the animals? And is their any negative impact on the availability of the grassland due to the project.



o	In the stakeholder comments, adequate information has not been provided such as how many people have participated and how many people from near by villages have participated.

Gujarat fourm on CDM
Email: gujaratfourmoncdm@gmail.com
Submitted by: Gujarat Forum on CDM

The comment period is over.
* Emission reductions in metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent per annum that are based on the estimates provided by the project participants in unvalidated PDDs