31.5MW grid connected wind power project in Rajasthan
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Host party(ies) India
Methodology(ies) ACM0002 ver. 12
Standardised Baselines N/A
Estimated annual reductions* 41,060
Start date of first crediting period. 01 Nov 10
Length of first crediting period. 7 years
DOE/AE SIRIM
Period for comments 30 Sep 10 - 29 Oct 10
PP(s) for which DOE have a contractual obligation Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited
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 (985 KB)
Local stakeholder consultation report: N/A
Impact assessment summary: N/A
Submission of comments to the DOE/AE Compilation of submitted inputs: 
It is a well known fact that the wind projects are mainly installed considering CDM revenues and offsetting of tax liability of the company as a result of accelerated depreciation of 80%.

PPs cleverly do not consider the accounting tax offsetting in their companies while calculating the IRR. This is evident from the recently registered projects and those requesting registration.

The DOE is therefore requested to critically analyze how the accelerated depreciation benefit has been taken into account and confirm the accounting of the cash inflows as a result of the negative tax liability in the initial years. DOE should not be misguided by the financial presented by the PP or consultant which are custom made for CDM purposes and not the actual financial considered at the investment decision.

Note that considering cash inflows results in an increase in the IRR making wind projects a profitable venture.

Let me know if you have any queries/clarification.

Yours,
Babloo Singh
Submitted by: Babloo 
Please consider below comments in validation:

It is a well known fact that the wind projects are mainly installed considering CDM revenues and offsetting of tax liability of the company as a result of accelerated depreciation of 80%.

PPs cleverly do not consider the accounting tax offsetting in their companies while calculating the IRR. This is evident from the recently registered projects and those requesting registration. It is seen from the projects in pipeline that wind projects do not present the actual financials while proving additionality and hence abusing the Clean Development Mechanism.

The DOE is therefore requested to critically analyze how the accelerated depreciation benefit has been taken into account and confirm the accounting of the cash inflows as a result of the negative tax liability in the initial years. DOE should not be misguided by the financial presented by the PP or consultant which are custom made for CDM purposes and not the actual financial considered at the investment decision.

Note that considering cash inflows results in an increase in the IRR making wind projects a profitable venture.

Let me know if you have any queries/clarification.

Yours,
Babloo Singh

Submitted by: Babloo
Submitted by: Babloo

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* Emission reductions in metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent per annum that are based on the estimates provided by the project participants in unvalidated PDDs