Natural Gas based grid connected power project at Peddapuram, A.P. by Gautami Power Limited
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Host party(ies) India
Methodology(ies) AM0029 ver. 3
Standardised Baselines N/A
Estimated annual reductions* 1,293,420
Start date of first crediting period. 01 Apr 10
Length of first crediting period. 10 years
DOE/AE SIRIM
Period for comments 30 Dec 09 - 28 Jan 10
PP(s) for which DOE have a contractual obligation Gautami Power 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 (865 KB)
Local stakeholder consultation report: N/A
Impact assessment summary: N/A
Submission of comments to the DOE/AE Compilation of submitted inputs:
The project participants have very cleverly changed the DOE so that they are not required to answer the earlier Global stakeholder comments received, however the DOE (might not be concerned) and CDM EB should take into account the previous concerns of stakeholders. Without closing those comments the project should not be taken forward. The previous comments can be referred at, 
http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/Validation/DB/6K9BLL1BKBDHXCNRED0KWA1NY9GWOE/view.html  

Intentionally, this time PP submitted this project to a new DOE where the technical competence is questionable to resolve the serious and authentic comments raised by the stake holders. Has the new DOE ever bothered why the earlier DOE validation contract got terminated?

It was very clear from the previous comments that the project start date should be the EPC contract signed date and not the financial closure. 

The project was completed in 2006 yet it could only be commissioned in 2009 thereby itself demonstrating the unavailability of NG for the 3 year period. This can be easily checked by a simple cross-check in google. Request the DOE to do the needful. 

The funny part of the PDD is to demonstrate its serious CDM consideration it says ERPA was signed in 2005, however it expired in 2007. Till this date even the Validator for the project was not finalized again this shows lack of seriousness for CDM, it has been now 7 years from 2003 the first EPC placed by the project and there is no progress of CDM. Why does the PP require the CDM benefits now?
The PP has already commissioned the project without any CDM registration, at this stage I ask the PP, will they stop the project if they do not get CDM funds?

They will not stop the project now, thus proving that CDM was never important for the operation of the project. 
Submitted by: Mark Robinson


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