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NESPON Comments on Project Design Document for the Jorethang Loop Hydroelectric Project on the Rangit River in the state of Sikkim, India.Submitted to Det Norske Veritas (DNV) The Jorethang Loop Hydroelectric Project (JLHEP) is an energy project under CDM activities by DANS Energy Private Ltd on the Rangit River in the state of Sikkim, India. The project is said to have an installed capacity of 96MW and that will generate approx. 441.2 Gwh(net) per annum. The project will involve the construction of a diversion barrage, approximately 13.5 Km downstream of the project of the proposed barrage s

Current Status: Registered on 8 January 2007 SANDRP Comments on Project Design Document for Bhilangana Hydro Project (Uttaranchal, India)Submitted to TÜV Nord While (relatively) small hydro projects like the 22.5 MW BHPP are desirable if taken up in proper manner, the project taken up as present should not be validated for the following reasons. The project developer (Swasti Power Engineering Ltd) has not done any satisfactory consultation with the people in the affected villages. The local people have not been given any of the project documents like the detailed project report, have not

European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentPeter ReinigerBusiness Group DirectorEnergy and Telecommunication Ann Kathrin SchneiderInternational RiversBerlin OfficeReichenbergerstr.8110999 BerlinGermany Dear Mrs. Schneider, Thank you for your letter of 5 August 2005 in which you express an interest in the Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund ("MCCF") envisaged to be established and its relation to large hydropower projects. I have been asked to respond on Mr. Lemierre’s behalf. The Founders of the MCCF will consider mandating the Fund to source carbon credits for the account of its participan

Dear Ms. Schneider, Thank you for your note of July 28 and the attached letter concerning the WB EIB Carbon Fund for Europe and hydro power projects. I refer you to the frequently asked questions on our website: www.carbonfinance.org, and the World Bank’s position on the report of the WCD at: www.worldbank.org, which should provide the information you are seeking. Sincerely, Odin KnudsenSenior ManagerCarbon Finance Businessoknudsen@worldbank.org Dear Ms. Schneider, I am responding to your email of 09/05/05 on behalf of Odin Knudsen. Here is the specific link to the Q&A on the website tha

Submitted to CDM Methodology Panel Title of new baseline methodology: Grid–connected hydroelectric power generation projects in low–density vegetation areas (NM0130) Strengths and weaknesses of the methodology: Strengths of this methodology include the requirement of World Commission on Dams compliance, the use of the additionallity tool, and reservoir emissions accounting with ex–post measurements. World Commission on Dams Compliance: I welcome the requirement for compliance with the World Commission on Dams. Compliance should apply to the entire planning process, not just the social an

Mr. Odin KnudsenSenior Manager, World Bank Carbon FinanceThe World BankWashington, DC Dear Mr. Knudsen We note with interest your decision to develop a World Bank–European Investment Bank Carbon Fund for Europe. We are certain that you are aware of the adoption of the Linking Directive by the European Union in 2004, regulating the admission of CDM credits into the EU’s emissions trading scheme (EU ETS). The directive stipulates that credits from hydropower projects exceeding 20 MW can only enter the EU ETS if the recommendations of the World Commission on Dams final report are respected du

Current Status: Registered on 17 December 2005 Comments on the CDM Project Design Document for the Las Vacas Hydro ProjectSubmitted to Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR) Project Overview:* Status: completed May 2003* Location: Las Vacas river, nr. Guatemala City* Type: 45MW peaking hydropower* Project Participants: Cementos Progreso, Fabrigas, Comegsa, Iberdrola, Spain* Estimated generation: 120 GWh/y* Claimed emission reductions: 92,573 tCO2/year (1,994,033 tCO2 over 21 years)1. IntroductionLas Vacas is a non–additional project which was completed in May 2003

Comments on Non–Additionality of 16 Small Hydros in the Czech Republic (World Bank PCF Joint Implementation Project)Submitted to Det Norske Veritas (DNV) We raise our concerns about the additionality of the proposed 16 small hydropower plants projects in the Czech Republic. The country is according to the EU Accession Treaty oblidged to meet the target of 8% renewables in its gross electricity consumption in 2010. This target is also being adopted in other energy– and environment–related policies and documents. The target can be considered quite ambitious and thus the parliament recentl

Current Status: Registered on 19 August 2005 Comments on the World Bank CDCF CDM Project Design Document for La Esperanza Hydro Project (Honduras)Submitted to Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Description of project:Three stage 12.73 MW "containment run–of–river" hydropower facility.Chronology:Stage 1A (485 kW) completed June 2003Stage 1B (785 kW) completed May 2004Stage 2A (11.5 MW) entering construction June 2003Comments:1. AdditionalityThe PDD makes its case for additionality based on barriers of investment, technology and prevailing practice. The cases made for why each of these three barrier

Current Status: Registered on 2 December 2006 Comments on the World Bank PCF Project Design Document for the El Canadá Hydroelectric Project, GuatemalaSubmitted to Den Norske Veritas (DNV) Project Overview: Status: 70% complete (Construction started Feb 2002; completion date Dec 2003.)Location: Samaló River, western GuatemalaType: 43MW "peaking run–of–river" hydropowerDeveloper: A subsidiary of Energía Global International which is in turned owned by ENEL GreenPower S.p.A of ItalyClaimed generation: 178 GWh/yClaimed emission reductions: 144,180 tCO2/year (3.03m tCO2 over 21 years)