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Ex-post Data on Power Generation Ex-post: After the project implementation, monitoring shall be conducted on the following items: • Power generation of the renewable component of the project. If fossil fuel is used in the project, the power generation metered should be adjusted to deduct power generation from fossil fuels using the specific fuel consumption and the quantity of fossil fuel consumed; • Weighted average emission factor (if the option is chosen instead of CM calculation): The same data requirements as the average OM of ACM0002. But the data of the year in which project generation occurs must be used; • Data required to recalculate the OM emission factor (if ex-post calculation is chosen); • Data required to recalculate the BM emission factor (if ex-post calculation is chosen); and • Additional data is required for biomass power projects: The amount of biomass and fossil (if any) fuel input shall be monitored by fuel type. Monitoring under a PoA: • Number of the distributed and scrapped equipment; and • Additional data is required for biomass power projects following the general guidance for leakage in small-scale biomass project activities or the procedures given in AM0042. 5.2.4 AM0029 Project Description Greenfield Gas Power Plants Need for sufficient Gas Availability AM0029 is a methodology for greenfield natural-gas-fired grid-connected power generation projects. After the methodology approval in May 2006, AM0029 has been repeatedly applied. By September 2007, the number of AM0029 projects reached 25, most of which were estimated to generate a large amount of CERs (500 – 3,200 kt CO 2 p.a.). All these projects were based in China and India. Applicability Conditions AM0029 (version 1) is applicable to projects that construct and operate a new natural-gas-fired grid-connected power generation plant. The geographic/ physical boundaries of the baseline grid shall be clearly identified and information pertaining to the grid and estimating baseline emissions must be publicly available. In addition, natural gas must be sufficiently available in the region or country. 58
Box 20: Sufficient natural gas supply in the future Gas Supply has to be sufficient throughout the Crediting Period A project attempted to deviate from the AM0029 applicability condition on natural gas availability because the project did not meet the condition due to the delay in production of gas blocks within the region 248 .The project power plant started its commercial operation in 2002. Although the project was in natural gas supply deficit and consequently operating at a lower load factor at the time of request for deviation in 2007, it argued that the upcoming gas blocks would lead to sufficient gas availability in the region by 2008 (confirmed by the DOE). The EB decided not to accept the request because the project did not meet the applicability condition at the time of validation – natural gas shall be sufficiently available during the entire crediting period(s). Project Boundary Grid defines Project Boundary Only CO 2 emissions taken into Account All Power Plant Technologies built or under Construction are Baseline Scenario Candidates The spatial extent of the project boundary includes the project site and all power plants connected physically to the baseline grid as defined in ACM0002. In calculation of project emissions, only CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion at the project plant are considered. In calculation of baseline emissions, only CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in power plant(s) in the baseline are considered. Baseline Scenario and Additionality The most plausible baseline scenario shall be selected based on the following two-step analysis: (i) identification of alternative baseline scenarios, and (ii) identification of the economically most attractive baseline scenario alternative. The identification of alternative baseline scenarios should include all possible realistic and credible alternatives that provide outputs or services comparable with the proposed <strong>CDM</strong> project, i.e., all types of power plants that could be constructed as alternative to the project within the grid boundary (as defined in ACM0002), such as different technologies using natural gas, power plants using other fuels or power import from connected grids, including the possibility of new interconnections. The alternatives need not consist solely of power plants of the same capacity, load factor and operational characteristics but should deliver similar types of services (e.g. peak vs. baseload power). All relevant power plant technologies that have recently been constructed, or are under construction, or are being planned have to be covered, including those available to other stakeholders within the grid boundary. Alternatives that are not in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements can be excluded. 248 See ‘Deviation for not meeting one of the applicability clauses of methodology “Natural gas is sufficiently available in the region and country”’, available at: http://cdm.unfccc.int/UserManagement/FileStorage/ T8IHJUQB1L2IPOPY8FPGBUV34Y1XVV. 59
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