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GTZ CDM-India was established in August 2003, through an
agreement between German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Ministry of Power), Government of
India, under the Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN) as the
capacity building facility that can help reduce transaction
costs in the early market development process. It's objective
is to foster high quality CDM projects that will successfully
complete the project cycle and provide experience through
'learning by doing'. These projects should be widely
replicable. Capacity building and providing support to public
and private sector institutions for preparation and
implementation of internationally acceptable projects under
the Clean Development Mechanism is its primary aim. It
actively cooperates with the
National
CDM Authority (NCDMA) of India for institutionalizing
CDM projects in India.
The institutional setting concerning CDM approval, Indian
National
CDM Authority was established with Ministry of
Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India in December
2003. NCDMA is chaired by Secretary MoEF and managed by Member
Secretary, MoEF. It is clearing projects on monthly basis and
is in charge of formulating the appropriate guidelines.
Till now 60 project proposals with the potential to generate
over 40 million CERs have been received by GTZ. It supported
PDD development of
10 projects;
of which 6 projects have received host country approval and 3
have signed validators contracts.
India has major CDM Potential
and Challenges & the institutional setting concerning
CDM approval.
IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT CDM EB 41:
The Project
Proponents/
Developers and CDM
Consultants are
requested to follow
the CDM Executive
Board reports
(including Annexes)
regularly. In
particular attention
is drawn towards
Annex-46 of CDM EB
41st report, which
states as follows
for ‘New Project
Activities’.
Quote:
The Board decided
that for project
activities with a
starting date on or
after 02 August
2008, the project
participant must
inform a Host Party
DNA and/or the
UNFCCC secretariat
in writing of the
commencement of the
project activity and
of their intention
to seek CDM status.
Such notification
must be made within
six months of the
project activity
start date and shall
contain the precise
geographical
location and a brief
description of the
proposed project
activity. Such
notification is not
necessary if a PDD
has been published
for global
stakeholder
consultation or a
new methodology
proposed to the
Executive Board
before the project
activity start date.
When validating a
project activity
with a start date on
or after 2 August
2008 DOEs shall
ensure by means of
confirmation from
the DNA or UNFCCC
secretariat that
such a notification
has been provided.
If such a
notification has not
been provided the
DOE shall determine
that the CDM was not
seriously considered
in the decision to
implement the
project activity.
Additionally for
project activities
for which a PDD has
not been published
for global
stakeholder
consultation or a
new methodology
proposed or request
for revision of an
approved methodology
is requested, every
subsequent two years
after the initial
notification the
project participants
shall inform the DNA
and/or the UNFCCC
secretariat of the
progress of the
project activity.
Unquote:
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