Jyoti Envirotech Solid Waste Project

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PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM

FOR CDM PROJECT ACTIVITIES (F-CDM-PDD)
Version 04.1
PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT (PDD)

Title of the project activity
Version number of the PDD

Completion date of the PDD
Project participant(s)
Host Party(ies)
Sectoral scope and selected methodology(ies)
Estimated amount of annual average GHG

emission reductions
Methane emission avoidance through treatment

of municipal solid wastes in Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh, India
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15.06.2012
Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd.
India
Sectoral Scope 13: Waste Handling And
Disposal
Approved Methodology: AM0025 Avoided
emissions from organic waste through
alternative waste treatment processes Version:
13/EB 65
Average emission reduction of
82,729tCO2/annum
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SECTION A. Description of project activity

A.1. Purpose and general description of project activity
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Description of the project activity
Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd is in the process of installation of a solid waste treatment facility to produce
compost and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) by aerobic treatment of municipal solid wastes (MSW) in
Lucknow. The objective of the project activity is to avoid methane emissions from anaerobic
decomposition of MSW through aerobic treatment of the wastes in the solid waste treatment facility. The
installed facility would have a capacity to treat 1300 TPD of municipal solid wastes.
Pre-Project Scenario:
At present, the management of municipal solid waste in Lucknow is not sound structured and the reason
behind it is lack of awareness among the citizens as well as inactions of the civic bodies responsible for
handling and management of the MSW. The waste processing and disposal mechanisms in Lucknow are
majorly unscientific and involve mainly open dumping at identified sites without any preprocessing.
There are no measures for landfill gas capture and or destruction. The open disposal leads to uncontrolled
anaerobic decomposition of wastes causing a number of environmental and health hazards, in addition to
unabated release of methane into the atmosphere, which is one of the prominent greenhouse gases. Also,
the leachate generated in the landfill seeps into the soil and pollutes the ground and surface water.
This scenario identified above in the pre-project scenario is the baseline scenario for the project activity.
Project Scenario:
The project activity involves installation of a waste handling and processing plant for treatment of waste
under aerobic conditions to produce composts and refuse derived fuel (RDF). Both these products are
saleable in the market. The project activity through scientific processing of wastes under aerobic
conditions will result in avoidance of methane generation which would have taken place due to anaerobic
decomposition of the wastes in landfill, the existing scenario of waste disposal in the city of Lucknow.
Thus the project activity results in the emission reductions to the tune of 82,729 tCO2/annum on an
average over 10 years of its crediting period.
Contribution of the project activity towards sustainable development
Government of India has stipulated following indicators 1 for sustainable development in the interim
approval guidelines for CDM projects. The sustainability aspect of the project activity has been dealt
under the following four pillars of sustainable development.
Social Well-being:
The project activity will improve the local sanitary conditions of the inhabitants of the city by facilitating
an eco-friendly disposal of MSW. The project activity by avoiding the decay of MSW in unscientific and
ordinary landfills helps in improving the health, moral and sanitary conditions of the local people. Jyoti
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Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd has also committed to dedicate 2% of the revenue derived from CER, towards
development of local community. The monitorable plan for the same has been detailed in Appendix A in
the later section of this PDD.
Economic Well-Being:
The project provides employment to the community directly at the MSW processing facility and
indirectly through waste collection, transportation of compost and RDF to the end user. Thus, the project
provides fresh job opportunities to the local people and helps in upliftment of the economic stature of the
society.
Environmental Well-being:
Composting of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is an attractive option for resource recovery and
environmental improvement. In contrast to the anaerobic decay of biodegradable waste that occurs in the
landfill sites, which results in methane generation among other landfill gases, the MSW processing
project will contribute in mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through aerobic decomposition
and mechanical treatment of the municipal solid waste. Due to the proposed project activity, dumping of
given waste is prevented resulting in reduction in land requirement for waste disposal, leading to
improved environmental conditions and a replicable model.
Technological Well-being:
Successful implementation of this project would lead to further diffusion of MSW processing technology
for treatment of waste generated in India.
A.2. Location of project activity

A.2.1. Host Party(ies)
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India
A.2.2. Region/State/Province etc.
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Uttar Pradesh
A.2.3. City/Town/Community etc.
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Lucknow
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A.2.4. Physical/Geographical location

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The proposed project activity will be implemented in Shiveri village in the district of Lucknow in the
state of Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the capital of one of the largest states of India, Uttar Pradesh. It is
located at latitudes 26 51' 40.2N and longitudes 80 49'52E. Lucknow is accessible from every part of
India through air, rail and road. It is directly connected with New Delhi, Patna, Kolkata, Mumbai,
Varanasi and other major cities by Amausi airport.
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A.3. Technologies and/or measures

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Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd. follows a scientific waste management approach which includes aerobic
treatment of bio-degradable solid waste to produce compost and refuse derived fuel. The waste reaching
the processing plant will be received in two separate parts, biodegradable and non-biodegradable. The
biodegradable part of the wastes would be processed to produce compost and RDF while the inert
materials in non-biodegradable wastes will be delivered to the sanitary landfill. The collection of waste is
estimated to be 1300 TPD. The scope of project activity includes:
Aerobic processing and mechanical treatment of the waste: The collection vehicles that bring in the
waste from the transfer station to the MSW processing site, will be weighed in a weighbridge at the
entrance of the facility every time the vehicles come in and go out and the respective weights will be
recorded. This will be done to have a record of the incoming MSW quantities by weight. Thereafter
the vehicles carrying wastes will be directed to the specified points for unloading. The inert waste
will be unloaded at the identified site for sanitary landfill and the recyclable materials will be
segregated for sale to scrap dealers. The rest of the waste i.e. the biodegradable wastes will be
unloaded at pits which mark the start point of the waste processing line. A seepage line is present at
the bottom of each pit which connects with the similar lines from other pits. This is meant for
collecting the leachate that is generated from the waste deposition at the pits.
Each pit has a hopper adjacent to it. The wastes collected from the pit by the EOT crane is fed into
the hopper through a conveyer belt. The hopper leads the waste into a pre-sorting section and
thereafter through a conveyer belt into a rotary screen trommel where the waste is screened. The
wastes below 100mm as screened in the trommel are led to the composting area whereas those
screened above 100 mm are led by another conveyer belt to the area for production of RDF.
a) Production of compost:
The trommel is a rotary screen that separates the waste on the basis of size. The biodegradable
wastes fed into the trommel is further screened to segregate wastes below and above 100 mm size.
The wastes below 100mm are undergone composting.
The waste is collected by the EOT cranes and led to the curing and drying area where the waste is
heaped and biological inoculum are sprayed at regular intervals. In this area, the moisture of the
waste is dried up and maintained at 5-10%. The heaps are turned at scheduled intervals to ensure a
proper aerobic processing of the waste. The heap of waste thus accumulated is further led to the
composting pads. The waste is processed for duration of 20-25 days. In the course of this time,
through monitored processing, the waste is transformed into a brown colored mass resembling
humus. Further, the waste is passed through 3 more stages of trommel for screening the mass of
waste successively into 35mm, 16mm and finally to 4 mm. At this stage, the waste is fed into the
finishing area. Finishing area comprises of sheds where the final product of waste processing,
compost is packed and made ready to be sold in the market.
b) Production of Reduce derived fuel (RDF):
Wastes screened at the trommel above 100mm are directed to a conveyer line carrying them to an
adjacent area where the waste will be processed to produce reduce derived fuel (RDF). The waste is
passed through a vibrating conveyer where a blower segregates any plastic material from the waste.
The rest waste is then passed through the conveyer into the RDF producing machine. The production
of RDF involves processing of the waste by magnetic shredders and subsequent homogenizing of the
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waste in homogenizers. Thereafter, the uniform mass of waste thus prepared is compressed by
hydraulic systems to produce RDF units resembling the shape of soap blocks.
The lifetime of the project equipments is specified as 25 yrs 00 months. Also, it is to be noted that
the project does not involve any technology transfer from Annex 1 countries. The training required
for the persons for operation and maintenance of the equipments would be provided through capacity
building sessions by the technology provider and would be frequently organized by the project
proponent.
Brief description of type of monitoring equipments: For monitoring the various parameters of the project,
the following equipments would be used.
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3
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Parameter
Quantity of compost produced in year y
Quantity of RDF produced in year y
Amount of electricity consumed from the grid as a result of the
project activity
Quantity of waste composted in year y
Raw waste quantity
Description of equipment type

Weight scale
Weight scale
Energy meter
Belt scales
Weigh bridge
Further details on the same have been furnished in Section B.7.1. under section Data and parameters to
be monitored
The various monitoring points in the project boundary have been schematically represented in the
diagram below:
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A.4. Parties and project participants

Party involved
(host) indicates a host Party
India(host)
Private and/or public

entity(ies) project participants
(as applicable)
Indicate if the Party involved

wishes to be considered as
project participant (Yes/No)
Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd. No

(Private entity)
A.5. Public funding of project activity

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The project has not received any Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Annex I countries.
SECTION B. Application of selected approved baseline and monitoring methodology
B.1. Reference of methodology
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Title of the approved baseline and monitoring methodology: Avoided emissions from organic waste
through alternative waste treatment processes. Version 13, EB 65
Sectoral Scope: 01 and 13
Reference:
Tool for the demonstration and assessment of additionality, Version 06.0.0, EB 65
Methodological tool for Emissions from solid waste disposal sites, Version 06.0.1, EB 66
Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system, Version 02.2.1, EB 63
Methodological tool for Project and leakage emissions from composting Version 01.0.0, EB 65
B.2. Applicability of methodology
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The project meets all the applicability criteria as set out in the methodology. The applicability conditions
of the methodology AM0025, Version 13 for the project activity have been justified as below:
Sr.
No
1.
Applicability Conditions as per AM0025

Version 13
The project activity involves one or a
combination of the following waste treatment
options for the fresh waste that in a given year
would have otherwise been disposed of in a
landfill
Justification
The project activity involves a combination of the

waste treatment options a) A composting process
in aerobic conditions d) Mechanical treatment
process to produce refuse-derived fuel
(RDF)/stabilized biomass (SB). The project
activity does not involve the use of RDF. Also,
(a) A composting process in aerobic the project activity does not involve any thermal
conditions;
operation. In the absence of the project the fresh
(b) Gasification to produce syngas and its use; waste would have been disposed off in a landfill.
(c) Anaerobic digestion with biogas collection
and flaring and/or its use. The anaerobic This justifies the applicability criteria.
digester processes only the waste for which
emission reductions are claimed in this
methodology. If the biogas is processed and
upgraded to the quality of natural gas and it is
distributed as energy via natural gas
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3.
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distribution grid, project activities may use

approved
methodology
AM0053
in
conjunction with this methodology. In such
cases the baseline scenario identification
procedure and additionality assessment shall
be undertaken for the combination of the two
components of the project activity i.e.
biomethane
emission
avoidance
and
displacement of natural gas;
(d) Mechanical/thermal treatment process to
produce refuse-derived fuel (RDF)/stabilized
biomass (SB) and its use. The thermal
treatment process (dehydration) occurs under
controlled conditions (up to 300 degrees
Celsius). In case of thermal treatment process,
the process shall generate a stabilized
biomass that would be used as fuel or raw
material in other industrial process. The
physical and chemical properties of the
produced RDF/SB shall be homogenous
and constant over time;
(e) Incineration of fresh waste for energy
generation, electricity and/or heat. The
thermal energy generated is either consumed
on-site and/or exported to a nearby facility.
Electricity generated is either consumed onsite, exported to the grid or exported to a
nearby facility. The incinerator is rotating
fluidized bed or circulating fluidized bed or
hearth or grate type
In case of anaerobic digestion, gasification or
RDF processing of waste, the residual waste
from these processes is aerobically composted
and/or delivered to a landfill.
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In RDF processing of waste, the residual

biodegradable waste is aerobically composted and
the remainder i.e. the inert portion is delivered to
the pre-identified sanitary landfill.
This justifies the applicability criteria.

In case of composting, the produced compost The compost produced in the project activity will
is either used as soil conditioner or disposed be sold in the market that will be used as a soil
of in landfills
conditioner.
In case of RDF/stabilized biomass processing,

the produced RDF/stabilized biomass should
not be stored in a manner that may result in
anaerobic conditions before its use

In the project activity the produced RDF will be
sold in the market and will not be stored in a
manner that may result in anaerobic conditions
before its use.
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If RDF/SB is disposed of in a landfill, project

proponent shall provide degradability analysis
on an annual basis to demonstrate that the
methane generation, in the life-cycle of the
SB is below 1% of related emissions. It has to
be demonstrated regularly that the
characteristics of the produced RDF/SB
should not allow for re-absorption of moisture
of more than 3%. Otherwise, monitoring the
fate of the produced RDF/SB is necessary to
ensure that it is not subject to anaerobic
conditions in its lifecycle;
In the case of incineration of the waste, the
waste should not be stored longer than 10
days. The waste should not be stored in
conditions that would lead to anaerobic
decomposition and, hence generation of CH4;
The proportions and characteristics of
different types of organic waste processed in
the project activity can be determined, in
order to apply a multiphase landfill gas
generation model to estimate the quantity of
landfill gas that would have been generated in
the absence of the project activity;
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In the project activity the produced RDF will be
sold in the market and will not be disposed in the
landfill.
Hence this condition is not applicable.
The project activity does not involve the

incineration of waste.
The proportions and characteristics of different
types of organic waste processed in the project
activity will be determined as per the process
described in section B.7.2 of PDD, in order to
apply a multiphase landfill gas generation model
to estimate the quantity of landfill gas that would
have been generated in the absence of the project
activity.

The project activity may include electricity The project activity does not include electricity
generation and/or thermal energy generation generation and/or thermal energy generation.
from the biogas,
syngas
captured,
RDF/stabilized
biomass
produced, Hence this condition is not applicable.
combustion heat generated in the incineration
process, respectively, from the anaerobic
digester, the gasifier, RDF/stabilized biomass
combustor, and waste incinerator. The
electricity can be exported to the grid and/or
used internally at the project site. In the case
of RDF/SB produced, the emission reductions
can be claimed only for the cases where the
RDF/SB used for electricity and/or thermal
energy generation can be monitored;
Waste handling in the baseline scenario The MSW 2000 rules stipulated by GoI mandated
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shows a continuation of current practice of

disposing the waste in a landfill despite
environmental regulation that mandates the
treatment of the waste, if any, using any of
the project activity treatment options
mentioned above
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the municipal bodies to treat the municipal waste

in a scientific manner 2 . However, despite the
rules, the common practice of handling the waste
in the country is continuation of current practice
of dumping the wastes in a disposal site 3 . In
addition, no single municipality or local body has
complied with the guidelines stipulated by MSW
Rules, 2000 in the country4.
Further, the present scenario of solid waste
management
in
Lucknow
is
highly
unsynchronized and inadequate and entails
dumping of waste in open areas5.
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12.
13.
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The compliance rate of the environmental

regulations during (part of) the crediting
period is below 50%; if monitored
compliance with the MSW rules exceeds
50%, the project activity shall receive no
further credit, since the assumption that the
policy is not enforced is no longer tenable
Local regulations do not constrain the
establishment
of
RDF
production
plants/thermal treatment plants nor the use of
RDF/stabilized biomass as fuel or raw
material
In case of RDF/stabilized biomass
production, project proponent shall provide
evidences that no GHG emissions occur,
other than biogenic CO2, due to chemical
reactions during the thermal treatment process
(such as Chimney Gas Analysis report);
The project activity does not involve thermal
The compliance rate of Indian MSW Rules, 2000

is below 50%. No single municipality or local
body in India has complied with the guidelines
stipulated in the MSW Rules 20006. However a
conservative value of 4.5% is taken for ex-ante
estimations of emission reductions7.
There is no such regulations that constrain the
establishment of RDF production nor any
regulation for the use of RDF/stabilized biomass
as fuel or raw material
The project activity does not involve any thermal
treatment in case of RDF production. The process
involved is purely mechanical treatment.
There is no waste incineration in the proposed
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Sunil Kumar ,Bhattacharyya J.K. , Vaidya A.N., Tapan Chakrabarti , Sukumar Devotta , Akolkar A.B.,
Assessment of the status of municipal solid waste management in metro cities, state capitals, class I cities, and class
II towns in India: An insight, pg 3, Waste Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/wasman
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http://lmc.up.nic.in/nnfinal.pdf Page 26 Paragraph 3.4 describes the present scenario of solid waste management in
Lucknow.
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Sustainable Waste Management Issues in India by Shikha Saxena, R K Srivastava, and A B Samaddar, Page no 8.
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Sustainable Waste Management Issues in India by Shikha Saxena, R K Srivastava, and A B Samaddar, Page no 9.
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treatment process of neither industrial nor project activity.

hospital waste;
Hence, this condition is not applicable.
In case of waste incineration, if auxiliary There is no waste incineration in the proposed
fossil fuel is added into the incinerator, the project activity.
fraction of energy generated by auxiliary
fossil fuel is no more than 50% of the total Hence, this condition is not applicable.
energy generated in the incinerator.
This methodology is not applicable to project Project activity does not involve capture and
activities that involve capture and flaring of flaring of methane from existing waste in the
methane from existing waste in the landfill. landfill.
This should be treated as a separate project
activity due to the difference in waste Hence, this condition is not applicable.
characteristics of existing and fresh waste,
which may have an implication on the
baseline scenario determination.
Thus as per the methodology AM0025, the project activity involves the treatment of fresh waste (i.e
municipal solid waste), originally intended for dumping through a combination of the processes a)
composting b) RDF processing without incineration. The project activity avoids methane emissions by
diverting organic waste from being dumped, where methane emissions are caused by anaerobic
decomposition. By treating the fresh waste through alternative treatment options these methane emissions
are avoided. Therefore, the project meets the applicability conditions of AM0025.
B.3. Project boundary

As per AM0025, the spatial extent of the project boundary is the site of the project activity where the
waste is treated. This includes the facilities for processing the waste, on-site electricity consumption,
onsite fuel use and the sanitary landfill site. The project boundary does not include facilities for waste
collection, sorting and transport to the project site.
The summary of gases and sources included in the project boundary, and justification/ explanation where
gases and sources are not included is listed below:
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GHGs
Baseline scenario
CO2
Justification/Explanation
Excluded
CO2 emissions from the decomposition of organic

waste are not accounted.
Emissions
from
decomposition CH4
of waste at the
landfill site
N2O
Included
The major source of emissions in the baseline since

the fresh waste is being disposed off in the landfill.
Hence included.
Excluded
N2O emissions are small compared to CH4 emissions

from landfills. Exclusion of this gas is conservative
CO2
Excluded
Electricity is not being consumed in the baseline.

Hence excluded.
CH4
Excluded
Excluded for simplification. This is conservative
N2O
Excluded
Excluded for simplification. This is conservative
CO2
Excluded
There is no thermal energy generation in the project

activity. Hence excluded.
CH4
Excluded

activity.
N2O
Excluded

activity.
CO2
Included
The project activity involves on-site fossil fuel

consumption. Hence included.
CH4
Excluded
Excluded for simplification. This emission source is

assumed to be very small.
N2O
Excluded
Excluded for simplification. This emission source is

assumed to be very small.
CO2
Included
The project activity involves consumption of

electricity from the grid. Hence included.
CH4
Excluded
The project activity does not involve on-site

electricity generation. Hence excluded.
N2O
Excluded
The project activity does not involve on-site

electricity generation. Hence excluded.
CO2
Excluded
The project activity does not involve thermal energy

generation. Hence excluded.
CH4
Excluded

N2O
Excluded

Emissions
from
electricity
consumption
Emissions
from thermal
energy
generation
On-site fossil
fuel
consumption
due to the
project
activity other
than for
electricity
generation
Project scenario
Included?
Emissions
from on-site
electricity use
Emissions
from thermal
energy
generation
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GHGs
Project scenario
N2O
Direct
emissions from
CO2
the waste
treatment
processes.
CH4
CO2
Emissions
from
waste
CH4
water
treatment
N2O
Included?
Justification/Explanation
Included
May be an important emission source. N2O can be

emitted from composting activities. Hence included.
Included
CO2 emissions from decomposition of organic

waste are not accounted.8
Included
Composting process may not be complete and result

in anaerobic decay resulting in CH4 emissions.
Excluded
There is no waste water treatment involved in the

project activity.
Excluded

project activity.
Excluded

project activity.
A graphical representation of the project boundary is shown below:

MSW Collection in Lucknow
Consumption of
Electricity
MSW Processing Site
Electricity from
Grid
Bio degradable waste

processing
Compost
RDF
Open market
Segregated Inert
Electricity from
Diesel
Recyclables
Sanitary landfill
PROJECT BOUNDARY
CO2 emissions from the combustion or decomposition of biomass (see definition by the EB in Annex 8 of the EB.s
20th meeting report) are not accounted as GHG emissions. Where the combustion or decomposition of biomass
under a CDM project activity results in a decrease of carbon pools, such stock changes should be considered in the
calculation of emission reductions. This is not the case for waste treatment projects.
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The various monitoring points in the project activity as included within the project boundary have been
schematically represented in the diagram as given below:
B.4. Establishment and description of baseline scenario

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The approved methodology AM0025 version 12, recommends the use of the latest version of the tool for
demonstration and assessment of additionality (version 06.0.0) to determine the most plausible baseline
scenarios for the project.
The various steps to establish the additionality of the project as per the methodological tool is
demonstrated pictorially, as given below:
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According to the approved methodology AM0025, the baseline scenario of the activity is defined as
disposal of the waste in open dump yards without taking any measures to capture the landfill gas or avoid
methane emission due to the anaerobic decomposition of waste. The procedure to define the baseline
scenario as per AM0025 is as follows:
Step 1: Identification of alternative scenarios.
The most realistic and credible alternatives available to the project activity have been identified using the
following sub steps
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Sub-step 1a: Defining alternatives to project activity

The approved methodology has provided the following alternatives for the disposal/treatment of the fresh
waste in the absence of the project activity, i.e. the scenario relevant for estimating baseline methane
emissions, to be analysed should include, inter alia:
M1: The project activity (i.e. composting, gasification, anaerobic digestion, RDF processing/thermal
treatment without incineration of organic waste or incineration of waste) not implemented as a CDM
project;
M2: Disposal of the waste at a landfill where landfill gas captured is flared;
M3: Disposal of the waste on a landfill without the capture of landfill gas.
Assessment of the alternatives for waste treatment:
Alternative
M1
Description
The project activity (i.e. composting,
gasification, anaerobic digestion, RDF
processing/thermal treatment without
incineration of organic waste or
incineration of waste) not implemented
as a CDM project;
Justification
This alternative seems to be a realistic and
plausible alternative.
The project activity not implemented as a
CDM project is however not a feasible
alternative as the project involves high
investment cost in order to set up the
processing plant whereas the return from the
project activity is exceptionally low (As
discussed in detail in Section B.5).
However, M1 is still a plausible option and is
subjected to further consideration as a
baseline scenario.
M2
M3
Disposal of the waste at a landfill The cost of construction, operation and

where landfill gas captured is flared;
maintenance of an engineered landfill is high
as compared to the zero/minimal expenditure
in the dumping of waste. Hence the scope of
landfill gas recovery is minimized in India.
Hence this scenario M2 is not feasible and is
thus eliminated from further consideration as
baseline scenario.
Disposal of the waste on a landfill Disposal of the waste on a landfill without the
without the capture of landfill gas.
capture of landfill gas is the most common
practice in India as demonstrated in Section
B.5. The same has been found to be prevalent
in Lucknow in the absence of the project
activity9. Hence this is a common practice that
faces no barriers because of low expenditure,
low O & M cost, non-requirement of skilled
labor etc. Thus this is the most widely
practiced method for MSW disposal
throughout the country.
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This alternative M3 is considered as the most

likely baseline scenario for the project
activity.
The methodology further states that If energy is exported to a grid and/or to a nearby industry, or used
on-site realistic and credible alternatives should also be separately determined for:
Power generation in the absence of the project activity;
Heat generation in the absence of the project activity.
Under the scope of the project activity, neither heat nor power generation takes place. Hence the clause as
mentioned above is not applicable to the project activity.
Thus alternatives M1 and M3 are further subjected for baseline consideration. Alternative M2 is not
considered as a plausible and realistic baseline scenario for the project activity.
Sub-step 1b: Consistency with mandatory laws and regulations
The MSW (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 notified by Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India makes it mandatory for proper and scientific management of solid waste. Under this
rule, land filling of the waste is not allowed but based on the studies10 and surveys carried out it was
observed that the most common practice in India to dispose the solid waste is open dumping and land
filling without any treatment and processing. It is observed that these rules are not implemented/enforced
systematically thus leading to the most widespread practice of dumping waste in the country.
Conclusion: Thus the alternatives M1 and M3, has been considered further.
Outcome of Sub-step 1b:
The two identified realistic and credible alternative scenario(s) to the project activity that are in
compliance with mandatory legislation and regulations taking into account the enforcement in the country
and EB decisions on national and/or sectoral policies and regulations are as follows:
Alternative M1: The project activity carried out without the CDM; and
Alternative M3: Disposal of the waste on a landfill without the capture of landfill gas. (Continuation of
the current practice of disposal in landfill).
Step 2: Identify the fuel for the baseline choice of energy source taking into account the national
and/or sectoral policies as applicable.
Since there is no power generation or heat utilization in the project activity, thus baseline does not involve
use of fuel for energy.
Outcome of Sub-step 2:
Alternatives M1 and M3 have been subjected for further consideration.
Step 3: Step 2 and/or Step 3 of the latest approved version of the Tool for demonstration and
assessment of additionality shall be used to assess which of these alternatives should be excluded
from further consideration (e.g. alternatives facing prohibitive barriers or those clearly
economically unattractive).
The above analysis in Step 1 and Step 2 leaves with two alternatives M1 and M3.
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The further analysis has been discussed in detail in Section B.5 below.
Step 4: Where more than one credible and plausible alternative remains, project participants shall,
as a conservative assumption, use the alternative baseline scenario that results in the lowest
baseline emissions as the most likely baseline scenario. The least emission alternative will be
identified for each component of the baseline scenario. In assessing these scenarios, any regulatory
or contractual requirements should be taken into consideration.
As demonstrated in Section B.5, only one alternative remains after applying the Tool for demonstration
and assessment of additionality to assess exclusion of the alternatives from further consideration. Hence
this step is not applicable as there is only one alternative available to the project activity.
As demonstrated in section B.5., it is evident that after investment analysis, only one alternative i.e. M3
remains as the most plausible option and hence, this has been considered as the baseline to the project
activity.
B.5. Demonstration of additionality
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As per the approved methodology, Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd. has identified the above mentioned
realistic and credible alternative(s) (M1 and M3) that were available to them and that would provide
output and services comparable to the project activity (refer section B.4). These alternatives are in
compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The Tool for the demonstration and assessment of additionality stipulates that either Step 2 (Investment
Analysis) or Step 3 (Barrier Analysis), or both can be selected to demonstrate additionality.
As the Project faces financial barriers for its implementation in the absence of CDM, it is appropriate to
choose Step 2 to demonstrate its additionality.
Step 2. Investment analysis
The alternative considered for further analysis is alternative M3 being the most commonly followed
practice.
Sub-step 2a: Determine appropriate analysis method
Since the project generates incomes other than CDM related income, for the purpose of investment
analysis, Option III (Benchmark Analysis) is chosen as it is deemed as the most appropriate analysis
method where the returns on the investment in the project activity is compared to benchmark returns.
Sub-step 2b: Option III. Apply benchmark analysis
The indicator used for carrying out the investment analysis is IRR that will determine the feasibility of the
project activity. This is compared with the Prime Lending Rate available at the time of investment
decision. For this purpose the PLR of Reserve Bank of India has been considered which is found to be
12.00% as per Benchmark PLR of RBI during Aug-2009.11
Sub-step 2c: Calculation and comparison of financial indicators
The IRR for the proposed project activity without CDM revenue is computed for a period of 20 years
lifetime.
A detailed investment analysis has been carried out and presented in the supported excel sheets. The data
and analysis is presented here. The techno-economical parameters used for IRR calculation of the project
activity is provided in the table below:
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Unit
Value
MTs/ day
1300
25 yrs 0
months
As per DPR
As per specification
provided by tech supplier
Rs. in Lacs
Rs. in Lacs
Rs. in Lacs
Rs. in Lacs
Rs. in Lacs
Rs. in Lacs
3541.056
1781.286
157.81
104.44
120.11
5704.709
As per DPR
As per DPR
As per DPR
As per DPR
As per DPR
As per DPR
Rs. in Lacs
Rs. in Lacs
Rs. in Lacs
893.4
2700
2111
As per DPR
As per DPR
As per RFP
Applicable Interest Rate on term loan
Percent
12.50%
As per bank terms
Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (PLR)
Percent
12.00%
http://www.iba.org.in/view
plr.asp?memcatid=1
Percent
18%
Percent
12%
Percent
2%
Percent
70%
Percent
70%
Rs/Ton
Rs/Ton
2000
2000
Percent
5%
Percent
5%
Rs. / TON
Rs. / TON
Rs. / TON
Rs. / TON
Rs. / TON
150
100
250
100
150
Capacity (MSW per day)

Project Lifetime
Years
Source
Cost of the project

Buildings & Civil works
Plant and Machinery
Interest payable during construction
Contingencies
Margin Money for working capital
Total cost
Financing pattern
Promoters Contribution through equity
Promoters contribution through loan
Subsidy under JNNURM
Compost and RDF related costs

Recovery of compost from total MSW
processed
Recovery of RDF from total MSW
processed
Recovery of recyclable materials from
total MSW processed
Percentage of compost produced
envisaged to be sold in the market in the
first year
Percentage of RDF produced envisaged
to be sold in the market in the first year
Sale price of compost
Sale price of RDF
Yearly increment in percentage of
compost and RDF for sale in the market
Yearly escalation in sale price of
compost and RDF
Packaging cost of Compost
Marketing cost of Compost
Transportation cost of Compost
Loading/unloading cost of compost
Packaging cost of RDF
As per DPR
As per quote received

from distributor
CPI(Consumer Price
Index) data

from distributor
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Transportation of RDF
Loading/unloading cost of RDF
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Rs. / TON
Rs. / TON
Rs. / TON
100
250
100
MSW Processing cost

Power consumption cost
Rs Lacs/annum
Diesel consumption cost
Rs Lacs/annum
Plant maintenance cost including that of % of capital cost for
vehicles
plant machineries
ml/ MT of MSW
Use of senitiler
processing
kg./ MT of MSW
Use of bio-culture
processing
Cost of senitiler use
Rs/litre
Cost of bio-culture use
Rs/kg
Cost of daily consumables (oil, lubricants
Rs Lacs/annum
and cotton waste)
Salary and wages of employees and staff
Rs Lacs/annum
165.39
187.20
2%
As per DPR
50
1.0
150
180
26
373
As per DPR
Escalation rates
Escalation in maintenance cost
Escalation in employee wages
Escalation in fuel cost
Escalation in electricity cost
Other commodities escalation
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
4.00%
7.14%
8.74%
8.74%
5.83%
St. line Depn.

- Buildings
- Plant & Machinery
IT Depreciation - Buildings
- Plant & Machinery
Income Tax MAT
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
3.34%
11.3%
10%
15%
11.33%
Income Tax
Percent
33.99%
CPI(Consumer Price
Index) data
WPI(WholeSale Price
Index) data
Depreciation
As per companys law
1956,
www.fastfacts.co.in/resour
ces/DepCoAct.rtf
Income Tax Acthttp://www.indiainbusines
s.nic.in/investment/taxatio
n.htm
Based on the above assumptions the results of the financial analysis have been provided below:
Location
Lucknow MSW project
Benchmark
12.00%
IRR (Without CDM)

6.86%
As evident the IRR of the project activity is below the benchmark. This clearly indicates that investment
barrier exists in project activity implementation which is mitigated by the revenue derived from the
carbon credits that the project activity would obtain due to Clean Development Mechanism. The
additionality of the project is thus evident.
Sub-step 2d: Sensitivity analysis
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The purpose of sensitivity analysis is to examine whether the conclusion regarding the financial viability
of the proposed project is sound and tenable with those reasonable variations in the assumptions. The
investment analysis provides a valid argument in favor of additionality only if it consistently supports (for
realistic range of assumptions) the conclusion that the project activity is unlikely to be the most
financially attractive or is likely to be financially attractive.
Thus, a sensitivity analysis was also applied to the IRR calculations to measure the impact, positive or
negative, of changes in the indicated parameters. The project proponent has chosen various factors as
critical to the operation of the project in accordance with Guidance on the Assessment of Investment
Analysis (Version- 03.1, paragraph- 17), which states that only variables, including the initial investment
cost, that constitute more than 20% of either total project costs or total project revenues should be
subjected to reasonable variation.
Hence the sensitivity is carried out by varying the parameters to 10% on either side, to ascertain the
impact on the profitability and hence, the IRR of the project. The results of the sensitivity analysis are as
presented below
Sensitivity Parameter
Quantity of waste processed
O&M cost
Organic Manure sales
Cost of bioculture used
+10%
13.25%
-ve value
(1.2% increase
leads to an IRR
of -1.04 %)
Hence it is less
than the
benchmark PLR
13.69%
However 10%
increase in sale
price of organic
manures is a
highly
unrealistic under
the higly
stringent market
scenario for
compost sale.
(explained in
subsequent
paragraphs on
barrier analysis)
-ve value
1.6% leads to a
decrease of IRR
to 0.91%
Hence it is less
than the
benchmark PLR
Variation and resultant IRR

0%
-10%
-ve value
16.88%
However this is
not a realistic
scenario as the
O&M cost is not
expected to
decrease in future
-ve value
-5% leads to a
decrease of IRR
to -3.02%
Hence it is less
than the
benchmark PLR
6.86%
15.13%
However this is
not a realistic
scenario as the
bioculture cost is
not expected to
decrease in future
as is evident from
the WPI for all
commodities as
published by
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Fuel and electricity cost
-ve value
2.4% leads to a
decrease of IRR
to -0.57%
Hence it is less
than the
benchmark PLR
Project capital cost
5.70%
Hence it is less
than the
benchmark PLR
0.77%
Hence it is less
than the
benchmark PLR
Packaging, marketing and

transportation expense
RBI.
12.79%
However this is
not a realistic
scenario as the
fuel and
electricity cost is
not expected to
decrease in future
as is evident from
the WPI for fuel,
power and
electricity, as
published by
RBI.
8.18%
Hence it is less
than the
benchmark PLR
10.40%
Hence it is less
than the
benchmark PLR
Thus, the sensitivity analysis for the project reveals that even with significant changes in various
parameters, the project IRR does not cross benchmark rates. Therefore, the project activity is clearly
additional and is not a businessasusual scenario.
Step 3: Barrier Analysis
The major barrier applicable to the alternative M1 is A) Technology Barrier B) Other Barrier and C)
Investment Barrier.
Sub-step 3a: Identify barriers that would prevent the implementation of the proposed CDM project
Activity
A) Technological Barrier
The plant would use state of the art technology in the process of waste handling and compost
manufacturing. EOT (Electric Overhead Transport) cranes would transfer the wastes from one
processing station to the other. Automation will be ensured wherever possible. Hydraulic type
press system would be installed for the RDF manufacturing. Thus the plant would employ the
latest technologies in the field of waste handling and management that involves a lot of
technology transfer from international suppliers and exorbitant costs. Also, smooth operation of
the plant would require proper training of the operating personnel on the equipments and hence,
regular capacity building training programs would have to be organized by the project proponent.
Another threat posed by the variation in feedstock quality is the content of highly abrasive and
corrosive materials in it. These cause rapid wear and corrosion of the process equipments. Hence
all MSW plants entail high cost of operation and maintenance due to frequent repairs,
breakdowns and shutdowns.
B) Market barrier:
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Organic waste recycling is still neglected by private initiatives, because of its low value and the
lack of a market for compost. Limited markets for compost sales and low prices for compost are a
major challenge that all systems face12. The persisting skepticism among the farmers about the
quality of composts poses a constant threat on the marketability of the composts. Misconceptions
like soil contamination due to use of composts, are still borne in the minds of many. Thus the
emphasis on quality control of final products is of utmost importance. Also, increased awareness
among the farmers on the benefits derived out of compost usage as value added substitutes to
chemical fertilizers have to be encouraged through campaigns and other promotional activities.
Also, high cost of transportation sometimes makes it difficult to justify the use of composts when
compared to the benefits derived out of it.
C) Investment barrier
The project proponent has demonstrated through investment analysis that without CDM revenue
the project activity is not a financially attractive proposition. At the inception, the project had
received refusal for loans from financial institutions for unimpressive returns envisaged from the
project and the project proponent was suggested to estimate the returns along with additional
revenue as may be associated with the project activity (for e.g. revenue from carbon credits). The
project proponent had re-submitted their application for loan with the consideration of the CDM
revenue and thereafter received the sanction.
All these factors substantiate to prove that additional efforts are required for overcoming the market
barrier for the compost produced in the plant. In this context the additional incentive available to the plant
through Clean Development Mechanism would be utilized for market development of the compost
produced in the plant and also to partially compensate for the losses for not being able to sell compost in
the market
Thus the barriers as illustrated above pose a serious obstacle to the project activity, and thus would lead to
high operational uncertainties if not implemented as a CDM project activity.
Sub-step 3 b. Shows that the identified barriers would not prevent a wide spread implementation of at
least one of the alternatives (except the proposed project activity):
As discussed above, dumping of the solid waste in a landfill without gas capture (M3) is a common
practice in India and none of the barriers discussed above would prevent it from occurring.
The barriers identified i.e. technological barrier and the market barrier does not in any way prevent the
continuation of the baseline scenario. Hence project activity satisfies the additionality criteria as per
clause 3b) of the tool for the demonstration and assessment of additionality, Version 06.0.0.
Step 4: Common practice analysis
According to the methodology AM0025, project proponents should provide evidence of the early stage
of development of the project activity and that it is not common practice in the country. To this end, they
should provide an analysis of waste management practices.
In order to justify the early development of the project activity the chronology for the same has been
presented below as we proceed further.
As per the Tool to for the demonstration and assessment of additionality (Version 06.0.0) similar type
of project is defined as follows:
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Sub-step 4b: Discuss any similar Options that are occurring

The above analysis demonstrates the similar activities occurring as the project activity. But it can be seen
that all the treatment facilities are composting facilities and none of the plants have RDF production
facility. Most of these composting facilities have applied for CDM benefits and those that have not are
facing difficulties.
The project activity conforms to the measures of Methane formation avoidance as mentioned in
paragraph 6 of the Tool for the demonstration and assessment of additionality. Hence analysis of the
project activity as per paragraph 47 is illustrated as follows:
Step 1: Calculate applicable output range as +/-50% of the design output or capacity of the proposed
project activity.
The capacity of the project activity is 1300 TPD. Hence considering an output range of +/-50%, the
analysis would entail all projects of capacities between 1950 TPD and 650 TPD. Therefore as per the
table of cities as listed above, the cities considered for present analysis would include the following
Processing of Waste
Disposal of waste
Uncontrolled Sanitary
Earth
dumping
landfill
cover
Waste
Quantity
(TPD)
1669
Composting
Pelletisation
300
Ahmedabad
1302
500
Pune
1175
500
Surat
1000
Kanpur
1100
Jaipur
904
Ludhiana
735
Agra
654
City
Bangalore
CDM
status
Step 2: In the applicable geographical area, identify all plants that deliver the same output or capacity,
within the applicable output range calculated in Step 1, as the proposed project activity and have started
commercial operation before the start date of the project. Note their number Nall. Registered CDM
project activities and projects activities undergoing validation shall not be included in this step.
The applicable geographical area for the project activity would entail the entire host country i.e. India. Of
the selected cities as listed above, the same output i.e. organic composts and RDF is produced by
Bangalore and Pune. However all the projects are under validation. Hence as per the given definitions,
Nall for the present analysis of the project activity is equal to 0 since all the plants with similar output and
within the applicable capacity range have considered CDM benefits associated to the projects
Nall = 0
Step 3: Within plants identified in Step 2, identify those that apply technologies different than the
technology applied in the proposed project activity. Note their number Ndiff.
All the plants as included in Nall use the same technology for compost production and RDF
manufacturing. Hence, under the scope of the present analysis Ndiff = 0
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Step 4: Calculate factor F=1-Ndiff/Nall representing the share of plants using technology similar to the
technology used in the proposed project activity in all plants that deliver the same output or capacity as
the proposed project activity.
Under the scope of the project activity, the factor is calculated as follows
F = 1-Ndiff/Nall = 1 0= 1
Therefore under the scope of the project activity, the factor F cannot be determined.
The proposed project activity is a .common practice. within a sector in the applicable geographical area
if both the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the factor F is greater than 0.2, and
(b) Nall-Ndiff is greater than 3.
Since as per the above analysis, F = 1 which is greater than 0.2
Nall - Ndiff = 0 which is less than 3
As per the methodology, the proposed project activity is a common practice within a sector in the
applicable geographical area if both the following conditions are fulfilled.
Thus, since one of the criterions as imposed by the tool, is not satisfied by the project activity, hence it is
prudent to conclude that the project activity is not a common practice and hence additional. , the analysis
shows that the project activity is additional.
Also as per the India Infrastructure Report 2006, the few aerobic compost plants that have been set up are
typically functioning much below installed capacity, and most are facing a problem of marketing the
compost due to an ineffective marketing mechanism.
Thus it can be concluded that extremely few similar activities can be observed in India, and when they are
observed, they face considerable barriers and have not had much success from an economic perspective.
The experience provided by these composting attempts only serves to reinforce the fact that implementing
composting activities is financially unviable. Therefore, as demonstrated by the investment and barrier
analyses in Steps 2 and 3, it is clear that the project is not financially viable without the revenue from
CDM, and there are significant barriers to its implementation.
In addition, as detailed in Step 4, the proposed project is not common practice either, and in the limited
cases where aerobic composting is taking place, it is proving to be a failure from an economic
perspective. It can therefore be concluded that the proposed project is additional, and would not occur
without CDM, due to the financial and technological barriers in place. Moreover, the CDM registration of
the Project will also serve as a model for other projects and promote the dissemination of sustainable
waste management practices.
Serious consideration of CDM:
As per paragraph 2 of EB 62/ Annex 13 Guidelines to the demonstration and assessment of prior
consideration of the CDM, for project activities with a start date after 2nd August 2008, the project
proponent must inform a Host Party designated national authority (DNA) and the UNFCCC secretariat
in writing of the commencement of the project activity and of their intension 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 brief description of the proposed project activity using the standardized form
F-CDM Prior consideration.
As mentioned in the section C.1.1, the start date for the project activity is 10/10/2011 i.e. date of placing
the first purchase order for the project activity.
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The project proponent had intimated the Host Party designated national authority (DNA) i.e. Ministry of
environment and Forests (Govt. of India) and the UNFCCC secretariat, about the project activity on
09/10/2011. This intimation was made in the F-CDM-Prior consideration format as prescribed by
UNFCCC . Thus, the intimation to Host party DNA and UNFCCC secretariat was made within six
months from the project start date as this is in accordance to the Guideline to the demonstration and
assessment of prior consideration of the CDM.
As per the Guidelines on the demonstration and assessment of prior consideration of the CDM, version
04, EB 62 Annex 13, serious consideration of CDM has been demonstrated below:
Date
14/09/2009
28/10/2009
11/11/2009
07/09/2010
23/10/2010
Project Related Activity

Financial proposal from
Jyoti Build-Tech Pvt. Ltd.
Revised financial proposal
from Jyoti Build-Tech Pvt.
Ltd.
Letter of award for
development of Integrated
Solid waste management
facilities for Lucknow
Municipal Corporation, UP.
Receipt of certificate of
incorporation
for
M/s
JYOTI
ENVIROTECH
PRIVATE LIMITED.
Concession
agreement
signed between Lucknow
Municipal
Corporation,
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
and Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt.
Ltd.
07/06/2011
03/10/2011
09/10/2011
23/03/2012
Evidence
Copy of proposal
Copy of proposal
Copy of the letter of
award
Copy of certificate
Copy
of
Agreement
Environmental
Clearance
received for development of
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
and processing facility at
Village-Shiveri
appointed CDM consultants for
the project
No objection certificate from
Airports Authority of India.
Project proponent submitted the
Prior consideration of the CDM
form to host party DNA
(Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Govt. of India) and the
UNFCCC secretariat.
21/09/2011
10/10/2011
CDM Related Activity
Purchase order raised for

Plant Machinery
Stakeholder
Meeting
Copy of
Approval
letter
the
of
Copy of work order

placed on the CDM
consultants.
Copy of no objection
certificate
Copy
of
Prior
consideration of the
CDM
form,
as
submitted to MoEF,
GoI and UNFCCC.
Copy of Purchase
order.
Consultation Copy of the Minutes
of Meeting
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B.6. Emission reductions

B.6.1. Explanation of methodological choices
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Approved baseline and monitoring methodology AM0025- Avoided emissions from organic waste
through alternative waste treatment processes, Version 13 has been used to calculate emission reductions
from the project. The estimation of project emission, baseline emission and leakage emission are
described below.
Project emissions:
The proposed project uses MSW processing (RDF and compost production processes) to treat the organic
waste. Therefore, the project emissions in year y are calculated as follows:
PEy = PEelec,y + PEfuel, on-site,y + PEc,y + PEa,y + PEg,y+ PEr,y + PEi,y + PEw,y + PEco-firing,y
Where:
PEy
PEelec,y
PEfuel, on-site,y
PEc,y
PEa,y
PEg,y
PEr,y
PEi,y
PEw,y
PEco-firing,y
(1)
= Is the project emissions during the year y (tCO2e)

= Is the emissions from electricity consumption on-site due to the project activity in year
y (tCO2e)
=Is the emissions on-site due to fuel consumption on-site in year y (tCO2e)
=Is the emissions during the composting process in year y (tCO2e)
=Is the emissions from the anaerobic digestion process in year y (tCO2e)
=Is the emissions from the gasification process in year y (tCO2e)
=Is the emissions from the combustion of RDF/stabilized biomass in year y (tCO2e)
=Is the emissions from waste incineration in year y (tCO2e)
=Is the emissions from wastewater treatment in year y (tCO2e)
=Is the emissions from thermal energy generation/electricity generation from on site
fossil fuel consumption during co-firing in year y (tCO2e)
The project activity involves composting and mechanical treatment to produce compost and RDF. It
involves the electricity consumption onsite and on-site fuel consumption. Hence the equation applicable
to the project activity is as follows:
Hence for the project activity:
PEa,y
=0 as the project does not entail anaerobic digestion.
PEg,y
=0 as the project does not entail gasification.
PEr,y
=0 as the project does not entail combustion of RDF/stabilized.
PEi,y
=0 as the project does not entail waste incineration.
PEw,y
=0 as the project does not entail wastewater treatment.
PEco-firing,y
=0 as the project does not entail thermal energy generation/electricity generation from on
site fossil fuel consumption.
Therefore,
PEy = PEelec,y + PEfuel, on-site,y + PEc,y
(2)
Emissions from electricity use on site (PEelec,y):

The project uses electricity from the NEWNE grid at processing plant at Lucknow. The emissions from
electricity use are therefore calculated as:
PEelec,y = EGPJ,FF,y * CEFelec
(3)
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= Is the amount of electricity generated in an on-site fossil fuel fired power plant or
consumed from the grid as a result of the project activity, measured using an electricity
meter (MWh)
= Is the carbon emissions factor for electricity consumed in the project activity
(tCO2e/MWh)
Under the scope of the project activity, electricity use on site would include the electricity consumption
due to the plant equipments and machineries on site that are used to produce the composts the RDF.
Emissions from fuel use on-site (PEfuel,on-site,y):
Project participants shall account for CO2 emissions from any on-site fuel combustion (other than
electricity generation, e.g. vehicles used on-site, heat generation, for starting the gasifier, auxiliary
fossil fuels need to be added into incinerator, heat generation for mechanical/thermal treatment process,
etc.). Emissions are calculated from the quantity of fuel used and the specific CO2-emission factor of
the fuel, as follows:
PEfuel,on-site,y = Fcons,y * NCVfuel * EFfuel
Where:
PEfuel, on-site,y
Fcons,y
NCVfuel
EFfuel
(4)
= Is the CO2 emissions due to on-site fuel combustion in year y (tCO2)

= Is the fuel consumption on site in year y (l or kg)
= Is the net caloric value of the fuel (MJ/l or MJ/kg)
= Is the CO2 emissions factor of the fuel (tCO2/MJ)
As per methodology project participants may use IPCC default values for the net calorific values and CO2
emission factors.
Under the scope of the project activity, fuel use on-site would include consumption of diesel fuel by the
vehicles (e.g. excavators, earth movers etc) as may be engaged for the project activity on-site. Further, the
project may also include Diesel Generator(s) placed on site to provide necessary power back-up in
incidents of exigency. Thus the diesel fuel consumed by the DG set would also be monitored and be
counted in fuel use quantity on-site.
Hence, for the project activity: NCVfuel = NCVy,diesel
And EFfuel = EF,diesel
Emissions from composting (PEc,y):
As per the methodological tool for Project and leakage emissions from composting Version 01.0.0, EB
65 Annex 09, emission from composting
PEc,y = PEEC,y + PEFC,y + PECH4,y + PEN2O,y + PERO,y
(5)
Where:
PEEC,y
= Project emissions from electricity consumption associated with composting in year y

(tCO2/yr)
This has already been accounted for under the variable PEelec,y as explained previously
and hence may not be further included to avoid double counting.
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PEFC,y
= Project emissions from fossil fuel consumption associated with composting in year y
(tCO2/yr)
This has already been accounted for under the variable PEfuel,on-site,y as explained
previously and hence may not be further included to avoid double counting.
PECH4,y
= Project emissions of methane from the composting process in year y (tCO2e/yr)
PEN2O,y
= Project emissions of nitrous oxide from the composting process in year y (tCO2e/yr)
PERO,y
=Project emissions of methane from run-off wastewater associated with co-composting

in year y (tCO2e/yr).
The leachate generated in the project activity will be gainfully utilized in maintaining
the moist environment of the bio degradable waste. Hence the project activity would not
entail any project emission from run-off wastewater.
PERO,y= 0
Therefore
PEc,y = PECH4,y + PEN2O,y
(6)
Determination of project emissions of methane (PECH4,y )

Project emissions of methane from composting (PECH4,y) are determined as follows:
PECH4,y = Qy * EFCH4,y * GWPCH4
(7)
Where:
Qy
= Quantity of waste composted in year y (t / yr)
EFCH4,y
= Emission factor of methane per tonne of waste composted valid for year y (tCH4/ t)
For the value of EFCH4,y, a default value as provided in section IV of the tool will be considered.
i.e. EFCH4,y = EFCH4,default.
GWPCH4 = Global Warming Potential of CH4 (tCO2e / tCH4 )
Determination of project emissions of nitrous oxide (PEN2O,y )
The N2O emissions from composting are calculated as follows:
PEN2O,y
= Qy * EFN2O,y * GWPN2O
(8)
Where:
Qy
= Quantity of waste composted in year y (t / yr)
EFN20,y
= Emission factor of methane per tonne of waste composted valid for year y (tN2O/ t)
For the value of EFN2O,y, a default value as provided in section IV of the tool will be considered.
i.e. EFN20,y = EFN20,default.
GWPN20 = Global Warming Potential of N20 (tCO2e / tN2O )
Baseline emissions:
To calculate the baseline emissions project participants shall use the following equation:
BEy = (MBy - MDreg,y) + BEEN,y
(9)
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MBy
MDreg,y
BEEN,y
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= Is the baseline emissions in year y (tCO2e)

= Is the methane produced in the landfill in the absence of the project activity in year y
(tCO2e)
= Is methane that would be destroyed in the absence of the project activity in year y
(tCO2e)
= Baseline emissions from generation of energy displaced by the project activity in year
y (tCO2e). Since the project activity does not entail generation of energy, hence BEEN,y=
0.
Methane that would be destroyed in the absence of the project activity (MDreg.y)
The methodology states that In cases where regulatory or contractual requirements do not specify
MDreg,y, an Adjustment Factor (AF) shall be used and justified, taking into account the project context.
In doing so, the project participant should take into account that some of the methane generated by the
landfill may be captured and destroyed to comply with other relevant regulations or contractual
requirements, or to address safety and odour concerns.
MDreg,y = MBy * AF
Where:
AF = Is Adjustment Factor for MBy (%)
The parameter AF shall be estimated as follows: In cases where a specific system for collection and
destruction of methane is mandated by regulatory or contractual requirements, the ratio between the
destruction efficiency of that system and the destruction efficiency of the system used in the project
activity shall be used
In the host country India, there is no regulation for capture and destruction of methane generated by the
landfill. Hence, the adjustment factor the project activity is 0 as per the present scenario.
i.e. AF = 0
Therefore, MDreg,y = 0
However, in due course of time, the value of AF may undergo changes as per the governmental
regulations imposed in the host country (India) with respect to MSW management.
Rate of compliance
In cases where there are regulations that mandate the use of one of the project activity treatment options
and which is not being enforced, the baseline scenario is identified as a gradual improvement of waste
management practices to the acceptable technical options expected over a period of time to comply with
the MSW Management Rules. The adjusted baseline emissions (BEy,a) are calculated as follows:
BEy,a = BEy * ( 1 RATECompliancey)
Where:
BEy
RATECompliancey
(10)
= Is the CO2-equivalent emissions as determined from equation 14

= Is the state-level compliance rate of the MSW Management Rules in that year
y. The compliance rate shall be lower than 50%; if it exceeds 50% the project
activity shall receive no further credit.
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The compliance ratio RATECompliancey shall be monitored ex post based on the official reports for instance
annual reports provided by municipal bodies.
For details on the consideration the value of RATECompliancey, for the purpose of ex ante calculation, refer
to annexure 1.
Methane generation from the landfill in the absence of the project activity (MBy)
The amount of methane that is generated each year (MBy) is calculated as per the latest version of the
approved methodological tool Emissions from solid waste disposal sites (Version 06.0.1, EB 66 Annex
46). Considering the following additional equation:
MBy
= BECH4,SWDS,y
Where:
BECH4,SWDS,y
= Is the methane generation from the landfill in the absence of the project activity at
year y that is methane emissions avoided during the year y from preventing waste
disposal at the solid waste disposal site during the period from the start of the project
activity to the end of the year y (tCO2e) as calculated using Application B in the
methodological tool Emissions from solid waste disposal sites. The tool estimates
methane generation adjusted for, using adjustment factor (fy), any landfill gas in the
baseline that would have been captured and destroyed to comply with relevant
regulations or contractual requirements, or to address safety and odor concerns. As this is
already accounted for in this methodology, fy in the tool shall be assigned a value 0
The amount of methane that is generated each year (BECH4,SWDS,y, tCO2e) is calculated for each year with
the recommended multi-phase model, the First Order Decay (FOD) model. The amount of methane
produced in the year y is calculated as follows:
(11)
Where:
BECH4,SWDS,y
f
GWPCH4
OX
F
DOCf
MCF
= Methane emissions avoided during the year y from preventing waste disposal at the
solid waste disposal site (SWDS) during the period from the start of the project activity to
the end of the year y (tCO2e)
= Model correction factor to account for model uncertainties
= Fraction of methane captured at the SWDS and flared, combusted or used in another
manner. Since no such practice exists in the host country India, hence for the project
activity the value for f has been considered 0.
=Global Warming Potential (GWP) of methane, valid for the relevant commitment period
=Oxidation factor (reflecting the amount of methane from SWDS that is oxidized in the
soil or other material covering the waste)
=Fraction of methane in the SWDS gas (volume fraction)
=Fraction of degradable organic carbon (DOC) that can decompose. For the
project activity, the default value has been adopted from the Methodological tool for
Emission from solid waste disposal sites, Version 06.0.1; EB 66 Annex 48
Therefore DOCf = DOCf, Default
=Methane correction factor. For the project activity, the value for unmanaged
solid waste disposal sites deep, has been adopted from the Methodological tool for
Emission from solid waste disposal sites, Version 06.0.1; EB 66 Annex 48
Therefore MCFy = 0.8
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DOCj
kj
j
x
y
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=Amount of organic waste type j prevented from disposal in the SWDS in the year x
(tons)
=Fraction of degradable organic carbon (by weight) in the waste type j
=Decay rate for the waste type j
=Waste type category (index)
=Year during the crediting period: x runs from the first year of the project activity
(x = 1) to the year y for which avoided emissions are calculated (x = y)
=Year for which methane emissions are calculated
Where different waste types j are prevented from disposal, the amount of different waste types (Wj,x) is
determined through sampling and the mean is calculated from the samples, as follows:
Since the project activity corresponds to Application B as stated in the tool, hence the values of few
parameters have been adopted as explained in table 1 of the tool.
Determining the amounts of waste types j disposed in the SWDS (Wj,x)
Wj,x = Wx * pj,x
Where:
Wj,x
Wx
pj,x
j
x
(12)
=Amount of organic waste type j prevented from disposal in the SWDS in the year x
(tons)
=Total amount of waste prevented from from disposal in the SWDS in year x (t)
= Average fraction of the waste type j in the waste in year x (weight fraction)
= Types of solid waste
= Years in the time period for which waste is disposed at the SWDS, extending from the
first year in the time period (x = 1) to year y (x = y)
The fraction of the waste type j in the waste for the year x or month i are calculated according to
equations (7) and (8), as follows
(13)
Where:
pj,x
pn,j,x
zx
n
j
x
= Average fraction of the waste type j in the waste in year x (weight fraction)
= Fraction of the waste type j in the sample n collected during the year x (weight
fraction)
= Number of samples collected during the year x
= Samples collected in year x
= Types of solid waste
= Years in the time period for which waste is disposed at the SWDS, extending from
the first year in the time period (x = 1) to year y (x = y)
Determining the fraction of DOC that decomposes in the SWDS (DOCf,y)

In the case that the tool is applied to MSW, then project participants may choose to either apply a
default value (DOCf,y = DOCf,default) or to determine DOCf,y or DOCf,m based on measurements of
the biochemical methane potential of the MSW (BMPMSW), as follows:
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(14)
Where:
DOCf,y
BMPj
F
DOCj
pj,y
pj,m
j
y
m
= Fraction of degradable organic carbon (DOC) that decomposes under the

specific conditions occurring in the SWDS for year y (weight fraction)
= Biochemical methane potential for the MSW disposed or prevented from disposal
(t CH4 / t waste)
= Fraction of methane in the SWDS gas (volume fraction)
= Fraction of degradable organic carbon in the waste type j (weight fraction)
= Average fraction of the waste type j in the waste in year y (weight fraction)
= Average fraction of the waste type j in the waste in month m (weight fraction)
= Types of solid waste in the MSW
= Year of the crediting period for which methane emissions are calculated (y is a
consecutive period of 12 months)
= Month of the crediting period for which methane emissions are calculated
Leakage:
The sources of leakage considered in the methodology are CO2 emissions from off-site transportation of
waste materials in addition to CH4 and N2O emissions from the residual waste from the anaerobic
digestion, gasification processes and processing/combustion of RDF. Leakage emissions should be
estimated from the following equation:
Ly = Lt,y + Lr,y + Li,y + Ls,y + LCOMP,y
Where:
Lt,y
Lr,y
Li,y
Ls,y
LCOMP,y
(15)
=Is the leakage emissions from increased transport in year y (tCO2e)

=Is the leakage emissions from the residual waste from the anaerobic digester, the
gasifier, the processing/combustion of RDF/stabilized biomass, or compost in case it is
disposed of in landfills in year y (tCO2e)
=Is the leakage emissions from the residual waste from MSW incinerator in year y
(tCO2e)
=Is the leakage emissions from end use of stabilized biomass (tCO2e)
=Leakage emissions associated with composting in year y (t CO2e / yr)
Since the project activity does not include the use of MSW incinerator, Ls,y = 0
The project activity does not involve the disposal of residual waste from processing of RDF or compost in
landfill. Also for ex-ante estimations, the residual waste is taken as 100% inerts.
Hence Lr,y =0.
The produced compost and RDF will be sold in the market.
Also for ex-ante estimations for this project activity, the weight of stabilized biomass sold offsite for
which no sale invoices can be provided is considered as zero.
Hence Ls,y =0.
Emissions from Transportation (Lt, y)
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This would occur when the waste is transported from waste collecting points, in the collection area, to the
treatment facility, instead of the existing landfills. In this case, project participants shall document the
following data in the CDM-PDD: an overview of collection points from where the waste will be
collected, their approximate distance (in km) to the treatment facility, existing landfills and their
approximate distance (in km) to the nearest end-user.
The emissions are calculated (As per AM0025) from the quantity of fuel (diesel) used and the specific
CO2 emission factor of the fuel (diesel) for vehicles
(16)
Where:
NOvehicles,i,y
DTi,y
VF cons
NCVfuel
Dfuel
EFfuel
=Is the number of vehicles for transport with similar loading capacity
=Is the average additional distance travelled by vehicle type i compared to baseline in
year y (km)
=Is the vehicle fuel consumption in litres per kilometre for vehicle type i (l/km)
=Is the Calorific value of the fuel (MJ/Kg or TJ/Gg)
=Is the fuel density (kg/l), if necessary
=Is the Emission factor of the fuel (tCO2e/MJ)
For estimation of NOvehicles,i,y the following equation has been used for ex-ante calculation:
NOvehicles,i,y
= Qy/CTy
Where:
Qy
CTy
= Is the quantity of waste composted in the year y (tonnes)

= Is the average truck capacity for waste transportation (tonnes/truck)
(17)
Lt,y,waste is the emissions due to increased transportation from the waste collecting point to the waste
treatment facility. In this, the incremental distance travelled by vehicle type i compared to baseline is
equalt to 0.
Therefore Lt,y,waste = 0.
For calculation of emissions from transport of compost to the users (Lt,y,compost), the same formula applies.
Qy is replaced by Mcompost where Mcompost is the total quantity of compost produced in year y.
Similarly for calculation of emissions from transport of RDF (Lt,y,RDF), Qy is replaced by MRDF where
MRDF is the total quantity of RDF produced in year y.
Thus Lt,y = Lt,y,compost + Lt,y,RDF
(18)
Calculation of emission reductions:

To calculate the emission reductions the following equation has been applied:
ERy = BEy - PEy - Ly
Where:
ERy
= Is the emissions reductions in year y (t CO2e)
BEy
= Is the emissions in the baseline scenario in year y (tCO2e)
PEy
= Is the emissions in the project scenario in year y (tCO2e)
Ly
= Is the leakage in year y (tCO2e)
(19)
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B.6.2. Data and parameters fixed ex ante

(Copy this table for each piece of data and parameter.)
Data / Parameter
AF
Unit
Description
Methane destroyed due to regulatory or other requirements
Source of data
Local and/or national authorities
Value(s) applied
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
As per the approved methodology, AM0025 Version 13, AF shall be

assigned a value taking into account the amount of methane generated by
the landfills that may be captured and destroyed to comply with relevant
regulations and contractual requirements of the host country. Since there
exists no regulations or contractual requirement to capture and destroy the
methane generated from the landfills in India, hence AF has been fixed
ex-ante and assigned a value of 0%.
Calculation of baseline emission.
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
Unit
Unitless
Description
Default value model corrections factor to account for model uncertainties
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Methodological tool for emission from solid waste disposal sites Version
06.0.1; EB 66 Annex46
0.85
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
As per Table 3, the project activity conforms to Humid/Wet conditions in

Application B. Accordingly the default value for has been taken from
table 3. This is in the absence of monitored data for as per Option 2 in
the tool for determination of model correction factor.
Purpose of data
Additional comment
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Data / Parameter
Unit
Unitless
Description
Fraction of methane in the SWDS gas (volume fraction)
Source of data
IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Value(s) applied
0.5
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Value adopted from Methodological tool for emission from solid waste
disposal sites Version 06.0.1; EB 66 Annex46.
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Upon biodegradation, organic material is converted to a mixture of

methane and carbon dioxide
Data / Parameter
OX
Unit
Unitless
Description
Oxidation factor (reflecting the amount of methane from SWDS that is

oxidized in the soil or other material covering the waste)
Based on an extensive review of published literature on this subject,
including the IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas
Inventories
0.1
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Value adopted from Methodological tool for emission from solid waste
disposal sites Version 06.0.1; EB 66 Annex46.
Purpose of data

When methane passes through the top-layer, part of it is oxidized by
methanotrophic bacteria to produce CO2. The oxidation factor represents
the proportion of methane that is oxidized to CO2 This should be
distinguished from the methane correction factor (MCF) which is to
account for the situation that ambient air might intrude into the SWDS
and prevent methane from being formed in the upper layer of SWDS
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
DOCf,,Default
Unit
Unitless
Description
Source of data
Default value for the fraction of degradable organic carbon (DOC) in

MSW that decomposes in the SWDS
Value(s) applied
0.5
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Default value adopted from Methodological tool for emission from solid
waste disposal sites Version 06.0.1; EB 66 Annex46.
Purpose of data
Additional comment
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Data / Parameter
MCFy
Unit
Unitless
Description
Methane correction factor
Source of data
Value(s) applied
0.8
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Value for unmanaged solid waste disposal sites deep, as per the
methodological tool for emission from solid waste disposal sites Version
06.0.1; EB 66 Annex46. This comprises all SWDS not meeting the
criteria of managed SWDS and which have depths of greater than or equal
to 5 meters
Purpose of data
Additional comment
MCF accounts for the fact that unmanaged SWDS produce less methane
from a given amount of waste than managed SWDS, because a larger
fraction of waste decomposes aerobically in the top layers of unmanaged
SWDS. The baseline dumping sites have been found to be greater than 5
meters.
Data / Parameter
DOCj
Unit
Unitless
Description
Fraction of degradable organic carbon (by weight) in the waste type j
Source of data
IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (adapted

from Volume 5, Tables 2.4 and 2.5)
Value(s) applied
Waste type j
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
DOCj
(% wet waste)
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Wood and wood products

Pulp, paper and cardboard
40
(other than sludge)
Food, food waste, beverages
15
and tobacco (other than sludge)
Textiles
24
Garden, yard and park waste
20
Glass, plastic, metal, other inert
0
waste
Default values adopted from table 4 as per the methodological tool for
emission from solid waste disposal sites Version 06.0.1; EB 66 Annex46
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Data / Parameter
kj
Unit
Unitless
Description
Decay rate for the waste type j
Source of data
IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (adapted

from Volume 5, Table 3.3)
Default values adopted from table 5 for Wet Type waste in tropical
(Mat>20C) conditions, as per the methodological tool for emission from
solid waste disposal sites Version 06.0.1; EB 66 Annex46
Value(s) applied
Slowly degrading
Choice of data
or
Measurement
methods and
procedures
Waste type j
Pulp, paper, cardboard (other than
sludge), textiles
kj
0.045
Wood, wood products and straw

0.025
Food, food waste, sewage sludge,
Rapidly degrading
0.085
beverages and tobacco
Other (non-food) organic putrescible
Moderately degrading
0.065
garden and park waste
The annual temperature limits of Lucknow has been adopted from:
http://www.nih.ernet.in/rbis/india_information/annual%20temperature.htm
The average annual temp of Lucknow is thus estimated to be 25.82C. Thus
Lucknow is considered to be in the tropical zone with MAT > 20C. And
hence the default value has been obtained as per Table 5.
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Data will be archived for crediting period + 2 years
Data / Parameter
CEFelec
Unit
t CO2/MWh
Description
Combined emission factor of NEWNE Grid
Source of data
CEA CO2 Baseline Database, Version 7.0, Jan 2012 (www.cea.nic.in)
Value(s) applied
0.9216
This data is taken from publicly available CEA CO2 baseline database
version 7 dated March 2012.
http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/planning/cdm_co2/cdm_co2.htm
Choice of data
or
Measurement
methods and
procedures
Purpose of data
Calculation of project emission.
Additional comment
This value is fixed for the entire crediting period.
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Data / Parameter
EFCH4,Default
Unit
t CH4 / t
Description
Default emission factor of methane per tonne of waste composted (wet

basis)
Source of data
The emission factor was selected based on studying published results of

emission measurements from composting facilities, literature reviews on
the subject and published emission factors. Data from recent, high quality
sources was analyzed and a value conservatively selected from the higher
end of the range in results.
Value(s) applied
0.002
Default value applied for a conservative estimation. Default value adopted
from section IV of methodological tool for Project and leakage emissions
from composting (Version 01.0.0), EB 65 Annex 09.
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
EFN2O,Default
Unit
t N20 / t
Description
Default emission factor of nitrous oxide per tonne of waste composted

(wet basis)
The emission factor was selected based on studying published results of
emission measurements from composting facilities, literature reviews on
the subject and published emission factors. Data from recent, high quality
sources was analyzed and a value conservatively selected from the higher
end of the range in results.
0.0002
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Default value applied for a conservative estimation. Default value adopted

from section IV of methodological tool for Project and leakage emissions
from composting (Version 01.0.0), EB 65 Annex 09.
Purpose of data
Additional comment
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Data / Parameter
NCVy,diesel
Unit
TJ/ Gg
Description
Net calorific value of diesel consumed for power generation at the MSW
processing unit
Used IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories,
Volume 2, Table 1.2, p.1.18
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Source of data
Value(s) applied
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
In the absence of project specific data and region specific data, IPCC
2006 default value has been taken.
Purpose of data
Calculation of leakage emission and project emission.
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
EF,diesel
Unit
tCO2/ TJ
Description
Emission factor of diesel
Source of data
Value(s) applied
74.1
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Purpose of data
Calculation of leakage emission and project emission.
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
GWPCH4
Unit
tCO2/ tCH4
Description
Global warming potential of CH4
Source of data
Value(s) applied
21 for the first commitment period. Shall be updated for future

commitment periods according to any future COP/MOP decisions
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
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Data / Parameter
GWPN20
Unit
tCO2/ TJ
Description
Emission factor of diesel
Source of data
Value(s) applied
310 for the first commitment period. Shall be updated for future
commitment periods according to any future COP/MOP decisions
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
Ddiesel
Unit
Kg/L
Description
Density of fuel
Source of data
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), India
Value(s) applied
0.87
Choice of data
or
Measurement methods
and procedures
In the absence of project specific data and region specific data, BEE value
has been taken.
Purpose of data
Calculation of leakage emission.
Additional comment
B.6.3. Ex ante calculation of emission reductions

>>
For the purpose of ex-ante calculation of emission reduction, the following assumptions have been taken
into consideration:
Total quantity of MSW available (tonnes/day)
Annual Number of operating days:
Percentage of organic content in the MSW:
Rate of compliance:
1300
330
47%
10%
Total quantity of biodegradable wastes to be processed:
201630 TPD (Calculated)
Amount of electricity consumed per day due to the project

Specific gravity of diesel
1550 kWh
0.87 kg/litre
Calculation of Combined emission factor of NEWNE Grid (CEFelec)

As the project activity utilises electricity from the NEWNE Grid, the project uses the approach (a)
combined margin emission factor for the NEWNE grid, following seven steps of Tool to calculate the
emission factor for an electricity system (Version 02.2.1, EB 63) and using publicly available data of
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Central Electrical Authority (the most recent version CO2 Baseline Database Version 7.013 available
at the time of submission of the CDM PDD to the DOE for Global Stakeholders Consultation). As per the
stepwise approach to calculate the emission factor of an electricity system, the EF y is being calculated as
follows:
Step 1: Identify the relevant electricity system:
As per the CEA: CO2 baseline database version 7[0], January 2012, combined emission factor is given
for northern, eastern, western and north-eastern girds taken together. Therefore, this combined emission
factor will be used for the NEWNE grid to evaluate the emission reductions.
Step 2: Choose whether to include off-grid power plants in the project electricity system (optional)
As per the tool, Option I is selected for the project activity as only grid connected power plants are
included in the calculation.
Step 3: STEP3. Select a method to determine Operating Margin (OM)
The project proponent has chosen to adopt option a) of step 3, i.e consideration of Simple Operating
Margin for the project. As per the tool, The simple OM method (Option a) can only be used if lowcost/must-run resources2 constitute less than 50% of total grid generation in: 1) average of the five most
recent years, or 2) based on long-term averages for hydroelectricity production.
Referring the relevant data from the CEA:CO2 baseline database version 7[0], January 2012, the below
table is drawn for the % share of net generation by the must-run hydro/nuclear plants for the past 5 years.
Region
NEWNE
2006-07
18.50%
2007-08
19.00%
2008-09
17.40%
2009-10
15.90%
2010-11
17.60%
Average
17.7%
Since the average is 17.7% and is below the threshold of 50% as prescribed in the tool, hence Simple OM
method is applicable for the project activity.
Step 4. Calculate the operating margin emission factor according to the selected method
Simple OM: The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of Government of India has calculated the CO2
Operating Margin emission factor of NEWNE Grid. The following information has been used for the
calculation of baseline emissions:
Simple Operating Margin CO2 emission factor (EFgrid,OM,y) (incl. Imports)
Parameter
Year
Unit
Value
Source/Reference
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Simple
Operating 2008-09
Margin (NEWNE grid)
Simple
Operating 2009-10
Margin (NEWNE grid)
Simple
Operating 2010-11
Margin (NEWNE grid)
3 year generation weighted average
of Operating Margin
CO2 emission factor
tCO2/MWh
1.01
CO2 Baseline Database for

Indian Power Sector version
07.0 published by the Central
tCO2/MWh 0.98
Electricity Authority, Ministry
of Power, Government of India
tCO2/MWh 0.97
available at www.cea.nic.in
tCO2/MWh 0.9843
Calculated based on the most
recent data available at the time
of submission of the CDM-PDD
to the DOE for validation
Note: 3 year generation weighted average of Operating margin CO2 emission factor has been calculated
following the guidelines provided in Tool to Calculate the emission Factor for an Electricity System
(Version 02.2.1, EB 63)
STEP 5. Calculate the build margin (BM) emission factor
Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of Government of India has calculated the CO2 Build Margin
emission factor of NEWNE Grid for the year 2010-2011.
Build Margin CO2 emission factor (EFgrid,BM,y)
Parameter
Year Unit
Build Margin (NEWNE 2009- tCO2/MWh
grid)
10
Value
0.859
Source/Reference
CO2 Baseline Database for
Indian Power Sector version
07.0 published by the Central
Electricity Authority, Ministry
of Power, Government of India
available at www.cea.nic.in
Step 6: Calculate the combined margin emissions factor.

The Project proponent has opted for Option A i.e. estimation of Combined Margin by weighted average
nethod.
EFy = wOM * EFgrid,OM,y + wBM * EFgrid,BM,y
Combined margin CO2 emission factor (EFgrid,CM,y or EFy)

3 year generation weighted tCO2/MWh
0.9843
average of Operating Margin
CO2 emission factor (NEWNE
grid), EFgrid,OM,y
Build Margin (NEWNE grid), tCO2/MWh
0.859
Refer the above table
Refer the above table
EFgrid,BM,y
Weighting of operating margin

emissions factor, wOM
50
Weighting of build margin

emissions factor, wBM
50
Tool to Calculate the emission

Factor for an Electricity System
(Version 02.2.1, EB 63)
Tool to Calculate the emission
Factor for an Electricity System
(Version 02.2.1, EB 63)
Calculated
Combined margin CO2 emission tCO2/MWh

0.9216
factor (EFgrid,CM,y or EFy)
Note: Combined margin CO2 emission factor has been calculated following the guidelines provided in
Tool to Calculate the emission Factor for an Electricity System (Version 02.2.1, EB 63)
Hence CEFelec is calcualted to be 0.9216 for the Project activity.
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Calculation of Project Emission:

As per equation 3) PEelec,y = EGPJ,FF,y * CEFelec = (1550 * 330/1000) * 0.9216 = 471 tCO2e
Considering diesel consumption per day due to the project activity100 Litre
Fcons,y = 100* 330*0.87/1000 = 29 tonnes
As per equation 4) PEfuel,on-site,y = Fcons,y * NCVfuel * EFfuel = 29 * 43 * 74.1 = 91 tCO2e
Considering composition of organic waste as follows:
Cloth
5%
Garden, Yard waste
30%
Food Waste
55%
Paper
10%
Thus, waste type category (j) = 4
Therefore
Quantity of cloth waste
Quantity of garden waste
Quantity of food waste
Quantity of paper waste
=
=
=
=
1300 * 330 * 47% * 5% = 10082 tonnes/annum

1300 * 330 * 47% * 30% = 60489 tonnes/annum
1300 * 330 * 47% * 55% = 110897 tonnes/annum
1300 * 330 * 47% * 10% = 20163 tonnes/annum
Therefore, total waste quantity = (10082 + 60489 + 110897 + 20163) = 201630 tonnes/annum
Therefore, amount of waste composted is Qy = (50% of 201630) = 100815 tonnes/annum
(This is with the consideration of equal distribution of the total biodegradable waste for RDF production
and for composting. The parameter Qy will be monitored ex-post).
As per equation 7) project emission of methane has been calculated as
PECH4,y = Qy * EFCH4,y * GWPCH4 = 100815 * 0.002 * 21 = 4234 tCO2e
As per equation 8) project emission of methane has been calculated as
PEN20,y = Qy * EFN20,y * GWPN20 = 100815 * 0.0002 * 310 = 6251 tCO2e
Therefore as per equation 6) emission from composting has been calculated as
PEc,y = PECH4,y + PEN2O,y = 3243 + 4788 = 10485 tCO2e
Therefore as per equation 2) project emission has been calculated as
PEy = PEelec,y + PEfuel, on-site,y + PEc,y = (471 + 91 + 10485) tCO2e = 11048 tCO2e
Calculation of Baseline Emission
As per equation 11), methane generation from the landfill in the absence of the project activity is
calculated as
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= 0.85*(1-0)*21*(1-0.1)*16/12*0.5*0.5*0.8*{[10082*0.24*e-0.7(1)*(1- e-0.7)] + [60489*0.2*e-0.17(1)*(1- e0.17

)]+ [110897*0.15*e-0.4(1)*(1- e-0.4)] + [20163*0. 4*e-0.07(1)*(1- e-0.07)]} = 34,633 tCO2e.
Considering a compliance rate of 4.5%14, i.e. RATECompliancey = 0.045.
Therefore, as per equation 10) Adjusted baseline emission has been calculated as
BEy,a = BEy * ( 1 RATECompliancey) = 38481 * (1 0.045) = 17,316 tCO2e.
Therefore as per equation 9) Baseline emission has been calculated as
BEy = (MBy - MDreg,y) + BEEN,y = (34633 0) + 0 = 33,058 tCO2e.
Calculation of Leakage Emission
As per equation 16)
Where:
DTi,y
VF cons
=Is the average additional distance travelled by vehicle type i compared to baseline in
year y (km)
For ex-ante estimation, this has been considered to be 200 Kms for both compost and
RDF
=Is the vehicle fuel consumption in litres per kilometre for vehicle type i (l/km)
For ex-ante estimation, the same has been assumed to be 0.2 l/km
Now, as per equation 17) NOvehicles,i,y is given by Qy/CTy

For ex-ante estimation, CTy has been considered to be 10 Tons.
Lt,y,compost = (18% * 1300 * 330 / 10) * 200 * 0.2 * 0.87 * 43 / 10^6 * 74.1 = 856 tCO2e.
Lt,y,RDF = (12% * 1300 * 330 / 10) * 200 * 0.2 * 0.87 * 43 / 10^6 * 74.1 = 571 tCO2e.
Therefore, as per equation 18) , emission from transportation has been calculated as
Lt,y = Lt,y,compost + Lt,y,RDF = (856 + 571) = 1427 tCO2e.
As per equation 15) leakage emission has been calculated as
Ly = Lt,y + Lr,y + Li,y + Ls,y + LCOMP,y = 1427 + 0 + 0 + 0 +0 = 1427 tCO2e.
Therefore, as per equation 19) emission reduction has been calculated as
ERy = BEy - PEy - Ly = (33058 11048 1427) = 20584 tCO2e.
Emission reduction for all other years in the crediting period has been calculated in a similar manner.
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Baseline
Project emissions
Year
emissions
(t CO2e)
(t CO2e)
2012-2013
33058
11048
2013-2014
57319
11048
2014-2015
75420
11048
2015-2016
89168
11048
2016-2017
99805
11048
2017-2018
108188
11048
2018-2019
114916
11048
2019-2020
120408
11048
2020-2021
124963
11048
2021-2022
128795
11048
952041
110476
Total
Total number of
10
crediting years
Annual
95204
11408
average over the
crediting period
B.7. Monitoring plan

B.7.1. Data and parameters to be monitored
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1427
1427
1427
1427
1427
1427
1427
1427
1427
1427
14,270
Emission
reductions
(t CO2e)
20584
44844
62945
76694
87330
95714
102441
107934
112489
116320
827294
1,427
82729
Leakage
(t CO2e)
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Data / Parameter
Unit
Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
Monitoring frequency
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
Unit
Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
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Mcompost
Tonnes/year
Quantity of compost produced in year y
Plant records
77220
Monitoring- The quantity of compost produced will be weighed on
calibrated scale.
Data Type- Measured & Calculated
Archiving- Paper & Electronic
Responsibility- The site in-charge shall be responsible for the regular
recording of data.
Calibration Frequency- Annually from NABL accredited laboratories as
per NABL standards.
Accuracy class: Accuracy class of the weight scale is +/- 10 gms
Responsibility: Site supervisor will be responsible for recording the data.
Continuous
The quantity of compost produced will be cross checked with the sale of
compost.
For calculation of project, baseline and leakage emission
Data will be archived for a period of crediting period + 2 years
M RDF
Tonnes/year
Quantity of RDF produced in year y
Plant records
51480
Monitoring- The quantity of RDF produced will be weighed on calibrated
scale.
recording of data.
Calibration Frequency- Annually from NABL accredited laboratories as
per NABL standards.
Accuracy class: Accuracy class of the weight scale is +/- 10 gms
Continuous
The quantity of RDF produced will be cross checked with the sale of RDF.
For calculation of project, baseline and leakage emission
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Data / Parameter
Unit
Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
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Pn,j,x
Weight fraction of the waste type j in the sample n collected during the
year x.
Sample analysis of the MSW by project participant.
SL.
No
1
2
3
4
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
Unit
Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Waste type
Composition %
Cloth
Garden, yard waste
Food Waste
Paper
5%
30%
55%
10%
Source: These values are as mentioned in the DPR.

Sampling method will be selected in order to determine a constant weight
fraction of the waste type treated. As per the tool, the size and frequency of
sampling should be statistically with a maximum uncertainty range of 20%
at 95% confidence level. Since the number of operating days is 330, it is
ensured that the waste will be delivered for all the 330 days and hence will
be monitored daily. Sampling will be done on a monthly basis.
Annually
The sampling of the raw wastes will be done by a laboratory in the project
site. The results of sampling will be further checked by an independent
accredited laboratory once in three months.
For calculation of baseline emission
RATECompliancey
%
Rate of compliance
Reports published by Municipal bodies (Central Pollution Control Board
(CPCB) of India or State level Municipal Authority)
Analysis for computation of value for RATECompliancey has been presented
in Annexure 1, provided in the last section of the document.
4.5 %
The ex-ante value has been taken as 4.5%. For ex-post calculation of
emission reductions, compliance rates would be taken from the reports
published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India or State
level Municipal Authority.
Annually
Not required as per AM0025 Version 12
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Data / Parameter
Unit
Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
z
Number of samples collected during the year x.
Lab Records
12 per year
Data / Parameter
Unit
Description
f
Fraction of methane captured at the SWDS and flared, combusted or used
in another manner
Plant Log Book- Written information from the operator of the solid waste
disposal site.
0
Monitoring- Data Type- Measured
recording of data.
Calibration Frequency- Annually
Not required as per the methodological tool to determine Emissions
avoided from solid waste disposal sites Version 06.0.1; EB 66 Annex 46
At present, there is no provision for capturing, flaring or combusting the
methane emissions at the SWDS. This justifies the choice of the data value.
Data will be archived for a period of crediting period + 2 years in both
electronic and paper formats
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Annually
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Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
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Purpose of data
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
Unit
Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
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EG PJ,FF,y
MWh/yr
Amount of electricity consumed from the grid as a result of the project
activity
Electricity meter reading from electricity meter bill.
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Monitoring- The electricity consumption data will be measured through
electricity meter.
recording of data.
Calibration Frequency- Annual or Once in 3 years from NABL accredited
laboratories as per NABL standards.
Accuracy class: Accuracy class of the energy meter is 0.5
Monthly
Electricity meter will be subject to regular (in accordance with stipulation
of the meter supplier) maintenance and testing to ensure accuracy.
For calculation of project emission
Fcons,y
litre
Fuel (diesel) consumption on-site during year y of the crediting period
Purchase invoices
100 litres/day
Monitoring- The electricity consumption data will be measured through
electricity meter.
recording of data.
Calibration Frequency- Annual or Once in 3 years
Daily
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Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
Unit
Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
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DT i, compost, y
km
Average additional distance travelled by vehicle type i compared to
baseline in year y for compost transportation
Plant Records
200
Monitoring- The data will be obtained from map and online sources
Data Type- Calculated
recording of data.
Calibration Frequency- For every vehicle
The location to which the compost will be transported will be obtained
from the transporters challans. The distance of this location will be
obtained from online sources/map.
Assumption to be approved by DOE
For calculation of leakage emission
Qy
Tonnes/yr
Quantity of waste composted in year y
Plant records
1,00,815
Monitoring- The quantity of waste composted will be measured with belt
scales installed in the conveyer belt coming out of the pre-sorting area.
recording of data.
Calibration Frequency- Once in three yearsfrom NABL accredited
laboratories as per NABL standards.
Accuracy class: Accuracy class of the belt scale is +/- 10 gms
Daily
The belt scales will be calibrated as per standards provided by the
manufacturer.
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Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
Data / Parameter
Unit
Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
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Purpose of data
Additional comment
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DT i, RDF, y
km
Average additional distance travelled by vehicle type i compared to
baseline in year y for RDF transportation
Plant Records
200
Monitoring- The data will be obtained from map and online sources
Data Type- Calculated
recording of data.
Calibration Frequency- For every vehicle
The location to which the compost will be transported will be obtained
from the transporters challans. The distance of this location will be
obtained from online sources/map.
CTt, y
Tonnes/truck
Carrying capacity of each truck delivering waste to the composting
installation in year y
The maximum carrying capacity as stated on the trucks nameplate is
registered by personnel at the entrance gate of the composting installation.
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Monitoring- The data will be monitored by the challan received from the
transport contractors post the loading of the vehicle.
Data Type- Measured
recording of data.
Calibration Frequency- Accuracy class: Accuracy class of the weight scale is +/- 5 kgs
Every vehicle
Weighbridge or any other applicable weighing device is subject to periodic
calibration (in accordance with stipulation of the weighing device supplier).

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Unit
Description
Source of data
Value(s) applied
Measurement methods
and procedures
QA/QC procedures
Purpose of data
Additional comment
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VFcons
litre/ km
Average fuel consumption per kilometre of vehicles for compost
transportation
Plant Records
5
Monitoring- Transporters challan
Data Type- Measured
recording of data.
Calibration FrequencyFor every vehicle
Transporters challan is a third-party document. Hence QA/QC procedures
are not required.
B.7.2. Sampling plan

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The project proponent has proposed a sampling plan in accordance with Standard for sampling and
surveys for CDM project activities and programme of activities Version 02.0 ( EB 65/ Annex 2).
Sampling will be done to determine weight fraction of the waste type treated. Sampling procedures will
be followed in-line with the sectoral best practices, and as per the guidelines laid out Section 3.3, Chapter
3, of the Manual on Solid Waste Management as published by the Ministry of Urban Development for
public information15. Therefore on each sample collection day, about 100 Kg of incoming MSW will be
withdrawn randomly from four incoming trucks, entering the project site. About 10 Kg of MSW each will
be collected from ten randomly selected points, from outside and inside of the solid waste heap so piled.
The total quantity of waste so collected (approx 100 Kg) will then be thoroughly mixed and then reduced
by quartering till a sample of such a size was obtained which could be handled by the laboratory. Thus
each master sample of approximately 25 Kg will be sent to the accredited laboratory for composition
analysis.
Sampling will be done once in a month in in-house laboratory. The results of sampling will be further
checked by an independent accredited laboratory once in three months.
B.7.3. Other elements of monitoring plan
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Monitoring refers to the collection and archiving of all relevant data necessary for determining the
baseline, measuring anthropogenic emissions by sources of greenhouse gases (GHG) within the project
boundary of a CDM project activity and leakage, as applicable.
The project activity is a GHG avoidance project where the waste materials (i.e. municipal solid wastes)
collected will be treated aerobically to produce compost and mechanically to produce RDF and will be
sold in an open market. The financial performance of the project activity depends significantly on the
CDM revenue to be availed through sale of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) units accrued from the
project activity. This will require monitoring of all the relevant GHG performance parameters. Therefore,
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the project proponent has developed a monitoring protocol which will be followed throughout the
proposed crediting period in order to ensure proper operation of the project activity resulting in generation
of carbon credits. The same is explained below:
Monitoring Plan:
Monitoring the projects performance in terms of ERs achievement requires the fulfillment of operational
data collection and processing obligations from the operator. The operator of compost plant has the
primary obligation to collect data that would facilitate the calculation of the project ERs. The data shall be
collected by the operator based on the most recent available information as per the Procedures presented
in this PDD. In addition, roles and responsibilities of monitoring personnel would be well defined.
1.0 Objective of monitoring plan

To ensure smooth uninterrupted operation of the project activity and hence generation of carbon
credits
To ensure proper monitoring, reporting and verification of all the parameters required to evaluate
the GHG performance of the project activity
To identify flaws in the monitoring system and open up opportunities for further improvement
2.0 Roles and Responsibilities
The project proponent has developed a team who will be involved in monitoring, reporting and
verification of all the GHG performance related parameters. The following schematic diagram will
explain the individual roles and responsibilities of all the members of the team:
Team
Shift Operator
Shift In-charge
Plant Manager
Management
Representative(s)Production Department
Responsibility
Monitoring and reporting the GHG performance related parameters
following the guidance provided in the Project Design Document.
- Reviewing the GHG performance related parameters as recorded by
the Shift Operator in every shift.
- Implementation of appropriate corrective measures in case any
discrepancies are identified in the reported parameters.
- Preparation of daily and monthly reports.
- Reviewing the daily and monthly reports in consultation with the Shift
In-charge.
- Implementation of appropriate corrective measures in case any
discrepancies are identified in the daily and monthly reports.
- Ensuring calibration of the monitoring equipments as and when
required.
- Reviewing the monthly and annual production statistics.

- Evaluating the GHG performance of the project activity.
- Identify opportunities for further improvement.
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SECTION C. Duration and crediting period

C.1. Duration of project activity
C.1.1. Start date of project activity
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10/10/2011 i.e. date of placing the first purchase order for the project activity.
C.1.2. Expected operational lifetime of project activity
>>
25 years 0 months.
C.2. Crediting period of project activity
C.2.1. Type of crediting period
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The project proponent has opted for a fixed crediting period.
C.2.2. Start date of crediting period
>>
01/09/2012 or date of registration of the project activity with UNFCCC, whichever is later.
C.2.3. Length of crediting period
10 years 0 months.
SECTION D. Environmental impacts

D.1. Analysis of environmental impacts
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In the applicable EIA notification i.e. S.O. 3067(E)16, dated 01/12/2009, Ministry of Environment &
Forests (MoEF), Govt. of India, the Municipal Solid Waste projects are not included in the list of projects
that has to get Prior Environmental Clearance (EC) either from State or Central Govt. authorities and
hence no EIA study was conducted.
The project does not fall under the purview of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification
of the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India. However due weightage has been given
to environmental aspects.
D.2. Environmental impact assessment
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The environmental impacts of the project activity are not considered to be significant by the project
participant or the host party. The project activity would help in avoidance of emissions caused due to the
combustion of fossil fuels such as SOx, NOx and particulate matter.
SECTION E. Local stakeholder consultation
E.1. Solicitation of comments from local stakeholders
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Stakeholder meeting was convened by Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt Ltd at the plant site at Shiveri, Lucknow, on
23/03/2012 to explain the salient details of the Project, its benefits to the society and villagers.
Prior to the meeting, individual invitation letters were sent to each of the identified stakeholder on
15/03/2012 to obtain their consensus for attending the meeting. The objective of the meeting was to
conduct open discussion where stakeholders are encouraged to raise questions, express their concern and
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comments about the proposed project through a participatory process and to list down any probable
concern of stakeholders.
The various stakeholders present in the meeting were the local inhabitants, employees of Jyoti Enviro
Tech Pvt. Ltd, representatives from equipment supplier Eco Trademart Pvt. Ltd, representatives of
Lucknow Development Agency and local NGO representatives. The MD of Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd.
then briefed them about the project activity as per the following schedule:
Project Background and information about the company

Technology Involved in the project activity
Benefits and impacts of the project activity
Process of Clean Development Mechanism
Later half of the meeting, a dedicated session was allotted for question and answer session and comments
from the stakeholders were invited.
E.2. Summary of comments received
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Meeting was very interactive and got very encouraging response from stakeholders. The local villagers
and the office bearers expressed their happiness with the setting up of an environment friendly project in
their village as it had resulted in generation of employment opportunities both for literate and illiterate
people. Development of infrastructure in the locality was highly appreciated.
Few of prominent attendees are as follows:
S No
Name
Age
Sex
(M/F)
Occupation
Mr.Dunna
65
Gram Pradhan
Shiveri
Sd.Balbir Singh
Maan
26
Secretary
NGO - Umeed
Chowk
Dubagga
Aliganj
Abhishek Singh
36
Equipments
Supplier Eco
Trademart Pvt.
Ltd.
Mr.P.C.Mehrotra
72
Retired Chief
Engineer,LDA,Lu
cknow
Village
The meeting also included employees of Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd. The project received unanimous
acknowledgement and appreciation from all the attendees at the meeting. The efforts of Jyoti Enviro Tech
in their attempt to combat global warming and simultaneously improve the local hygiene and modernize
municipal solid waste management of Lucknow, has been applauded by all.
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E.3. Report on consideration of comments received

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The project has received positive & encouraging feedback from the stakeholders concerned. All the
stakeholders have appreciated and encouraged the project proponent for taking up this project activity.
In view of various direct and indirect benefits (social, economical, and environmental), all the
stakeholders have supported the project activity. The documents supporting the stakeholder consultation
will be submitted to the DOE.
Examples of few questions as raised by the stakeholders and their respective clarifications as provided by
the project proponent, have been detailed below:
1.What is CER?
CER's or Certified Emission Reductions are a certificate just like a stock. A CER is given by the CDM
Executive Board to projects in developing countries to certify they have reduced greeen house gas
emissions by one tonne of carbon dioxide per year.
2-What is Global Warming Potential?
Ans: Green house gases affect global warming with varying intensities. This intensity is measured by the
global warming potential of the gas.
3- Is there any negative impact on surrounding area?
Ans: There is no negative impact on surrounding area.
4-What are carbon credits? How these will obtained ? Who will by them?
Ans: Carbon credits are generated in the developing countries by reducing the greenhouse gases emission
in the atmosphere. One tonne of carbon dioxide saved is equal to one carbon credit. All steps of CDM
cycle was explained and the process of Credits monetization.
5-How does CDM benefit society?
Ans: CDM is clean development mechanism, a tool to provide incentives to mitigate the emission of
greenhouse gases, which are enhancing the climate change. The purpose of this programme is to reduce
emission of GHGs as well as promote sustainable development in host country. Therefore developing
country like India will gain financial and environmental benefits by reducing the emission of ever
increasing GHGs to save the earth.
6.Would the project provide employment opportunities and or improve economic development of area?
There would be generation of employment through this project activity. At the same point of time, there
would be regular trainings that would be imparted to the local population.
7. How this project will help to address the issues raised by the local villagers
The project will help the stake holders in the following ways:
A.
Create jobs for the local masses
B.
Create business opportunities for the contractors
C.
Increase awareness of the people regarding the local and global environment
D.
Help to conserve depleting resources of fossil fuel such as coal
It was also mentioned in the meeting that 2% of the CER revenue earned from the project would be
utilized in developmental works of the local community. There would be a robust monitoring plan for the
same and the plant manager Mr. Sachin Mehta was appointed as the local contact person for the same.
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The project received unanimous appreciation from the stakeholders present. The efforts of Jyoti Enviro
Tech Pvt. Ltd. towards mitigation of global warming was applauded by all.
SECTION F. Approval and authorization
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The project has received the following approvals/clearances:
1) No objection certificate from Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board Lucknow
2) Environmental clearance certificate from the State Level Environment Impact Assessment
Authority, Uttar Pradesh
3) No objection certificate from Airports Authority of India.
The project has applied for Host Country Approval and will be provided to the DOE during the course of
project validation.
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Appendix A:
1.
The project proponent Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd. has committed to share 2% (mention
approximate amount in INR per year) of its Certified Emission Reduction (CERs) in connection
with his/her CDM project based on the issuance and transaction of the CERs.
2.
The committed amount of money will be utilized for addressing the identified issues in the
following villages:
Identified Villages
Shiveri
Pankhera
Total Population
1200 approx
800
approx
Key issues for development

The project is located in a rural area and the economy
of the area where the project activity is located is
heavily dependent on agriculture and other farm based
livelihoods. The process of stakeholder engagement
undertaken as a part of social impact assessment came
across community needs and expectations from the
project. The process of need assessment, conducted
recently, and prioritization undertaken as part of an
exercise to seek participation in the preparation of the
community development plan and livelihood
restoration plan came across the following community
needs.
Skill training/up-gradation institute for youth

and creation of employment opportunities.
Education support to children for secondary
and higher secondary education
Drinking water
Strengthening health infrastructure
Developing land resources
Enhancing agriculture productivity and market linkages
3.
Accordingly, the project proponent has identified the activities/ support for the following villages:
S No
Village Name
Shiveri
Activities/Support
proposed over the
project life time
Skill training and Capacity Building
Initiative
a. Objective: To build skill sets of the youth in
the community in order to realize the
potential employment opportunities arising
due to the project and also enhance
employment options elsewhere.
b. Target Beneficiaries:
Youth especially
belonging to the families of the nearby
villagers and those belonging to the
economically and socially vulnerable
Approximate amount
in INR
It will be difficult to
confirm the exact
allocation of funds
for
individual
activities and for
individual
villages
now
as
the
expenditure
would
depend upon the
social needs of the
identified
stakeholders
much
nearer
to
the
Commercial
Operation
Date
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communities.
c. Proposed Activities:
i) Self help group for the women will be
formed and will be imparted skill
development training for initiating some
income generation activities. One group will
be formed in each target village.
ii) Imparting of training to youths on
various skills having potential for starting
self employment program or to enable them
to get wage employment.
2. Health Intervention
a. Objective: Improved health care access and
delivery systems and reduction in
incidence of diseases and improved health
behavior of the community.
b.
c. Target Beneficiaries: General community
with focus on elderly, women, children
and economically weaker section.
d.
e. Proposed Activities:
i)To organize health awareness among
community members especially women on
various facets of reproductive and child
health, hygiene, sanitation etc..
ii) To organize general health camps in the
target villages.
iii) To establish network with Government
health functionaries in strengthening the
intervention in the target villages.
To conduct the school health camps and
also health education programs.
3. Agriculture,
Natural
Resource
Management and Allied Activities
a. Objective: To work toward improving the
agriculture and allied activities in the
target area.
b.
c. Target
beneficiaries: Land owners,
economically backward and marginal
farmers.
d. Description of proposed activities:
i) To organize training programme for
(COD) of the Project.

The
Project
Proponent
will
allocate funds for
each
identified
activity and for each
village during each
crediting
period
accordingly.
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farmers on latest agriculture methods and

technologies.
ii) To organize exposure visits for the
farmers to Agriculture universities, kisan
melas and other modern agriculture farms.
iii) To organize training programme on
animal husbandry.
iv) To organize cattle health camp.
v)To get the existing water bodies repaired
to increase the availability of water and also
to increase the ground water recharge
4. Education
a. Objective: To strengthen the education
infrastructure at village level to improve
access and quality of existing education
service.
b. Target Beneficiaries: Children in school
going age group especially girls and
children belonging to economically and
socially vulnerable community.
c. Proposed activities:
i) Strengthening early childhood education
and development by provisioning of quality
pre school kits and skill development..
ii)Provisioning of scholarship for students
from socially and economically weaker
sections of the society especially for girls
for both academic and professional courses.
iii)Organizing sports and other competitions
in schools and for village youth clubs
4.
The implementation details along with local contact and money transfer mechanism are as
follows:
The plan as mentioned above was discussed in details with the stakeholders present at the local
stakeholder meeting held at the project site. During the meeting, the project proponent received
unanimous appreciation and encouragement from the meeting attendees. The project proponent Jyoti
Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd. would be implementing the plan themselves. The project manager of Jyoti
Enviro Tech was nominated as the local contact for the developmental plan shared.
Local contact of project proponent
Mr. Sachin Mehta
Manager,
Adress: Plot No. - 5, Neebu Bagh, Chowk,
Lucknow 226003
Phone: 0522 4049397
Money transfer mechanism
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Details of monitoring arrangement

Monitoring Committee
Monitoring Parameters
Monitoring Frequency
The expenditure details can be verified by the Designated Operational

Entity (DOE) during the verification. If required the same can also be
certified by a chartered accountant. The expenditure details would be
made public in the annual report of the company.
Expenditure of 2% earning (net realizable value) from sale of CER
available from the project activity would be monitored. The
sustainability initiatives undertaken by the company would be analyzed
in detail during the verification.
Yearly
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Appendix 1: Contact information of project participants

Organization name
Street/P.O. Box
Building
City
State/Region
Postcode
Country
Telephone
Fax
E-mail
Website
Contact person
Title
Salutation
Last name
Middle name
First name
Department
Mobile
Direct fax
Direct tel.
Personal e-mail

Plot No. - 5, Neebu Bagh, Chowk
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
226003
India
0522 4049397
jyotienviro@gmail.com
Manager
Mr.
Mehta
Sachin
Projects
0522 4049397
jyotienviro@gmail.com
Appendix 2: Affirmation regarding public funding
There is no public funding available for the project. The same has been mentioned in section A.4.
Appendix 3: Applicability of selected methodology
The applicability of the project activity to the selected methodology has been demonstrated in section B.2
Appendix 4: Further background information on ex ante calculation of emission reductions
All relevant information pertaining to ex ante calculation of emission reduction has been provided in
section B.6. Additional information and anaylsis pertaining to value of RATECompliancey for ex ante
clauclation of emission reduction has been presented in Annexure 1 below.
Appendix 5: Further background information on monitoring plan
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All relevant information pertaining to ex ante calculation of emission reduction has been provided in
section B.6. Additional information and anaylsis pertaining to value of RATECompliancey for ex ante
clauclation of emission reduction has been presented in Annexure 1 below.
Appendix 6: Summary of post registration changes
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Annexure 1: Analysis for value of RATECompliancey for ex ante clauclation of emission reduction.
State level analysis of Municipal Solid Waste handling practice in the state of Uttar Pradesh reveals that
at few locations, scientific handling practices have been adopted with simultaneous consideration of
CDM benefits associated with the project.
While some municipal bodies still have plans for installation of plants for scientific handling of Municipal
Solid Waste and subsequent compost manufacturing with consideration of carbon credits.
Sl
no
1
CDM
consideration
Source
Kanpur
Installation of MSW
handling and compost
manufacturing plant is in
process
Yes
Project title as published in

UNFCCC website : Integrated
Municipal Solid Waste processing
complex at Kanpur in Uttar
Pradesh, India
Ghaziabad
Installation of MSW
process
Yes
Publicly available source17.
Agra
Installation of MSW
process
Location
Present practice
Varanasi
Meerut
Allahabad
Bareilly
Aligarh
Installation of MSW
process
Installation of MSW
process
Installation of MSW
process
Installation of MSW
process
Installation of MSW
process
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

UNFCCC website : Municipal
Solid Waste (MSW) processing
plant in Agra by Ultra Urban
Infratech Limited
Solid Waste Management project
at Varanasi, India
Solid Waste Management project
at Meerut, India
Solid Waste Management Project
at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Yes
Publicly available source18.
Yes

Solid Waste management project
at Aligarh, India
17
http://ncrpb.nic.in/Technical_assistance_report_comp_B/Volume%20IV%20Solid%20Waste%20Management%2
0Ghaziabad/WSA_ADB%20NCRPB_FR_Vol_IV-A_(GZB%20Main%20Report).pdf
18
http://www.urbanindia.nic.in/programme/uwss/CSP/Draft_CSP/Barielly_CSP.pdf
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12
13
14
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Installation of MSW
Moradabad
process
Installation of MSW
Saharanpur
process
Unscientific practice of
Gorakhpur
open dumping still
persists.
Installation of MSW
Mathura
process
Installation of MSW
Jhansi
process
Installation of MSW
Muzaffarnagar
process
Installation of MSW
Mirzapur
process
16
Amravati
Installation of MSW
process
17
18
19
20
21
Sambhal
Badaun
Fatehpur
Jaunpur
Ballia
Installation of MSW
process
Yes

at Moradabad, India
No
Publicly available sources19
NA
Yes

at Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Municipal Solid Waste processing
complex
at Mirzapur, India
at Amravati, India
Have been considered as a single

bundled project.
Hence from the above list, it is evident only one (as highlighted) out of 21 locations comply to the MSW
rules. Hence, for ex ante estimation , RATECompliancey is computed as presented below:
RATECompliancey = (1 / 21)% = 4.7% = 0.047
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http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/CII_Excellence%20in%20Water%20Management
_ITC%20Saharanpur_2009.pdf
20
http://www.geagindia.org/PDF/SOLID%20WASTE.pdf
21
http://www.urbanindia.nic.in/programme/uwss/CSP/Draft_CSP/Jhansi_CSP.pdf
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History of the document

Version
04.1
Date
11 April 2012
04.0
EB 66
13 March 2012
EB 25, Annex 15
26 July 2006
02
EB 14, Annex 06b
14 June 2004
01
EB 05, Paragraph 12
03 August 2002
Decision Class: Regulatory
Document Type: Form
Business Function: Registration
Nature of revision
Editorial revision to change version 02 line in history box from Annex 06 to
Annex 06b.
Revision required to ensure consistency with the Guidelines for completing
the project design document form for CDM project activities (EB 66, Annex
8).
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PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM

PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT (PDD)

Version number of the PDD

Estimated amount of annual average GHG

Methane emission avoidance through treatment

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SECTION A. Description of project activity

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A.2. Location of project activity

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A.2.4. Physical/Geographical location

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A.3. Technologies and/or measures

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Description of equipment type

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A.4. Parties and project participants

Private and/or public

Indicate if the Party involved

Jyoti Enviro Tech Pvt. Ltd. No

A.5. Public funding of project activity

Applicability Conditions as per AM0025

The project activity involves a combination of the

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distribution grid, project activities may use

In RDF processing of waste, the residual

This justifies the applicability criteria.

In case of RDF/stabilized biomass processing,

This justifies the applicability criteria.

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If RDF/SB is disposed of in a landfill, project

This justifies the applicability criteria.

The project activity does not involve the

This justifies the applicability criteria.

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shows a continuation of current practice of

the municipal bodies to treat the municipal waste

The compliance rate of the environmental

The compliance rate of Indian MSW Rules, 2000

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treatment process of neither industrial nor project activity.

B.3. Project boundary

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CO2 emissions from the decomposition of organic

The major source of emissions in the baseline since

N2O emissions are small compared to CH4 emissions

Electricity is not being consumed in the baseline.

Excluded for simplification. This is conservative

Excluded for simplification. This is conservative

There is no thermal energy generation in the project

There is no thermal energy generation in the project

There is no thermal energy generation in the project

The project activity involves on-site fossil fuel

Excluded for simplification. This emission source is

Excluded for simplification. This emission source is

The project activity involves consumption of

The project activity does not involve on-site

The project activity does not involve on-site

The project activity does not involve thermal energy

The project activity does not involve thermal energy

The project activity does not involve thermal energy

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