CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM-PDD) Version 03 - in Effect As Of: 28 July 2006
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PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM PDD) - Version 03.1. CDM – Executive Board page 1 CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM-PDD) Version 03 - in effect as of: 28 July 2006 CONTENTS A. General description of project activity B. Application of a baseline and monitoring methodology C. Duration of the project activity / crediting period D. Environmental impacts E. Stakeholders’ comments Annexes Annex 1: Contact information on participants in the project activity Annex 2: Information regarding public funding Annex 3: Baseline information Annex 4: Monitoring plan PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM PDD) - Version 03.1. CDM – Executive Board page 2 SECTION A. General description of project activity A.1 Title of the project activity: Buenos Aires Wind Farm Version 0. 01/06/2009 A.2. Description of the project activity: Buenos Aires Wind Farm will be built with the purpose of generating an average of 38.461 GWh per year of clean electric energy, to be injected to the Interconnected National System of Guatemala. The project is being developed by Empresa Eléctrica Buenos Aires, S.A., a Guatemalan private company. The site of the project has a potential of 40 MW, which will be exploited in stages. During the first stage wind power turbines will be installed with a total capacity of 15 MW, and the capacity of the wind farm will be increased in future stages. Present PDD refers to first stage. Buenos Aires Wind Farm will contribute to the increment of the electricity offer in Guatemala, with lower and more stable prices, which is compatible with sectorial laws –Ley General de Electricidad y Ley de Energías Renovables (General Law of Electricity and Renewable Energy Law). The legal framework allow free investment in generation with the objective of increasing the electric energy offer, at a minimum cost, in order to meet the demand required for the economic growth of the country. Its contribution to the sustainable development is summarized in the following way: Environmental dimension Exploiting the wind power resource of Guatemala, without significant environmental impacts, Reducing the emission of approximately 27,961 ton CO2 a year, since it will replace generation power stations that use fossil fuels at the present. Contributing to disseminate knowledge about wind power through an educational program concerning renewable energies, which will be carried out in schools located in communities near to the site of the project. Economic dimension Contributing to meet the growing demand of electricity in Guatemala with a minor dependency of fuels imports. It will avoid importing approximately 2,400 gallons of petroleum derived fuel a year. Contributing to the stabilization of electricity prices for final consumers, because the volatility of petroleum prices does not influence its production costs. Allowing the transference of technology and will increase local capacities, since it is the first wind power project of commercial type carried out in the country. PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM PDD) - Version 03.1. CDM – Executive Board page 3 Social Dimension Contributing to the improvement of the educational level of children in communities inside the project’s influence area, through a primary level school which is being built in a lot donated by Empresa Eléctrica Buenos Aires, S.A. Currently the Education Ministry is building the school and Empresa Eléctrica Buenos Aires, S.A. will support a permanent program about environmental education, so that children shall develop abilities and attitudes which allow them to develop their future lives in a successful and responsible way. A.3. Project participants: Name of party involved Private and/or public The party involved wishes to entity(ies) be a project participant Guatemala (host) Private entity: Empresa No Eléctrica Buenos Aires, S.A. A.4. Technical description of the project activity: A.4.1. Location of the project activity: A.4.1.1. Host Party(ies): Guatemala A.4.1.2. Region/State/Province etc.: Villa Canales A.4.1.3. City/Town/Community etc: Santa Elena Barillas A.4.1.4. Detail of physical location, including information allowing the unique identification of this project activity (maximum one page): Buenos Aires Wind Farm is located 40 Km. south from Guatemala City and 5 km south from Amatitlán Lake. The access to the site is by the road from Santa Elena Barrillas to Los Dolores community. Buenos Aires Wind Farm is located in a valley where the conditions of wind power resources are favorable for its energetic exploitation, because prevailing wind accelerates among the elevations of Cerro Grande, Cerro Ajalom and Cerro Gordo, forming a wind tunnel which penetrates into the valley. PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM PDD) - Version 03.1. CDM – Executive Board page 4 The coordinates of the site are: 15°88’883” North and 7°65’490”. Buenos Aires Wind Farm Figure 1. Location of the project site. A.4.2. Category(ies) of project activity: Sectorial scope: Energy industries (renewable sources) Category: Renewable based grid connected electricity generation A.4.3. Technology to be employed by the project activity: The wind power resource was assessed through two measurement towers equipped with RNG meters, one at 15 m and the other at 30 m high, carrying out the monitoring of wind variables during three consecutive years. The study showed that the wind pattern is seasonal during the year; the highest velocities are registered during the months of November to February, when there is a less electricity production with hydroelectric plants in the country. Wind study is up-dated as of 2009. The purpose of this study is to assess wind resource at 50 m and to validate the previous wind study. The wind power farm will consist of 10-15 wind-power generators with nominal capacities between 1.5 and 3 MW. The precise quantity of wind-power generators will be defined according to the micro sitting study and turbines availability in the market. PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM PDD) - Version 03.1. CDM – Executive Board page 5 The wind power farm will have an installed capacity of 15 MW and an annual energy production estimated in 38.461 GWh. The energy produced will be injected to the Interconnected National System of Guatemala through a transmission line of 69 kV, in a node electrically robust due to be near to the load center of the country. The wind-power generators will be equipped with controllers which guard the quality of the power injected to the grid. This technology is implemented for first time in the country. The main technical characteristics of the wind turbines are described in the following table. Table 1. Technical characteristics of the wind turbines. Number 10-15 Nominal power 1.5 - 3 MW Manufacturer Pending Rotor diameter 75 - 100 m Swept area m2 Hub height 50 - 100 m Rotational speed approx. 22/15 rpm A.4.4 Estimated amount of emission reductions over the chosen crediting period: Table 2. Estimated amount of emission reductions Annual estimation of emission reductions ( t CO2e ) Year 1 2012 27,961 Year 2 2013 27,961 Year 3 2014 27,961 Year 4 2015 27,961 Year 5 2016 27,961 Year 6 2017 27,961 Year 7 2018 27,961 Total estimated reductions (t CO2e) 223,689 Total number of crediting years 7 Annual average over the first crediting period of estimated reductions (t CO2e) 27,961 A.4.5. Public funding of the project activity: Public funds are not used in any stage of the project. PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM PDD) - Version 03.1. CDM – Executive Board page 6 SECTION B. Application of a baseline and monitoring methodology B.1. Title and reference of the approved baseline and monitoring methodology applied to the project activity: Buenos Aires Wind Farm uses: “Consolidated Baseline Methodology for Grid-connected Electricity from Renewable Sources” (Version 09 of ACM0002) “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system”, version 01.1. B.2 Justification of the choice of the methodology and why it is applicable to the project activity: The ACM0002, version 09, is applicable to the project due the following reasons: Because Buenos Aires Wind Farm implies an electricity capacity addition from wind sources. Buenos Aires Wind Farm does not switch from fuel to renewable sources. The geographic borders and of the grid system are clearly identified, and the data from the Interconnected National System is available. The proposed methodology is applicable because it is considered the tool for the demonstration and assessment of additionality1. B.3. Description of the sources and gases included in the project boundary Table 2 indicates the sources and gases included in the project boundary. The project boundary includes the physical site of the plant and the spatial extend of the project boundary includes all power plants connected to the electricity system and form part of the wholesale electricity market. Table 2. Sources and gases included in the project boundary. Source Gas Included? Justification/explanation Fossil fired power CO2 Yes GHG in the baseline are due thermal plants plants connected to CH Yes CH in the baseline corresponds to the Baseline 4 4 the grid, which are emissions due non condensable attributable displaced by the to the operation of the existent plant in 1 EB16 Report, Annex 1. PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM (CDM PDD) - Version 03.1. CDM – Executive Board page 7 project activity Ahuachapán field. N2O No Power plants do not produce N2O emissions or are negligible Construction CO2 No The emissions produced during construction due vehicles and machinery are negligible in relation to the emission reductions that the power plant will produce Project CH No CH is not produced activity 4 4 N2O No N2O is not produced Operation of back-up CO2 Yes Emissions of CO2 due combustion of fossil generation units fuels from back-up generation CH4 Yes CH4 is not produced N2O No N2O is not produced B.4.