First Monitoring Report under 2.2 Version of the Registered Project
Title of the project Prayas - A VER project for the rural communities in Uttarakhand Project, India
Gold Standard project id GS3971
Version number of the monitoring report 06
Completion date of the monitoring report 12/07/2019
Date of project design certification 01/03/2016
Start date of crediting period 01/06/2016
Duration of this monitoring period (01/06/2016) to (31/05/2018) Inclusive of both days
Duration of previous monitoring period This is the first Monitoring Report
Project representative(s) 1. Society for Upliftment of Villagers & Development of Himalayan Areas (SUVIDHA), 2. Nav Nirman Samiti (NNS), 3. Sanjeevani Vikas Evam Jan Kalyan Samiti (Sanjeevani)
Host Country India
Certification pathway (activity certification/impact certification) Impact Certification
Gold Standard statement/product certification sought (GSVER/ADALYs/RECs GS VERs etc.)
Selected methodology(ies) Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption (TPDDTEC) methodology –Version. 2.0 Estimated amount of annual average certified SDG impact (as per approved PDD) 96,334 tCO2 for the monitoring period
Total amount of certified SDG impact (as per approved methodology) achieved in this 15,438 tCO2 monitoring period
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SECTION A. Description of project
A.1. Purpose and general description of project
The Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Society for Upliftment of Villagers & Development of Himalayan Areas (SUVIDHA), Nav Nirman Samiti (NNS), and Sanjeevani Vikas Evam Jan KalyanSamiti (Sanjeevani) are based in Uttarakhand state of INDIA. The NGOs are working in the area of environment, poverty alleviation, unemployment, health and literacy among the rural families of Uttarakhand State, India.
The main objective of the project is to provide i) 12,000 Improved Cook stoves and ii) 10,000 Biogas units (Deenabandhu Model) for Himalayan rural households of Almora, Bageshwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital districts of Uttarakhand State, India, where the NGOs are working. These technologies replace energy inefficient methods of cooking thereby reducing GHG emissions that contribute to climate change. The project also contributes to sustainable development of the communities in the project boundary. Biogas was provided to households that have sufficient cattle and space. If not, they are provided with improved cook stove (ICS).
This GS VER project replaces traditional cook stoves currently used by the rural communities, which are relatively inefficient at 10%1 while the Improve Cook Stoves has efficiency greater than 20% (32.098%). Improved Cook Stove (ICS) saves fuel wood by reducing consumption, which thereby reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Biogas completely replaces non-renewable fuelwood with renewable biogas energy. Each household installed a 2 m3 biogas plant and feed cattle dung, into the anaerobic digester. By utilizing cattle dung in a controlled anaerobic digestion and combustion system, biogas is available for cooking energy and heat water for bath. Biogas is used on a two-ring gas stove having with a flame temperature of 870oC2, supplied as part of the project activity. The biogas slurry is used as bio-manure.
Relevant dates of the project
The registration of the project as a GS VER project was on 01/03/2016 and the crediting period started from 01/06/20163. The project was implemented after securing forward carbon funds. The start date of commission of the first biogas unit is 26/04/2016. The commission and use of first biogas unit was from 26/04/2016. The NGO, Suvidha has implemented the project in Nainital District of Uttarakhand State.
The distribution of improved cook stoves activity does not involve any construction. The improved cook stoves Greenway Smart Stove was purchased from Greenway Grameen Infra Private Limited and implemented in the project area in Almora District of Uttarakhand State. The NGOs, NNS and Sanjeevini have implemented this technology in their respective region of work. The project activity was implemented only after registration of the project as a GS VER project and procuring carbon financing for implementation of the project activity. The distribution of first stove was on 16/06/2017.
Total GHG emission reductions achieved in this monitoring period: The total GHG emission reductions achieved in this monitoring period is as follows:
1 As per GS Methodology (pg no18), 10% thermal efficiency for primitive stoves (those without chimney and grate) or 20% thermal efficiency for more advanced baseline stoves. 2 B.T. Nijaguna. 2002. Biogas Technology, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.(Page no 36) 3 https://mer.markit.com/br-reg/public/project.jsp?project_id=103000000009194
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Summary of the Project Activity and ERs Generated for the Monitoring Period Start date of first monitoring period 01-June-2016 Carbon credits claimed up to 31-May-2018 Total Biogas Units Commissioned till 31st May 2018 1990 ICS distributed to number of households till 31st May 2018 1462 Total ERs generated (after subtracting for non-operational days) and 15,438 accounting for leakage ERs generated for the period 1st June 2016 to 31st May 2018 (Biogas) 11,565 ERs generated for the period 1st June 2016 to 31st May 2018 (ICS) 3,873 Total ERs generated for the Monitoring Period (Biogas + ICS) 15,438
A.2. Location of project
Figure 1: Map showing Almora, Bageshwar and Nainital districts of Uttarakhand State, India
Host Country: India State: Uttarakhand Districts: Almora, Bageshwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital
Almora District: Almora is a district in the Kumaun division, East of Uttarakhand in India and is located between 29o and 30 o North latitudes and 79o and81o East longitudes4 and has an average elevation of 1651 meters5.
Bageshwar District: Situated at the confluence of rivers Saryu, Gomti and latent Bhagirathi, lies Bageshwar, located at 29 o 42’ and 30o 18’ North Latitudes and 79o 28’ and 80o 9’ Eastern Longitudes6 and has an average elevation of 1004 meters7.
4http://almora.nic.in/files/pdf/District%20Almora%20at%20a%20glance(09_10).pdf 5http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/uttaranchal/districts/almora.htm 6http://bageshwar.nic.in/files/EXCEL_AT_A_GLANCE__curent.xls 7http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bageshwar
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Udham Singh Nagar: Udham Singh Nagar District is located in the Terai region and is part of Kumaon Division. It is bounded on the north by Nainital District, on the northeast by Champawat District, on the east by Nepal, and on the south and west by Bijnor District and Moradabad District of Uttar Pradesh state.
Nainital District: Nainital is located between 29o 00’ and 29o 05’ North Latitudes and 78o 80’ and 80o 14’ Eastern Longitudes8 and has an average elevation of 2084 meters9.
State District Latitude (N) Longitude (E) Almora 29o 00’ 790 00’ Bageshwar 29 o 42’ 80o 9’ Uttarakhand Udham Singh Nagar 28o 48’ 79o 24’ Nainital 29 o 00’ 80o 14’
A.3. Reference of applied methodology
This GS VER project applies the Gold Standard methodology ‘Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption’ (Version 2.0).
A.4. Crediting period of project >>
Start Date of Crediting Period: 01/06/2016 Length of the Crediting Period: 7 years, 0 months
SECTION B. Implementation of project
B.1. Description of implemented project
Description of the technology implemented
Biogas (Deenabandhu Model): The technology is a domestic biogas plant. It is a small thermal appliance that displaces the use of non-renewable biomass by introducing a system for utilizing cattle dung and converting it into renewable energy by means of a digester in which the substrate undergoes acidification and methanation.
Technology system and equipment involved: The chosen methane recovery and combustion system is the time tested Deenabandhu model biogas technology, which is well known in India10. The biogas unit is constructed for individual households by trained masons. The technical specifications of the Deenabandhu model bio-digester are as follows11.
Specification Value Capacity 2 m3 Mixing Proportion (Water: Dung) 1:1 Feed Material Cattle Dung
8http://nainital.nic.in/files/pdf/Distt.At_Glance-2012-13.pdf 9http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nainital 10 Approved design by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP),Section 3, Technology. http://www.mnre.gov.in/schemes/decentralized-systems/schems-2 11 B.T. Nijaguna. 2002. Biogas Technology, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.
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Flow rate 0.47 m3/hr Number and size of burners 2 burners of 4" size
The average lifetime of the biogas units is 25 years12. In the project activity, users prepare batches of slurry in the mixing tank, before allowing the final mixture to flow into the digester for methane formation phase. The recovered gas is combusted and used for cooking and water heating. Biogas is constructed for single households having minimum of two cows and place to build biogas digester. These use cattle dung and organic wastes in individual household methane recovery systems of biogas for cooking and water heating. The biogas individual plants consist of a mixing chamber where water and cattle dung are mixed in 1:1 ratio, an inlet pipe to feed the slurry into the reactor, the main biogas reactor / digester where methane formation / recovery takes place, a slurry outlet pipe, an outlet chamber, and a slurry platform. The outlet pipe and tank are provided to remove the digested / treated sludge or fermentation residue and the slurry platform is provided to maintain the treated slurry in clean condition. A pipe leading from the top of the dome to the stove supplies biogas to a 2-ring stove inside the house. After digestion, evacuated spent slurry is used as manure in the agriculture fields.
Figure 2: Schematic and Pictorial representation and a constructed Deenabandhu Biogas Unit
Biogas is a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide. It also has traces of hydrogen sulphide (3%), ammonia, oxygen, hydrogen, water vapour etc., depending upon feed materials and other conditions. Biogas is generated by fermentation of cellulose rich organic matter under anaerobic conditions. In anaerobic conditions, the methane-producing bacteria become more active. Thus, the gas produced becomes rich in methane. The optimum utilization depends upon the successful physical installations, which in turn depend upon plant design and its selection. The basic conversion principle is that when a non-ligneous biomass is kept in a closed chamber for a few days, it ferments and produces an inflammable gas. The anaerobic digestion consists of three stages: I Hydrolysis; II Acid formation and III Methane fermentation.
The processes are carried out by two sets of bacteria namely acid forming bacteria and methane formers. The acidogenic phase I is the combined hydrolysis and acid formation stages in which the organic wastes are converted mainly into acetate, and phase II is the methanogenic phase in which methane and carbon dioxide are formed. The better the three stages merge with each other, the shorter the digestion process.
Improved Cook Stove: The Greenway Smart Stove is the improved cook stove that is implemented under this project activity. Manufactured by Greenway Grameen Infra. Pvt. Ltd, the Greenway Smart Stove (GSSV3) are single burner high efficiency cook stoves designed as an eco-friendly and modern replacement for traditional mud and stone stoves. These stoves are an award winning design innovation that uses no moving parts to deliver fuel savings up to 65%, minimizes harmful emissions of CO, CO2 and
12Dheenabandhu Model 2000 Biogas Units, developed by AFPRO, Action For Food Production, New Delhi
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Particulate Matter (PM) and delivers convenient cooking without any requirement of fuel processing or change in cooking habits thus solving health, environment and fuel collection effort required for operating traditional stoves. The stove is the result of user centric research across various geographies. The stove operates on all solid fuels as wood, agro-waste, etc. and thus does not require any refurbishing or recurring cost. Its intuitive combustion mechanism automatically adjusts to the operators requirements and requires no training or adaption for usage, thus making it flexible and easy to use (Greenway Grameen Infra. Pvt. Ltd).
The specifications of Greenway Smart Stove are as follows: Stainless Steel Combustion Chamber Height 12 inches Long lasting Paint Loading Capacity of up to 25 Kg Fuel supporting steel grate Bakelite handles 4 point top versatile support like gas stove 1 year warranty Thermal efficiency 32.098% The thermal efficiency test was done in accordance with BIS 13152
Biogas: The project was registered as a GS VER project on 01/03/2016 and the crediting period started from 01/06/2016. The project was implemented after securing forward carbon funds. The start date of commission of the first biogas unit is 26/04/2016. The first biogas unit was commissioned and started use from 26/04/2016. The NGO Suvidha has implemented the project in Nainital District of Uttarakhand State.
From then, up to 31st May 2018, 1990 units have been commissioned. All the 1990 units commissioned are in continued operation. Of course, some the units were under repair and maintenance for different periods. The downtime for each of the unit has been recorded, and emission reductions discounted for days not used. The status of implementation of the project as on 31/05/2018 is as follows:
Block No. of Villages No. of Units Haldwani 60 696 Kotabag 15 511 Ramnagar 19 783 Total 94 1990
The month-wise implementation of biogas units are as follow:
Commission Date Haldwani Kotabag Ramnagar Grand Total Block Block Block April 2016 10 1 11 May 2016 33 10 55 98 July 2016 5 5 August 2016 1 1 September 2016 40 39 47 126 October 2016 25 20 63 108 December 2016 12 10 20 42 January 2017 25 53 78
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February 2017 75 1 119 195 March 2017 45 32 74 151 April 2017 122 91 80 293 May 2017 101 92 113 306 June 2017 6 12 3 21 July 2017 26 2 28 August 2017 2 9 11 September 2017 17 10 8 35 October 2017 12 7 19 November 2017 9 19 28 December 2017 12 26 5 43 January 2018 10 26 20 56 February 2018 12 16 1 29 March 2018 52 56 54 162 April 2018 49 40 39 128 May 2018 1 4 11 16 Grand Total 696 511 783 1990
The domestic biogas units are in continuous operation after installation. The dates of installation of each of the unit is recorded and included in the excel ER calculations sheet. Due to repair and maintenance, some of the biogas units may not be in operation. For each of the unit, the days not operational is recorded. This information is included in the excel ER calculations sheet. The date on which the problem occurred and the problem fixed is recorded and entered into the monitoring solution. This is the basis for ER calculations, excluding non-operational days of the installed units as per the methodology to determine the project operational days.
Improved Cook Stove: The distribution of improved cook stoves activity does not involve construction. The improved cook stoves Greenway Smart Stove was purchased from Greenway Grameen Infra Private Limited and implemented in Almora District of Uttarakhand State. The NGOs, NNS and Sanjeevini have implemented this technology in their respective region of work. The project activity was implemented only after registration of the project as a GS VER project and procuring carbon financing for implementation of the project activity. Hence, there was a delay in implementation of improved cookstoves. The first stove was distributed and started use from 16/06/2017. Up to 31/05/2018, 1462 households are provided in a phased manner with either 1 or 2 stoves based on their usage pattern and number of household members. The dates of distribution and usage in the households can be seen in the Emission Calculation excel sheet along with other details of the household.
Until 31st May 2018, the month-wise implementation of improved cook stoves Greenway Smart Stoves is as follows:
Number of households for which Month Greenway Smart ICS has been implemented June 2017 774 July 2017 226 May 2018 462 Grand Total 1462
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Until 31st May 2018, the project has been implemented in 48 villages for 1462 households. The details of villages and number of households in each village are as follows.
NGO District Block Number of Number of Villages Households NNS Almora Bhaisiachana 7 500 Hawalbagh 22 462 Sanjeevini Almora Bhikyasen 19 500 Total 48 1462
Since the date of implementation, there is continued operation of the project activity. Each and every household is monitored for the operation of Greenway Smart Stove. The days on which the ICS is not operational, are recorded and reported. Emission reductions are not estimated for the non-operational days.
Families also continue to use traditional stoves along with Greenway Smart Stoves for certain activities such as heating water and preparation of cattle feed. The use of the traditional stove and the reason of use are recorded for each of the household. According to the methodology, if the baseline stoves usage continues, monitoring shall ensure that the wood fuel consumption of those stoves is excluded from By. Thus fuelwood use on traditional stoves and also the equivalent use from use of LPG is excluded from estimating Emission Reductions.
B.2. Post-registration changes
B.2.1. Temporary deviations from Certified Key Project Information, Project Design Document, Monitoring & Reporting Plan, applied methodology or applied standardized baseline
There are no deviations from the registered PDD, monitoring and reporting plan and applied methodology.
B.2.2. Corrections
There are no corrections to project information or parameters fixed at validation.
B.2.3. Changes to start date of crediting period
There is no change to the start date of crediting period.
B.2.4. Permanent changes from registered monitoring plan, applied methodology or applied standardized baseline
There are no permanent changes from registered monitoring plan and applied methodology.
B.2.5. Changes to project design of approved project
There are two changes in the project design of the approved project. The changes are as follows:
1. Change of Improved Cook Stove type: In the registered PDD, which is before implementation, the improved cook stoves that have been included are Prakti Biomass Cook Stoves, CHULIKA cook stove and SARALA stoves. The project is being implemented with Greenway Smart Stove after reviewing different models in the market in respect of local cooking needs and thermal efficiency. The Greenway Smart Stove is no different from the stoves described in the PDD in terms of the following:
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i. It is a portable improved cook stove ii. It is a natural draft improved biomass cook stove iii. The stove has a one year manufacturing warranty13 iv. The stoves are isolated energy generation units, which produces thermal energy at the individual household level v. The users of the technology/measure are households and the size of each unit is no larger than 5% of the small-scale CDM thresholds vi. The design change will not affect additionality as stated in the registered PDD. vii. The PP will continue monitoring, repair and services of stoves as mentioned in the registered PDD.
The changes are as follows:
Registered PDD Implementation Stoves Prakti/Chulika Aadi Sri Shakti/SARALA Greenway Smart Stove stoves Stove Type Natural Draft Improved Cook Stove Natural Draft Improved Cook Stove Thermal Proposed Stoves Implemented Stove Efficiency 1. Prakti – 30.26% 2. Chulika Aadi Sri Shakti. – 40.29% Greenway Smart Stove – 32.098% 3. SARALA Stoves – 25%
Number of 12,000 and will be within the a Small 12,000 and will be within the a Small households Scale Project limit Scale Project limit Additionality Stoves are isolated energy generation No changes in the condition as units, which produces thermal energy mentioned in the registered PDD at the individual household level Stoves are isolated energy generation units, which produces The users of the technology/measure thermal energy at the individual are households and the size of each household level unit is no larger than 5% of the small- scale CDM thresholds The users of the technology/measure are households and the size of each unit is no larger than 5% of the small-scale CDM thresholds
2. Addition of multiple sites: In the registered PDD, the project boundary is limited to 3 districts of Uttarakhand State namely – Almora, Bageshwar, and Nainital districts. The project boundary is now expanded to add another district – Udham Singh Nagar adjacent to Nainital district. Hence with the additional district, the project boundary will be 4 districts of Uttarakhand, namely Almora, Bageshwar, Udham Singh and Nainital.
The reason for the expansion of the project boundary is that many families are showing interest in replacing their traditional stoves with biogas. In addition, with the introduction of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna by the Government of India, LPG connections are given to families in rural areas with loan and easy EMI options. This development has also seen a reduction in number of families eligible to be a part of GS VER project in the previously identified districts. Seeing interest of rural
13 https://www.greenwayappliances.com/greenway-smart-stove
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communities in villages of Udham Singh Nagar, expanding the project to this neighboring district will enable to reach out to those families who need and are willing to have biogas.
SECTION C. Description of monitoring system applied by the project i. Implementation Plan: The project is implementation of 12,000 ICS and 10,000 biogas units. The implementations of these technologies are being done by the 3 NGOs, SUVIDHA, NNS and Sanjeevini. For this monitoring period, SUVIDHA constructed and commissioned biogas in Nainital District, while NNS and Sanjeevini distributed Improved Cook Stoves in Almora District. ii. Project Team: The three NGOs, SUVIDHA, NNS and Sanjeevini implements the project activity in each of their working areas. Overall coordination of the project is done by SUVIDHA. In each of the NGO, the project management team is as follows:
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A monitoring solution is installed at the NGOs - SUVIDHA, NNS and Sanjeevini to maintain data continuously for the project activity. For implementation of both the technologies - Improved cook stove and Biogas Technology a monitoring survey and usage survey was conducted annually while a leakage assessment was conducted every two years once to update monitoring parameters over time. Having a fixed baseline scenario for both improved cook stove and biogas, BFT was not conducted, while PFT was updated after two years. iii. Implementation Record: All the three NGOs maintain an accurate and complete record of the Improved cook stoves and biogas units that are installed on the monitoring solution. These are backed up electronically periodically. The data recorded are as follows: Date of installation Geographic region - District, Block, Village in which the technology is installed Model/type of the project technology Number of units per household Name of the head of the household who signs the End User Agreement Mobile number/telephone number if available Mode of Use; domestic or commercial iv. Project Database: The project database is exported from the monitoring solution, which has the data of installations of biogas and improved cook stoves. The differentiation of the project database is based on implementation of either improved cook stoves or biogas, according to which the emission reductions are calculated. Improved cook stoves beyond useful lifetime as established in the usage survey is removed from the project database and no longer credited. During this monitoring period all the implemented stoves are in use.
v. On-going monitoring studies: The following on-going monitoring studies were conducted for each project scenario following the verification of the associated initial project studies. These monitoring studies investigate and define parameters determine at the time of the initial project studies or that change with time.
a) Monitoring Survey: The monitoring survey was completed annually beginning 1 year after project implementation for some parameters and biennially for a few other parameters as described in Section D.2. The monitoring survey investigates changes over time in a project scenario, by surveying end users with project technologies on an annual or biennial basis. This survey provides critical information on year-to-year trends in end user characteristics of technology use.
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Monitoring Survey Representativeness: End users from a given project scenario – Biogas and Improved Cook Stove were selected using random sampling of villages. Clustered random sampling in the villages with geographic distribution factored into selection criteria was followed. End users were surveyed at biennially for technology and fuel use patterns.
Monitoring Survey sample sizing and data collection: As per the methodology, the monitoring survey has to be the same sample sizing and data collection guidelines as the baseline survey described in Section II.4 of the methodology. The monitoring survey was conducted with end users representative of the project scenario and using the project technology. As the group size > 1000, a minimum sample size of 100 was selected for biogas and ICS. b) Usage Survey: For usage rates, all the installed units were surveyed on regular basis. Thus 100% of the installed units were visited throughout the year. The usage pattern is measured in terms of usage days, wherein the days not used is recorded for each of the unit. This is possible due to village level volunteers taking care of repair and maintenance of the units. Though the registered PDD has described a sample survey for usage rate, 100% continuous surveys and feedback on the days of non-use, its repair and maintenance has been the norm of FCN projects, which has been followed for this project too. The days not used, the reason and the date of repair, if damaged are maintained in the database to discount for the days of non-usage. Further, units demolished/not used are recorded and ER not accounted for the system from the date of non-use. In future monitoring and verification, the units may be replaced/re-constructed, repaired for use when it will be again considered. If not restored, ERs will not be accounted for the system.
The minimum total sample size of 100 each, for biogas and ICS project technologies was surveyed. All the surveys were conducted in person and include expert observation by the interviewer within the kitchen in question. Hence, the usage for a single unit is considered as 1, while the technology days for each of the unit gives the actual usage rate for each of the system. This system is followed with the main objective of repair and maintenance of the systems. As and when the system is not working, the end-user can either call the case-worker, or a toll free number given to each of the end-user. This is recorded in the monitoring solution and when the unit gets repaired, the date noted. The days not used is applied when calculating the quantity of fuel consumed in project scenario p during year y (Bp,y). Unless proven otherwise, it is assumed that any drop off in the use of the project technology is replaced by fuel consumption in the applicable baseline scenario.
Good Practice Monitoring requirements is followed for the project activity.
In terms of mandatory monitoring requirements for the project activity:
Step 1. Defining stove use and non-use: Project stove use is defined as ICS that is not damaged and can be used for cooking. Non-use is when the stove cannot be used as it is damaged. Hence even if a stove is not damaged, but still not used, it is marked as not used for particular number of days and the reason for non-use and not considered for crediting. The non-use is considered on a daily basis. So if a stove is completely damaged and not used for the entire crediting period, all the days are marked as not used and crediting not considered. This way whether a stove is damaged or not, any day not used is not considered eligible for crediting. Alongside, in parallel if traditional stoves are used, the food cooked is recorded and the fuelwood use for the item is discounted for crediting.
Step 2. Household Usage Survey: In person usage survey is done to determine stove use. All the households are visited every month to gather information of the use of ICS and traditional stoves.
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The village level volunteer visits the household to gather information to support the usage survey findings. The surveyor interviews the woman of the household to gather information on stove use patterns including information on duration and frequency of use, as well as information on use of traditional stove use. Sample surveys are conducted to assess the use of space heating and LPG, as space heating is for limited to winters. LPG use is gathered in terms of frequency of refill which determines the average use of LP/day.
The village level volunteers and the Case Workers visit the households atleast once in a month. One of the means of verification of the visit by the village level volunteers is they visit the households and record the days of use and use of traditional stoves
Step 3. Verification checks: the verification checks are done by the Case workers. The visit of the case worker entails sending photos of the households with the stoves to the NGO head from the location. Minutes of the meeting is also prepared and signed by the end-users. GPS coordinates are also taken of the villages in which the stoves are installed.
Field team training and supervision: Village level volunteers were provided trainings and are being continuously monitored by the Case Workers to ensure that the stoves are being monitored accurately. The field team are from the local community are have the skill to interact with the communities to get the necessary information. As can be seen from Annex I, regular training and awareness programs are conducted for the field staff for conduct of surveys and collect data. Supervision and reviews are held by the Case Workers and the NGO head. Regular review of the collected data is carried out by the FCN CDM Team. Field visits are conducted by CDM specialist, Facilitator and the Managing Director on regular basis. In addition, reports are checked periodically. All the village level volunteers are women. All the details of the trainings are included in Annex 1.
End-User Training were provided before distribution of the stove in each village through stove use demonstration. Follow up visits are conducted very month by the village level volunteers and case workers. Annex I lists the details of demonstrations and visits conducted.
As listed in Annex I awareness programs were conducted periodically for end-users of the benefits of using ICS and proper use and maintenance of stoves.
Based on the definition of stove use and non-use, the ER reductions calculations is about 87% of the potential. The calculations of the same is shown below.
Monitoring Based on Report Parameter PDD (100%) (As monitored) Cumulative number of project technology-days included in the project database for project scenario p against NP,Y baseline scenario b in year y 339827 336800 Fuelwood Use for the Monitoring Period (t/HH/day) 0.012105 0.010607 Fuelwood Use considered for the Monitoring Period 4113.605835 3572.4376 Cumulative usage rate for technologies in project scenario p in year y, based on cumulative adoption rate and drop off rate revealed by usage surveys (fraction) 86.84% Hence Between 75% - 90%
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c) Project FT Update: The Project performance field test of fuel consumption (PFT) is again recorded on a regular basis and record maintained. For the ICS, the parallel use of traditional stoves is recorded on monthly basis for all the implemented stoves.
The PFT update provides the fuel consumption assessment representative of project technologies currently in use. Hence the PFT update accounts for changes in the project scenario over time as project technologies age and new customers are added, also as new models and designs are introduced. It is legitimate to apply an Age Test instead of a PFT, to project technologies which remain materially the same year after year. For the project update an age test through WBT will be conducted for improved cook stoves, to assess the thermal efficiency of various age class stoves. Accordingly the emission reduction calculations will be based on the age class of the stoves in use. Based on the WBT, the thermal efficiency of the project stove will be determined. This will be used to calculate the fuelwood savings against the baseline thermal efficiency of 10% for traditional stoves, as the fuelwood use is established ex-ante based on 3rd party studies. As the ICS are less than 1-year old since implemented, efficiency tests were not conducted during this monitoring period. The efficiency as determined by the manufacturer is applied for ER calculations.
d) Leakage Assessment: The leakage assessment was done to assess following the guidance provided in section II.6 of the methodology V.2. Leakage risks are deemed insignificant or very low in the project area, as the project is implemented over a large geographic area, but to a limited number of families. Nevertheless, it was assessed.
e) Non-Renewable Biomass Assessment Update: The non-renewable biomass fraction is fixed based on the results of the NRB assessment. Over the course of a project activity, it will be re- examined by conducting a new NRB assessment if data from Forest Survey of India is published. There has been no recent data on sustainable harvest, fuelwood need and non-sustainable fuelwood extraction by the Forest Survey of India. Hence, the same value as given in the PDD has been applied to Emission Reduction Calculations.
f) Adding a New Baseline or Project Scenario: There has been no new baseline and project scenario that has been added to the project activity. Hence, this was not monitored.
g) Quality Assurance and Quality Control: Accurate and transparent record keeping, monitoring and evaluation were done for the project activity. All supporting documentation and records for the project is easily accessible for spot-checking and cross-referencing by a third party. Contact information in the monitoring solution will allow a project auditor to easily contact and visit end users. The purchase orders, material purchases, internal logs of the stoves and biogas units is maintained for an auditor to be able to verify.
SECTION D. Data and parameters
D.1. Data and parameters fixed ex ante or at renewal of crediting period
Data/parameter: Bb,y Unit t/family/yr Description Quantity of fuel consumed in baseline scenario Source of data Rekha Dhanai, R.S. Negi, M.K. Parmar, Santosh Singh: Fuelwood & Fodder Consumption Pattern in Uttarakhand Himalayan Watershed. International Journal of Environmental Biology. Value(s) applied) 4.42
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Choice of data The paper quantifies the dynamics of seasonal fuel and fodder consumption in or measurement methods and Uttarakhand. Data was collected at three altitudinal range during three seasons. procedures Purpose of data To estimate Emission Reductions Additional comments This parameter is fixed for the entire crediting period
Data/parameter: NCVb, NCVP Unit TJ/ton Description Net calorific value of fuelwood in the baseline scenario Net calorific value of fuelwood in the project scenario Source of data IPCC default value Value(s) applied) 0.015 TJ/ton Choice of data Default value or measurement methods and procedures Purpose of data Determine emission reductions Additional comments
Data/parameter: EFfuel, Co2; EFp,CO2
Unit tCO2-e/TJ
Description CO2Emission factor of the woody biomass used in baseline scenario CO2 emission factor arising from use of fuels in project scenario Source of data As specified in the Methodology
Value(s) applied) 112 tCO2/TJ Choice of data Based on the methodology or measurement methods and procedures Purpose of data To estimate Emission Reduction Additional comments This parameter is fixed for the entire crediting period
Data/parameter: EFfuel, non-Co2; EFp,non-CO2
Unit tCO2/TJ
Description Non-CO2 Emission factor of the woody biomass used in baseline scenario for methane and N2O Non-CO2 Emission factor of the woody biomass used in project scenario for methane and N2O Source of data 2006; IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Calculated for second commitment period 2013 Value(s) applied) 8.6920
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Choice of data As per requirement of the methodology and Table 2.5, Chapter 2, Volume 2 or measurement methods and of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines and converting to CO2-eq.applying GWP given procedures by the GS for second commitment period with GWP of 25 and 298 for CH4 and N2O respectively. Kindly see section B.4 for the calculations.
The IPCC is a standard, credible source of emissions factors. Purpose of data To estimate Emission Reductions Additional comments This parameter is fixed for the entire crediting period
D.2. Data and parameters monitored FOR GS VERs
Data/parameter: Up,y Unit Percentage Description Usage rate for technologies in project scenario p in year y Measured/calculated/default Measured Source of data Data collected through the annual Usage Survey. Value(s) of monitored 1 parameter
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Monitoring equipment According to the methodology, the usage rate of thermal applications is to be monitored annually using survey methods to satisfy the requirements put forth by the methodology ‘Technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption’ (Version 2.0).
According to the registered, an assessment of the drop-off rate of usage requires that ICS/biogas of different age groups are assessed. Monitoring shall be carried out on a random sample of digesters and improved cook stoves of different ages. The minimum total sample size is 100, with at least 30 samples each for ICS and biogas of each age bracket (measured in annual increments) being surveyed. For example, if technologies of age 1-5 are credited, the usage survey will include 30 representative samples from each age for a total of 150 samples. The resulting usage parameter would be weighted based on the proportion of technologies commissioned for each age for biogas and ICS.
The NGOs have monitored all the systems (no SURVEYS) throughout the year. For the biogas units, the dates of the breakdown of biogas units and its repair are tracked for all the units. Village level volunteers and biogas caseworkers visit the villages to record their usage. Alongside, all the end users are provided with toll free numbers to call and register if a biogas unit is under repair.
In case of the ICS, the village level volunteers visit the all the end users house monthly once to record the usage of stoves and parallel use of traditional stoves. A toll free number is also provided to call and register any complaints that they have. Hence, the data provided in the ER calculations sheet and the breakdown log gives the usage rate for each unit in terms of days of use.
Surveys were conducted to assess the parallel use of baseline traditional stoves. The fuelwood use for space heating and other purposes were determined and deducted to assess the actual usage rate of the distributed technologies. In addition wood equivalent of LPG use was also deducted from the baseline fuelwood use. Measuring/reading/recording Though annual usage survey is specified, it is done continuously by the frequency: NGOs for all implemented units Calculation method Though the methodology does not require continuous monitoring, the (if applicable): monitoring is rigorous. This ensures timely repair and maintenance of biogas units and stoves and usage by the end users. There is less uncertainty of ERs calculated. QA/QC procedures: 100% monitoring by visit of the village volunteers ensures that the system is monitored for usage and any repair or maintenance. The main objective of the project is to provide sustainable renewable energy to the rural communities.
For ICS users an ‘Effective usage rate’ was calculated by deriving the percentage of baseline fuel use corrected for continued baseline/space heating wood and wood equivalent of LPG use against the original baseline figure and the number of days used during the monitoring period (deducting non-usage days). The calculation shows that the usage rate is 86.84%. It is no more than 90%. Thus, it is of line with the Usage Guidelines.
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Purpose of data: Estimation of emission reduction Additional comments: The operational days of ICS and biogas units is calculated based on this data and the emission reductions estimated accordingly.
Data/parameter: Np,,y Unit Number Description Cumulative number of project technologies included in the project database for project scenario p in year y Measured/calculated/default Measured Source of data Project Database Value(s) of monitored 1990 households for biogas and 1462 households for Improved cook stoves parameter Monitoring equipment -The ICS/biogas systems given to the End Users is recorded in monitoring database. -The End Users sign an End User Agreement with PP, in which the date of dissemination/biogas operation, the name of the user, Village, Block, District where the user is residing is noted to irrefutably identify the user. -The ICS/biogas has an identification number, which is also noted in the End User Agreement. The information from the End User Agreement is also recorded in the monitoring database designed for monitoring of the project activity. This is maintained by PP throughout the crediting period. -Continuous monitoring is done to check for operation of the appliances/ biogas units. As soon as an appliance/biogas unit is under repair and not used, it is reported and entered in to the monitoring solution. The appliance/biogas unit is repaired or replaced. The days lost in repair or replacement is recorded in the monitoring solution for each household. Measuring/reading/recording Continuous on-going process frequency: Calculation method -The database entries are made by the caseworkers. These entries are (if applicable): supervised by the project Coordinator. -The database records and copies of the End User Agreement are maintained at the PPs office. -The project Coordinator checks the End User Agreements. In case of inconsistencies, appropriate corrective actions are taken. QA/QC procedures: The main objective of the project is to provide sustainable energy services to the rural communities. Hence monitoring is an ongoing process to ensure timely repair and maintenance of the technologies implemented. Purpose of data: This parameter is used directly to estimate the emission reductions for the project activity Additional comments:
Data/parameter: fNRB,y Unit Fraction non renewability Description Calculated Measured/calculated/default Non renewability status of woody biomass fuel in scenario I during year Source of data Assessment of Non Renewable Biomass based on data provided by Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt of India.
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Value(s) of monitored 0.86 parameter Monitoring equipment Based on data published by Forest Survey of India, which gives statistics to estimate the non-renewable woody biomass component. Measuring/reading/recording Fixed by baseline study for a given crediting period, updated if necessary as frequency: specified in methodology. Calculation method Transparent data analysis and reporting (if applicable): QA/QC procedures: Purpose of data: Estimation of Emission Reduction Additional comments: As applicable, NRB assessment may be used for multiple scenarios.
Data/parameter: LEp,y
Unit t_CO2e/year Description Leakage in project scenario p during year y Measured/calculated/default Measured Source of data Baseline and monitoring surveys collected through the biennial User Survey. Value(s) of monitored 0 parameter Monitoring equipment Non-users of ICS and biogas were surveyed through a questionnaire to determine whether leakage has occurred. Measuring/reading/recording Every two years frequency: Calculation method The leakage was monitored using survey methods to satisfy the (if applicable): requirements put forth by the methodology ‘Technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption. QA/QC procedures: Purpose of data: Calculation of leakage Additional comments: Aggregate leakage was assessed for both biogas and Improved cook stove within the project area.
Data/parameter: Pb,y Unit tonnes/family/year Description Amount of woody biomass used in the baseline scenario b Measured/calculated/default Measured and fixed ex-ante as given in the PDD Source of data Based on survey conducted Value(s) of monitored 4.42 parameter Monitoring equipment Baseline FT or default baseline fuelwood consumption, baseline FT updates and any applicable adjustment factors Measuring/reading/recording Fixed ex-ante as given in the methodology frequency: Calculation method Transparent data analysis and reporting (if applicable):
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QA/QC procedures: Purpose of data: This parameter is used to estimate the emission reductions from the project activity Additional comments: A single baseline fuel consumption parameter is being considered for biogas and improved cook stove fixed ex-ante.
Data/parameter: Pp,y Unit tonnes/family/year Description Quantity of fuel that is consumed in project scenario p during year y Measured/calculated/default Measured Source of data Database from monitoring solution; and other adjustment factors as applicable Value(s) of monitored 0.00361 x 365 = 1.317 t/HH/yr for biogas users parameter 0.00150 x 365 = 0.547 t/HH/yr for ICS users Monitoring equipment Based on field observations after implementation of the project. A questionnaire survey was conducted to assess the quantity of fuel that is consumed at household level for houses with biogas units and ICS. The selection of households was on random basis. Fuelwood used for space heating, parallel traditional stove use and LPG use (converted to fuelwood use in terms of energy provided by LPG) was accounted for. In addition, the regular use of traditional stoves and non-usage of technologies were assessed on a day to day basis from the users to account for the quantity of fuelwood use in the project scenario. Measuring/reading/recording Updated every two years or more frequently frequency: Calculation method Transparent data analysis and reporting (if applicable): QA/QC procedures: Purpose of data: Estimation of emission reduction Additional comments: The parallel use of traditional stoves for ICS was done by recording the usage pattern on monthly basis for 100% of the families.
Data/parameter: ηnew Unit % Description Efficiency of ICS Measured/calculated/default Measured Source of data Water-Boiling Test conducted every 2 years once in operation. Value(s) of monitored 32.098% for Greenway Smart Stove was applied as it is less than one year parameter since installation.
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Monitoring equipment As the ICS are less than 1 year since distribution, the efficiency provided by the manufacturer is considered for ER calculations. After an year of use, WBT will be conducted based on PCIA guidelines. 3 stoves will be tested for the age group. If the test results attain a 90/10 precision, it will be considered. Otherwise further stoves will be tested until attaining 90/10 precision levels. In year 2, again the test will be repeated for 2 years old stoves and in the third year for 3 years old stove and so on. The tests will be done on completion of the age and will be applicable to all the stoves for the vintage year. For ex. A stove completing 2 years will be tested and all the stoves that have completed 2 years will take the efficiency. This way it is conservative. A stove that has been used to the maximum will be considered for testing for the vintage year. Measuring/reading/recording Annually frequency: Calculation method The ICS is an industrial product with constant quality. To confirm the (if applicable): quality, the efficiency of ICS appliance will be measured by repeating the Water Boiling Test annually.. QA/QC procedures: This parameter is used directly to estimate emission reductions from the project activity. Purpose of data: The tests will be supervised by the project Coordinator. Additional comments:
Data/parameter: MS(T,S,K) Unit % Description Fraction of livestock category T’s manure fed into the bio-digester, S in climate region k Measured/calculated/default Measured Source of data Survey Value(s) of monitored parameter Dairy Cow 45.13% Buffalo 45.04% Other Cattle 37.25%
Monitoring equipment The number of households for which data was collected was based on statistically significant number. Household survey was conducted to estimate the fraction of manure fed into the digester. Measuring/reading/recording Annual frequency:
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Calculation method The total production of dung at the family level was estimated based on the (if applicable): type and number of cattle. The dung production per day was computed based on the dung production per day per animal from literature (Kaur et al., 2014)14. The percent of dung input to the biogas digester was computed at the household level. The average was determined, which is statistically significant. The excel sheet with the details are provided to the DOE. QA/QC procedures: The value obtained is statistically significant with high reliability. Purpose of data: Calculate avoidance of methane emissions from animal waste Additional comments: Two years average of 2016-17 and 2017-18 was considered for computing the value.
Data/parameter: MS(P,S,K) Unit % Description Fraction of livestock category T’s manure not fed into the bio-digester, S in climate region k Measured/calculated/default Measured and Calculated Source of data Survey Value(s) of monitored Dairy Cow 54.87% parameter Buffalo 54.96% Other Cattle 62.75%
Monitoring equipment Based on the survey conducted to estimate the fraction of livestock category T’s manure fed into the bio-digester, S in climate region k, the fraction not fed was determined. Measuring/reading/recording Annual frequency: Calculation method Based on household survey, the quantity of dung fed into the bio digester is (if applicable): obtained. The total dung production is determined based on the cattle holding of the household and daily dung produced per day/cattle. The dung not fed into the bio-digester is 100% minus the percent of dung input into the digester (52%) QA/QC procedures: Purpose of data: Calculate avoidance of methane emissions from animal waste Additional comments:
Data/parameter: N(T) Unit Number Description Number of animals of livestock category T Measured/calculated/default Source of data Survey Value(s) of monitored Dairy cow Buffalo Other cattle parameter 2.980 2.340 2.010
14 Kaur, G.,Brar, Y.S. and Kothari, D.P. Estimation of Large Animals Dung for Power Generation – A Case Study of District Bathinda, Punjab . IOSR Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 5 Ver. III, PP 50- 55.
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Monitoring equipment This is collected annually once in a calendar year for statistically determined sample number at 90/10 precision levels. Measuring/reading/recording Annual frequency: Calculation method Average animals per family from the survey conducted during 2016-17 and (if applicable): 2017-18. QA/QC procedures: The excel sheet with the values are provided to the DOE. Purpose of data: Calculate avoidance of methane emissions from animal waste Additional comments: Surveys were conducted for households with biogas on an annual basis. Village level volunteers collect data on these parameters.
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FOR Sustainable Development Indicators under 2.2 The parameters monitored to assess the impact of the project towards Sustainable Development as given in the registered GS Passport are as follows:
No 01 Indicator Air Quality Improved Cook Stove Chosen parameter -No. of Stoves working -Decrease of smoke in kitchen compared to baseline based on community perspective Way of monitoring How Monitor the ICS usage through sample survey and record the difference experienced by families compared to baseline. A stratified sample survey will be conducted to assess the number of households reporting a decrease in smoke. Photographic evidence will also be submitted. When Biennially By who NGO Staff/CDM Consultant Biogas Chosen parameter -No. of biogas units constructed and operating -Reduction in incidence of health problems i.e. eye irritation, respiratory problems, burns and wounds etc., due to better indoor air quality. Way of monitoring How Monitor the number of biogas units operating through the digitized monitoring database which will generate real time progress reports. Sample survey will be done as per the sampling plan provided in registered PDD and record the experience by the communities for reduction in health problems compared to baselines. When Biennially By who NGO Staff/CDM Consultant
No 02 Indicator Other Pollutants Improved Cook Stove Chosen parameter Way of monitoring How No Impact When By who Biogas Chosen parameter Quantity of pathogens in slurry compared to that of dung Way of monitoring How Laboratory test of pathogen load in slurry and dung When Once during the crediting period i.e. will be included in the first monitoring report. By who Certified Laboratory eg. Research organization, university, certified scientific laboratories.
No 03 Indicator Quality of Employment Improved Cook Stove
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Chosen parameter - Improvement in quality of jobs compared to baseline. -Conduct of Trainings and workshops Way of monitoring How From the monitoring solution for the project activity, supported by financial statements for the project activity For each of the training conducted participation log book will be maintained. Income generation activities taken up by women compared to baseline situation. When Reports generated from digitized monitoring database which is updated on a daily basis. Training log book is updated as and when trainings are conducted By who NGO staff along with village level volunteers/CDM Consultant Biogas Chosen parameter Improvement in quality of jobs compared to baseline. Conduct of trainings and workshops. Way of monitoring How From the monitoring solution for the project activity, supported by financial statements for the project activity For each of the training conducted participation log book will be maintained. Income generation activities taken up by women compared to baseline situation. When Reports generated from digitized monitoring database which is updated on a daily basis. Training log book is updated as and when trainings are conducted Annual stratified sample survey as per the sampling plan provided in registered PDD. By who NGO staff along with village level volunteers/CDM Consultant
No 04 Indicator Livelihood of the Poor Improved Cook Stove Chosen parameter Lesser time spent on collection of fuel wood; more time to do other activities thereby reducing the drudgery to woman. Way of monitoring How The indicator will be monitored through a sample survey to review time spent for collecting firewood and how the ICS project has benefit their family growth compared to baselines. A stratified sample survey will be conducted through questionnaire method to assess the number of households reporting a decrease in time spent for collecting firewood and its impact. When Stratified random sampling as described in the PDD biennially during the crediting period. By who NGO staff/CDM Consultant Biogas Chosen parameter - Woman and children will be spared from fetching fuel wood anymore and lot of time is saved. - Saved time will be utilized for other income generating activities. - Access to appropriate quantity, quality and variety of food that is prerequisite for good health. Way of monitoring How Parameters will be monitored through a sample survey to analyze
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the fuel wood gathering and cooking time saved and how biogas has benefitted the family compared to baselines in better access to cook food in terms of quantity and quality. When Stratified random sampling as described in the PDD biennially during the crediting period. By who NGO staff/CDM Consultant
No 05 Indicator Access to affordable and clean energy services Improved Cook Stove Chosen parameter -Presence, affordability of services and reliability of services from the maintenance team. -Number of stoves being used; ease of cooking. Way of monitoring How Data about the number of stoves distributed and operated will be recorded on the monitoring database, which is updated periodically by village level volunteers. Number of stoves repaired and downtime of repairs will give an indication of affordability and reliability of services. When During preparation of GS monitoring report from online monitoring system which will be updated on daily basis By who NGO staff/CDM Consultant
Biogas Chosen parameter -Change in energy use. -Change in traditional fuel wood consumption. Way of monitoring How Extraction from digitized monitoring system which will be updated on a daily basis. When During preparation of GS monitoring report from online monitoring system which will be updated on daily basis By who NGO staff/CDM Consultant
No 06 Indicator Human and institutional capacity Improved Cook Stove and Biogas Chosen parameter - Change in number of jobs for the rural people - Women involved in the project activity - Ownership of CERs from the project activity Way of monitoring How Extraction from digitized monitoring system which will be updated on a daily basis. When During preparation of GS monitoring report from online monitoring system which will be updated on daily basis By who NGO staff/CDM Consultant
No 07 Indicator Quantitative employment and income generation Improved Cook Stove and Biogas Chosen parameter -Employment generated due to the project activity. Average salary of project staff is higher than the local average or above minimal wage. -Income from CERs. -Zero money spent to collect firewood.
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Way of monitoring How Stratified sample survey as per sampling plan provided in the registered PDD. When Biennially By who NGO staff/CDM Consultant
No 08 Indicator Balance of Payments and investment Improved Cook Stove and Biogas Chosen parameter Foreign/domestic direct investment in terms of Carbon funding for the project. These funds will cater to the needs of local energy needs. Way of monitoring How - Audited account statements for the project activity - Number of biogas units and ICS being used When Monitoring Solution with financial transactions By who - Chartered Accountant - NGO staff
No 09 Indicator Technology transfer and technological self-reliance Improved Cook Stove and Biogas Chosen parameter -Number of workshops, seminars organized, and training-related opportunities held for construction, operation and maintenance of new systems. -Number of participants who attend those capacity building activities. - Workshops and trainings conducted for participants outside the project boundary So that in future they also get benefited from the new technology. This will create awareness on sustainable energy solution for future energy demand. Way of monitoring How Log of all the technical, awareness and operation and maintenance programs maintained for the project activity. When As and when the programs are conducted, the events will be recorded. By who NGO Staff
D.3. Implementation of sampling plan
(a) Sampling Design
(i) Objectives and Reliability Requirements: The objective of the sampling effort is to determine the mean yearly value of the parameters with 90/10 confidence/precision during the crediting period. The parameters are to be monitored are as follows: - Up,y Usage rate for biogas and improved cook stoves - Pb,y Amount of woody biomass used in the baseline scenario - Pp,y Quantity of fuel that is consumed in project scenario p during year y - MS(T,S,K) and N(T) number of animals of livestock category T
3 ICS stoves will be sampled to attain a 90/10 confidence/precision level of the thermal efficiency of stoves. If not further stoves will be tested until it is attained.
(ii) Target Population: The target population is the rural Himalayan households for which biogas/ICS were constructed/distributed and operational in the project area. The target populations are from the project
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(iii) Sampling Method: The sampling method chosen for the project area is random sampling as the target population is homogeneous in nature. Villages were randomly selected and families selected randomly from these villages for further sampling. A simple random sample is a subset of a population chosen randomly, such that each biogas/ICS of the population has the same probability of being selected. The sample-based estimate of mean is an unbiased estimate of the population parameter. It is easy to implement as the sampling frame (household details for which biogas has been implemented) is collected and stored in the monitoring database.
(iv) Sample Size: Based on the methodology guidelines, more than 100 households for Biogas and 100 households for ICS were sampled. The samples were drawn at random from the sampling frame.
(v) Sampling Frame: The sampling frame used is the complete listing of all the rural households for which biogas has been built under the project activity or ICS is implemented. Each of the household has a unique identify number with all the required details of the family. The details were drawn from the monitoring solution for the project activity.
(b) Data collected:
(i) Field Measurements: The field measurements that were collected are listed in section B.7.2. The details of sample surveys conducted are as follows:
Details of Biogas Survey Details of ICS Survey Block Village No. of HHs Block Village No. of HHs Haldwani Aamkhera 10 Bhairyachana Alai 5 Dani Bangar 11 Baman Tilari 12 Dhara Kishanpur 10 Supai Supyal 13 Lakhanmandi 10 Bhairyachana Total 30 Manpur 5 Bhaisiyachhana Chhani 17 Pratappur 9 Khastilari 12 Trilokpur Dani 9 Bhaisiyachhana Total 29 Haldwani Total 64 Bhikiyasen Baghar 10 Kotabagh Amlakot 10 Belti 10 Gubua 10 Dalmori 10 Ratapur 4 Kamrad 14 Kotabagh Total 24 Sinar 12 Ramnagar Chainpuri 10 Bhikiyasen Total 56 Jogipura 11 Grand Total 115 Ramnagar Total 21 Total 109
(ii) Quality Assurance/Quality Control: The QA/QC procedure was to achieve good quality data through field measurements. The household level questionnaire was designed and field-tested before administering the actual questionnaire survey. FCN administered the sample survey. Oversampling was done to replace non-respondents, if any.
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The data collected will be entered by the field staff, which will be checked and verified further for any typographic mistakes. A valuator will further cross-check each entry with the physical form for any typographic mistakes or to clarify any sort of confusion in the data. The field staff, the data entry staff and the valuators will be literate to collect good quality data. Outliers if any will be defined and excluded and/or replaced.
(iii) Analysis: The data entry was done in Microsoft excel sheet. Valuators crosschecked the data with the filled in questionnaire as QA/QC procedure. The data was analyzed for the mean annual value of the parameters.
Reliability assessment was done for the parameters determined through sample survey at 90/10 confidence/precision level. When the parameter of interest is above the required level, the upper bound of the mean, which is the conservative value is considered for ER calculations.
Biogas
The survey conducted show that fuelwood is used for space heating by 49% of the houses, while 51% did not use fuelwood. The fuelwood use is as 0.186±0.02046 t/hh/yr. At 90% confidence level, the precision is 11%. Hence the upper bound is considered, i.e. 0.2065 t/hh/yr. Weighted average is considered for the project region, which account to 0.10041 t/hh/yr.
Mean (t/hh/yr) 0.1860 Std Dev 0.1299 Number of Samples 109 Reliability Check Confidence (90/10) 0.02046 Reliability 11.00% Upper bound of confidence level 0.2065 Calculations for the project boundary % HHs using fuelwood on pre-project devices 49% % HHs not using fuelwood 51% Weighted Average of fuelwood use in the project region (t/hh/day) 0.10041
The fuelwood use for other purposes such as heating water and fodder preparation shows that 84% of the households use biomass which is 0.5726±0.08 at 90/10 confidence/precision levels. The precision level is 15.12%. Considering the upper bound of the mean, 0.6592 t/hh/yr is the fuelwood use/HH/yr. Considering weighted average, the fuelwood use is 0.556 t/hh/yr.
Mean (t/hh/yr) 0.5726 Std Dev 0.5496 Number of Samples 109 Reliability Check Confidence (90/10) 0.0866 Reliability 15.12% Upper bound of confidence level 0.6592 Calculations for the project boundary % HHs using fuelwood on pre-project devices 84% % HHs not using fuelwood 16% Weighted Average of fuelwood use in the project region (t/hh/day) 0.556
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Hence the total fuelwood use in parallel to project devices of biogas is 0.10041 + 0.556 + t/hh/yr = 0.657 t/hh/yr.
LPG substitute in wood equivalent is 0.66 t/HH/yr. Hence the total fuelwood use in parallel to the project device biogas is 0.657 + 0.66 = 1.317 t/HH/yr. This is substituted from the baseline fuelwood use to determine the emission reduction calculations.
ICS
The survey conducted show that fuelwood is being used for space heating by ICS users. Nearly 99% of the households use wood for space heating @0.00033 ± 0.00002 t/hh/day. At 90% confidence level, the precision is 7.10%, which is within the limits as shown below.
Mean (t/hh/day) 0.00033 Std Dev 0.0002 Number of Samples 115 Reliability Check Confidence (90/10) 0.00002 Reliability 7.10% If less than 10% reliability, Upper bound of confidence level 0.00033 Calculations for the project boundary % HHs using fuelwood on pre-project devices 99% % HHs not using fuelwood 1% Weighted Average of fuelwood use in the project region 0.00033 (t/hh/day)
The average LPG substitute in wood equivalent being used is 0.000819 t/HH/day. Hence the total fuelwood use in parallel to the project device ICS in t/hh/day is 0.00033 for space heating + 0.000349 due to parallel use of traditional stoves (from daily monitoring sheet) + 0.000819 wood equivalent of LPG = 0.00150 t/hh/day.
(c) Implementation: The implementation of sampling effort was done by the NGO in consultation with CDM Team of Fair Climate Network (FCN). The FCN has the skill and resources to implement the sampling procedure. The team is experienced with rural energy CDM projects implemented for the rural poor for more than 10 years. The FCN team trained the village level volunteers to conduct the survey along with the randomly selected households. The village level volunteers will also be literate and would already be involved in monitoring of biogas units at the village level for their operation and maintenance. The collected data will be analysed by the FCN for inclusion in the monitoring report.
SECTION E. Calculation of SDG outcomes
E.1. Calculation of baseline value or estimation of baseline situation of each SDG outcome
a. Emission Reduction calculations for Biogas
Emission for baseline scenario for biogas
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BEb,y = Bb,y * ((fNRB* EFb,fuel,CO2) + EFb,fuel, nonCo2 )* NCVb,fuel
BEb,y Emission for baseline scenario b during the year y in tCO2e
Quantity of fuel consumed in baseline scenario b during year y, in Bb,y tons, as per by‐default factors (cases with project performance field test only)
Fraction of biomass used during year y for the considered f NRB,y scenario that can be established as non-renewable biomass.
Net calorific value of the fuel that is substituted or reduced (IPCC NCV b,fuel default for wood fuel, 0.015 TJ/ton) CO emission factor of the fuel that is substituted or reduced. 112 EF 2 b,fuel,co2 t/TJ for Wood/Wood Waste
EFb,fuel,non-co2 Non-CO2 emission factor of the fuel that is substituted or reduced
Bb,y = Np,y * Pb,y
Where:
Project technology-days in the project database for project N p,y scenario p through year y
Specific fuel consumption for an individual technology in baseline P b,y scenario b during year y converted to tons/day
Parameters Monitoring 2016 2017 2018 Period
Np,y Project technology days in the project 749757 45788 434825 269144 database for project scenario p through year y (days)
Pb,y Specific fuel consumption for an individual 0.0121 0.0121 0.0121 0.0121 technology in baseline scenario b during year y converted to tons/day
Bb,y Quantity of fuelwood consumed in baseline 9072.06 554.03 5261.38 3256.64 scenario b during year y, in tons, as per by- default factors (t/HH/year) fNRB,B,y Fraction of biomass used during year y for the 0.86 considered scenario that can be established as 0.86 0.86 0.86 non-renewable biomass
ERbrfuel,CO2 CO2 emission factor of the fuel that is 112 112 112 112 substituted or reduced. 112 tCO2/TJ for wood/wood waste or the IPCC default value of other relevant fuel.
EFbyfuel, Non-CO2 emission factor of the fuel that is 8.6920 8.6920 8.6920 8.6920 non Co2 substituted or reduced. (tCO2/TJ) NCV Net Calorific value of the fuel that is 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 substituted or reduced (IPCC default for wood fuel, 0.015 TJ/ton)
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BEb,y Baseline Emissions (tCO2/HH) 14290.13 872.70 8287.62 5129.80
Annex 6: Application of the methodology to bio‐digesters, including animal waste management Parameters Dairy Buffalo Other Source cow cattle N(T)h Number of animals of livestock 2.980 2.340 2.010 Survey in the category in premise project area
EFawms,T Emission factor for the defined 0.005 0.005 0.002 Table 10.14, livestock category T (tonCH4 per Chapter 10, animal per year Page 10.39, IPCC, 2006 GWPch4 GWP of methane (tCO2e per tCH4) 25 Methodology 25 BEawms,h The baseline emission from 1572.44 Calculated handling of animal waste in for premise h (tCO2 per year) for the Monitoring Period For 2016 96.03 For 2017 911.94 For 2018 564.47
E.2. Calculation of project value or estimation of project situation of each SDG outcome >> (Provide details of equations and approaches used to calculate/estimate project values.)
Project Emissions for biogas
Project emission calculations are conducted as follows:
PEp,y = Bp,y * ((fNRB,y* EFp,fuel,CO2 + EFp,fuel, nonCO2)*NCVp,fuel
and
Bp,y = Np,y * ((Pp,y * Up,y) +( Pb,y *(1- Up,y)))
Where,
PEp,y Emissions for project scenario p during year y in tCO2e Quantityoffuelconsumedinprojectscenariopduringyeary,intons,andasderivedfromthestatistical analysisconductedonthedatacollectedduringtheprojectperformancefieldtests(caseswhennobas B p,y elineperformancefieldtestareperformed,e.g.by-defaultbaseline factors) fNRB,y Fraction of biomass used during year y that can be established as non-renewable biomass
NCVp.fuel Net calorific value of the project fuel (IPCC default for wood fuel, 0.015 TJ/ton)
EFfuel, CO2 CO2 emission factor of the project fuel. 112 tCO2/TJ for wood /wood waste.
EFfuel, non CO2 Non CO2 emission factor (tCO2/TJ)
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NP,Y Project technology-days in the project database for project scenario p during year y
Specific fuel consumption for an individual technology in project scenario p during year y P P,y convertedtotons/day Specific fuel consumption for an individual technology in baseline scenario b during year y P b,y converted to tons/day Cumulative usage rate for technologies in project scenario j during year y, based on cumulative U py rate and drop-off rate.
PEb,y Baseline Emissions of the biogas project/household Monitoring 2016 2017 2018 Period
NP,Y Project technology-days in the project database 749757 45788 434825 269144 for project scenario p during year y
PP,y Specific fuel consumption for an individual 0.00361 0.00361 0.00361 0.00361 technology in project scenario p during year y converted to tons/day (space heating+LPG+parallel use)
Pb,y Specific fuel consumption for an individual 0.0121 0.0121 0.0121 0.0121 technology in baseline scenario b during year y converted to tons/day
U py Cumulative usage rate for technologies in 1 1 1 1 project scenario j during year y, based on cumulative rate and drop-off rate.
Bp,y Quantity of fuelwood consumed in project scenario p during year y, in tons, as derived from the statistical analysis conducted on the data collected during the project performance field tests (cases when no baseline field test are performed, e.g. by-default baseline factors) 2705.29 165.21 1568.94 971.13
fNRB,B,y Fraction of biomass used during year y for the considered scenario that can be established as 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 non-renewable biomass
ERbrfuel,CO2 CO2 emission factor of the fuel that is 112 112 112 112 substituted or reduced. 112 tCO2/TJ for wood/wood waste or the IPCC default value of other relevant fuel.
EFbyfuel, non Non-CO2 emission factor of the fuel that is 8.6920 8.6920 8.6920 8.6920 Co2 substituted or reduced. NCV Net Calorific value of the fuel that is substituted 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 or reduced (IPCC default for wood fuel, 0.015 TJ/ton) PE Project Emissions (tCO /HH) b,y 2 4261.31 260.24 2471.37 1529.71
Emission reduction from including animal waste management for biogas
Based on Annex 6 of the methodology for application of the methodology to bio‐digesters, including animal waste management and applying IPCC Tier 1 approach,
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GWPCH 4 *(EFawms(T ) * N(T ),h) T BEawms,h =
Where BEawms,h The baseline emission from handling of animal waste in for premise h (tCO2 per year) GWPCH4 GWP of methane (tCO2e per tCH4) 25 EFawms,T Emission factor for the defined livestock category T (tonCH4 per animal per year N(T)h Number of animals of livestock category in premise
Project emissions are estimated as follows:
PE GWP * (N *EF )*PLy (N *EF )*(1 )*(1 PL ) awms,h,y CH 4 (T ),h,y awmsT (T ),h,y awms,T biogasstove y
N(T),h,y Number of animals of livestock category T in year y in premise h EFawmsT Emission factor for the defined livestock category T, (tonCH4 per animal per year). Estimated using the IPCC TIER 2 approach. Formula (3) needs to be applied for the situation of the bio--‐digester in the project situation. PLy The physical leakage of the bio--‐digester system. Estimated using IPCC guidelines, i.e. 10% of total methane production or project--‐specific data. Where project participants use lower values or percentage of physical leakage, they should provide measurements proving that this lower value is appropriate for the project activity. GWPCH4 Global Warming Potential (GWP) of methane (tCO2e per tCH4): 21 for the first 25 for the second commitment period. It shall be updated according to any future COP/MOP decisions. ηbiogastove Combustion efficiency of the used type of biogas stove to account for incomplete combustion resulting in emission of methane post‐combustion.
Project emissions from the animal waste not treated in the bio-digester in project scenario shall be calculated using the following equation and with the following changed definition of parameters:
MCF(P,S ,K ) EFawms(T ) VS(T ) *365* Bo(T ) * DCH 4 * * MS (P,S ,K ) 100 k
EFawms(T) CH4 emission factor for livestock category T, (tCH4 per animal per year) VS(T) Daily volatile solid excreted for livestock category T, (kg dry matter per animal per day) 365 Basis for calculating annual VS production, (days per year) BO(T) Maximum methane production capacity for manure produced by livestock category T, 3 (m CH4 per kg of VS excreted) 3 DCH4 CH4 Density (0.00067 t per m at room temperature (20°C) and 1 atm pressure MCF(P,S,K) Methane conversion factors for the animal waste handling system used in addition to bio- digester in the project scenario by climate zone k (%) MS(P,S,K) Fraction of livestock category T’s manure not treated in bio-digester, in climate region k (dimensionless)
Parameters Dairy Buffalo Other Source Cow Cattle
VS(T) 2.6 3.9 1.4 Table 10A-4, 10A-6 and 10A-5, Chapter 10: Emissions from Livestock and Manure, 2006 IPCC Guidelines for B 0.13 0.1 0.1 O(T) National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Dairy Cow, MCF(P,S,K) 2% 2% 2% Buffalo and Other Cattle respectively
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MS(P,S,K) 0.5487 0.5496 0.6275 From Sample Surveys in the project area
This is applied ex-post after implementation and monitoring in the project area.
=2.6 x 365 x (0.13 x 0.00067 x (2/100) x 0.5487) = 0.0009 tCH4 per animal per year =3.9 x 365 x (0.1 x 0.00067 x (2/100) x 0.5496) = 0.0010 tCH4 per animal per year =1.4 x 365 x (0.1 x 0.00067 x (2/100) x 0.6275) = 0.0004 tCH4 per animal per year
Parameters Dairy Buffalo Other Source cow cattle
N(T),h Number of animals of Survey in the project area livestock category in 2.98 2.34 2.01 premise
EFawms,T Emission factor for the Calculated based on sample survey defined livestock 0.0009 0.0010 0.0004 category T (tonCH4 per animal per year
GWPCH4 GWP of methane (tCO2e 25 IPCC, 2006 per tCH4) 25 PLy The physical leakage of 10% Default (Methodology) the biodigestor system
ƞbiogasstove Combustion efficiency of 55.0% http://www.theijes.com/papers/v3-
biogas stove i1/Version-1/B030101007010.pdf
PEawms,h,y Project emissions 35.37 Calculated (for Monitoring Period) Project Emissions (2016) 2.19
Project Emissions (2017) 20.83 Project Emissions (2018) 12.90
Estimation of Leakage
A survey was conducted of non-biogas and non-ICS users to assess if there has been increase in use of woody biomass after the project has been implemented in the village. The three important questions that were asked were i. if they are aware of the biogas and ICS implementation in the village? i. if there is an increase in use of fuel wood use after ICS project implementation? ii. Are they replacing crop residue with fuelwood after the project implementation? iii. Is there an increase in cut and carry of trees for fuel wood after the project activity?
The survey was conducted in the households of following Districts, Blocks and Villages:
District Block Village Name Total Nainital Haldwani Aamkhera 6 Danibangar 5 Dharakishpur 5 Lakhanmandi 5 Mannpur 3 Pratap pur 3 Trilokpur Dani 5 Kotabag Ratanpur 4 Ramnagar Chainpuri 4
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Jogipura 4 Almora Bhaisiachana Bamantilari 5 Chani 5 Khastilari 12 Pandeytoli 8 Supai 20 Bhikiyasen Bajan 1 Dalmata 1 Dalmori 5 Inda 5 Jaithkhola 28 Kotiyag 6 Maharnail 2 Nibugair 1 Sinar 1 Grand Total 144
The 100% of the non-biogas and non-ICS users reported in negative for the questions. None of the families has increased their fuelwood use. In the project area, renewable biomass energy sources such as crop residue, fallen twigs and branches though low are still the easiest to collect. Comparatively, collection of fuel wood from forests involves time and effort as they are beyond the village and agricultural lands. The quantity of non-renewable wood used by the non-ICS families has remained the same and not increased due to the project activity. Thus the nearest and easily available source of biomass is collected first, which are the renewable sources of energy. Thus, all the 100% respondents of the survey continue to use the same quantity of crop residue and fallen twigs and branches even after the project activity and is not being replaced by non-renewable wood. The survey of non-biogas users shows that there is no diversion of non- renewable biomass saved under the project activity by non-project households. Hence, the fuelwood mix of renewable and non-renewable biomass has not changed and households collect woody biomass at the same frequency and quantity. The total fuelwood savings in the project region is negligible compared to the standing stock in the region, which is insignificant to consider leakage.
Based on the survey too there is no diversion of non-renewable woody biomass saved under the project activity by non-project households/users that previously used renewable energy sources.
There is no equipment currently being utilized that is transferred from outside the boundary to the project activity to consider leakage. Biogas is constructed and the ICS stoves have been distributed to the households under this project activity.
E.3. Calculation of net benefits as difference of baseline and project values or direct calculation for each SDG outcome
a. Emission Reduction calculations for Improved Cook stoves
Based on the methodology, when the baseline fuel and the project fuel are the same and the baseline emission factor and project emission are considered the same, the overall GHG reductions achieved by the project activity in year y are calculated as follows:
ERy= Σb,p(Np,y* Up,y* Pp,b,y* NCVb, fuel * (f NRB,b, y * EFfuel,CO2 + EFfuel,nonCO2))– Σ LEp,y
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Where:
∑b,p Sum over all relevant (baseline b/project p) couples Cumulative number of project technology-days included in the project N P,Y database for project scenario p against baseline scenario b in year y Cumulative usage rate for technologies in project scenario p in year y, based on U p,y cumulative adoption rate and drop off rate revealed by usage surveys (fraction) Specific fuel savings for an individual technology of project p against an PP,b,y individual technology of baseline b in year y, in tons/day, as derived from the statistical analysis of the data collected from the field tests Net calorific value of the fuel that is substituted or reduced (IPCC default for NCV b,fuel wood fuel, 0.015 TJ/ton) Fraction of biomass used in year y for baseline scenario b that fNRB,B,y Can be established as non‐renewable biomass (drop this term from the equation when using a fossil fuel baseline scenario) CO2 emission factor of the fuel that is substituted or reduced. 1.7472 tCO2/t for EF , b fuel, CO2 wood /wood waste or the IPCC default value for other relevant fuel
EFfuel, non-CO2 Non CO2 emission factor of the fuel that is (tCO2/TJ)
LEp,y Leakage for project scenario p in year y (tCO2e/yr)
Biomass Savings (By, savings) Activity Data Monitoring Source of data Period Baseline Fuelwood use (t/day) 0.0121 Baseline data Fuelwood used for Space-heating + parallel 0.00150 Based on Surveys use of traditional stoves + use of LPG (t/day) Baseline Fuelwood use (t/day) 0.0106
ɳold 0.10 Default Value
ɳnew 0.32098 Test report for Greenway Smart Stove
By,savings Specific fuel Savings on baseline 0.0073 Calculated fuelwood consumption HH/day (t)
Emission Reductions calculations Activity Data 2017 2018 For the Source of Monitoring data Period
NP,Y Cumulative number of project 184,590 152,210 336,800 After technology-days included in the project deducting database for project scenario p against non-usage baseline scenario b in year y days
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Up,y Cumulative usage rate for technologies 1 1 1 Measured at in project scenario p in year y, based on individual HH cumulative adoption rate and drop off rate level and revealed by usage surveys (fraction)15 deducted.
PPb,y Specific fuel savings for an individual 0.0073 0.0073 0.0073 Measured technology of project p against an individual and technology of baseline b in year y, in Calculated as tons/day, as derived from the statistical shown above analysis of the data collected from the field tests (tons/day)
NCVb,fuel Net calorific value of wood 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 Methodology
FNRB,B,y Fraction of NRB biomass 0.86 0.86 0.86 PDD
EFfuel,Co2 CO2 emission factor of the fuel that 112 112 112 PDD is substituted or reduced. tCO2/TJ, the IPCC default value of other relevant fuel
EFfuel non-Co2 Non-CO2 emission factor of the 8.6920 8.6920 8.6920 PDD fuel that is substituted or reduced. tCO2/TJ
LEp,y Leakage for project(tCO2e/yr) 0 0 0 Based on Survey
ERy Emission Reductions tCO2 2,123 1,750 3,873 Calculated
The Emission Reductions from implementation of ICS for the Monitoring Period is 3,873 tCO2.
Emission Reduction Calculations for Biogas
The overall GHG reduction achieved by the project activity is calculated as follows:
ERy = ∑BEb,y -∑PEp,y -∑ LE py
Where,
ERy Emission reduction for total project activity in year y (tCO2e/yr) BEb,y Baseline emissions for baseline scenario b in year y (tCO2e/yr) PEp,y Project emissions for project scenario p in year y (tCO2e/yr) LE py Leakage for project scenario p in year y (tCO2e/yr)
Calculations of Application of the Total Emission Reduction methodology to for replacement of bio‐digesters, fuelwood with including animal biogas waste management BE 14,290 1,572 15,863 PE 4,261 36 4,297 LE 0.00 0 0.00
ER (tCO2) 10,029 1,537 11,565
15 As discussed, the usage rate of ICS in the project region is 86.84%. The usage rate is discounted in terms of Np,y Cumulative number of project technology-days and Baseline fuelwood use. The fuelwood use due to parallel use of traditional stoves and wood equivalent of LPG use is discounted from the baseline fuelwood use. Hence for calculations the usage rate is shown as 1.
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The vintage wise Baseline and Project Emissions are included in the excel sheet calculations. The Emission Reduction from Implementation of Biogas for the Monitoring Period is 12,481 tCO2.
The total emission reductions for the project activity from Biogas and Improved Cook Stove are as follows.
Technology Emission Reductions (tCO2) Biogas 11,565 Improved Cook Stove 3,873 Total Emission Reductions for the Monitoring Period 15,438
The vintage-wise Emission Reductions are as follows: Year ER BIOGAS ER ICS Total (tCO2) (tCO2) (tCO2) 2016 (1/06/2016 to 31/12/2016) 706 - 706 2017 (1/1/2017 to 31/12/2017) 6,707 2,123 8830 2018 (1/01/2018 to 31/05/2018) 4,152 1,750 5902 Total 11,565 3,873 15,438
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E.4. Summary of ex-post values of each SDG outcome for the current monitoring period
SDG Outcome
No 01 Indicator Air Quality Improved Cook Stove Chosen parameter -No. of Stoves working. -Decrease of smoke in kitchen compared to baseline based on community perspective Outcome: i. During the monitoring period 1462 households were distributed of 1 or 2 Greenway Smart Improved Stoves for all their thermal energy needs for cooking and hot water requirements. All stoves distributed are working and in good condition. This is due to continuous monitoring of the stoves and awareness building among the end-users for their use. ii. In the baseline of the project area, the beneficiaries were using traditional cook stoves in order to cook and heat water. Fuel wood is the main energy source to meet their energy needs. Excessive smoke by burning fuel wood using traditional stoves was the main cause of eye related and other health related problems like ENT, chest, burns and wounds, etc. These problems have decreased drastically after implementation of the project activity. Each and every household have been trained for proper use of cook stove, which includes the way to light the stove and feed fuel wood. This is ensures reduced smoke and particulate matter in the kitchen. Stoves have been distributed in 1462 households in the project area. From the survey it is observed that the overall air quality inside the kitchen has improved significantly. All the surveyed beneficiaries (100%) responded that the use of ICS has led to reduction in indoor smoke level thereby improving their health especially with regard to eyes and respiratory ailments.
Figure 3: Cooking on Greenway Smart Stove resulting in less indoor smoke in the project area
From the above it is evident that the smoke inside the kitchen reduced significantly compared to traditional stoves. All the beneficiaries experience positive impact of ICS in improving the health of especially the women and children in the family. The women engaged in kitchen seem to be the main beneficiaries of the technology who have to sit in front of the stove while cooking. Health Problems Percent of respondents Eye Irritation reduced 100% Respiratory Problems Reduced 100%
Biogas Chosen parameter -No. of biogas units constructed and operating
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-Reduction in incidence of health problems i.e. eye irritation, respiratory problems, burns and wounds etc., due to better indoor air quality.
Outcome: Seven million people die each year because of exposure to air pollution. That's one in eight deaths across the globe, making air pollution the single greatest environmental health risk on Earth. The estimate was reported by the World Health Organization; based on 2012 numbers, it is double the WHO's previous 2008 estimate. What's more shocking is that the air pollution is often in the victim's own home. More than half of those deaths are caused by indoor pollutants, which in the developing world largely come from indoor cooking stove fuels like wood, coal, and cow dung. The World Health Organization states that “household air pollution from solid fuel use is responsible for more than 1.6 million annual deaths and 2.7% of the global burden of disease. This makes this risk factor the second biggest environmental contributor to ill health, behind unsafe water and sanitationi. Dependence on polluting solid fuels to meet basic energy needs represents one of the biggest threats to children’s health. This CDM project is mainly taken up for Sustainable Development of the communities to address social, health and environmental issues.
(a) OF the 1990 biogas units constructed, only 1 unit is demolished and 68 units need to be repaired by empting and re-plaster the biogas dome. Thus making 97% units are functional. Nearly 1921 families are rid of indoor air pollution due to operation of biogas under the CDM project activity and are enjoying smokeless interiors at home.
Figure 4: Reduction of health problems due to biogas (% of Respondents)
(b) Based on the sample survey, all the surveyed beneficiaries (100%) responded that the use of biogas has led to complete reduction in smoke and suspended particles in air and has contributed towards cleaner kitchens. Fuel wood used for cooking in the baseline causing several health problems related to eyes by tearing, cough due to inhalation of smoke, headaches and breathing problems have reduced ever since biogas is being used for cooking. After installation of biogas, the homes are clean and free of smoke, soot and other particulate matter. As can be seen from Fig 5, the stove burns with a blue flame without any smoke compared to traditional cook stove in the baseline.
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Figure 5: Clean Home, free from smoke compared to traditional cook stove
All the beneficiaries experience positive impact of biogas in improving the health of especially the women and children in the family. The household members, especially the women were ailing of many health problems due to smoke and soot from the traditional fuel wood cook stove used in the baseline. Problems related to eyes were the most common, followed by lungs. Many of them also suffered from tiredness and stress due to indoor smoke and soot. The survey revealed that the users are rid of eye and lung related issues to a large extent.
No 02 Indicator Other Pollutants Improved Cook Stove Chosen parameter Way of monitoring How No Impact When By who Biogas Chosen parameter Quantity of pathogens in slurry compared to that of dung
Outcome: From health and sanitation perspective, biogas plants functions as a waste disposal system and directly contribute to a hygienic situation. Animal waste is known to be associated with various types of pathogens. Anaerobic digestion is considered to be an effective way to destroy pathogens as proved by various studies. According to literature, biogas slurry has lesser number of pathogens compared to dung. A laboratory analysis was conducted on dung and biogas slurry to assess the Total Bacterial Count. The results of microbiological tests (Annex 2) are as follows:
Microbial Tests Dung Biogas Slurry Decrease
Total Bacterial Count/g 25 x 106 CFU 12 x 106 CFU 52 % Results of microbiological tests for dung and biogas slurry
There has been a decrease in the bacterial count of biogas slurry by 52 % compared to that of dung. Many pathogens such as Salmonella, cysts, fungi, etc. are proved to get destroyed during digestion. These pathogens get dispersed in soil, water and air, impacting animal and human health. The house surrounding is also clean. Thus the project activity improves sanitation.
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Fig 6: Clean surroundings
No 03 Indicator Quality of Employment Improved Cook Stove Chosen parameter - Improvement in quality of jobs compared to baseline. -Conduct of Trainings and workshops Outcome: Meetings were conducted for various stakeholders in the project activity. Firstly, the staff was educated about climate change, impacts of climate change, the carbon markets to address the issue of climate change and the use of these financial instruments to bring in clean technologies to the rural poor. Further, the GS VER project cycle and role of NNS and Suvidha in the registered GS VER project was also explained to the Staff to build their capacities. The staff was also trained to implement these projects with regard to stove distribution, monitoring, awareness creation among end-users. Periodic review meetings were conducted to assess the status of the project. The details of the meetings conducted are listed in Annex-1. Demonstration of the correct use of the stove and its maintenance was also done at the village level.
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Pamphlets were distributed to the households giving them instructions on proper use of the stove. A hotline number of the organizations is also given in the pamphlet to contact for any requirement of repair and maintenance. Biogas Chosen parameter Improvement in quality of jobs compared to baseline. Conduct of trainings and workshops. Outcome: Similarly, for construction, commissioning and monitoring of biogas units constructed by SUVIDHA, training programs were conducted for various stakeholders. Initial trainings were with regard to information on Climate Change, its impacts and the project activity to the staff, biogas case- workers and end-users. Trainings were held at village level for selection of beneficiary to the program, biogas construction and roles and responsibilities of the end-users. Further, the end-users were given trainings on the proper use and maintenance of biogas units. Village level motivators were selected through meetings with the beneficiaries. The details of training programs and meetings conducted for implementation of biogas technology under the project activity are listed in Annex 2.
No 04 Indicator Livelihood of the Poor Improved Cook Stove Chosen parameter Lesser time spent on collection of fuel wood; more time to do other activities thereby reducing the drudgery to woman.
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Outcome: All the households collect fuelwood as headloads due to hilly terrain. Hence, considerable amount of time is spent on fuelwood collection. According to the survey conducted in the project area, about 83 wage days were spent on fuelwood collection in the baseline scenario. In the project scenario, it was reduced to 23 wage days. There is a reduction of 60 wage days for collecting fuelwood due to the project activity accounting for almost 73% of the time spent in the baseline scenario. The women spent the time saved by working in their fields and kitchen garden; do house chores leisurely, cattle rearing, daily labour, MNREGA labour, running petty shop, Anganwadi teacher and other social work. Some have taken up village volunteer work and monitor the ICS stoves at the village level. Biogas Chosen parameter - Woman and children will be spared from fetching fuel wood anymore and lot of time is saved. - Saved time will be utilized for other income generating activities. - Access to appropriate quantity, quality and variety of food that is prerequisite for good health.
Outcome: The rural households are primarily dependent on fuel wood for cooking and heating water. In the baseline, the beneficiaries were collecting fuel wood for cooking and hot water bath, which is an opportunity cost. The project was assessed to understand its implication in improving the livelihood of the communities. All the families responded that biogas was easy for cooking, cleaning and the drudgery of bringing fuelwood especially for women has reduced drastically.
Based on the sample survey, there has been reduction of cooking time by nearly 2 hours/day. In the baseline scenario, nearly 4 hours per day was spent on cooking, which is now reduced to 2 hours/day. Cooking time has reduced by 50%. Alongside, the time spent to bring fuelwood has reduced considerably. In terms of wage days, almost 33 days were spent to collect fuelwood in a year, which has reduced to just 5 days/year after project implementation, thereby reducing 28 wage days in an year. The time saved is now used to i) work on their own lands, thereby reducing a wage labour, ii) work as wage labour earning Rs.250/- per day, iii. Spend more time for animal rearing thereby earning from dairy products, other jobs such as running a petty shop, work in the Anganwadi, tailoring job, etc. Also many of the women opined that they have more time to spend and take care of their home and children.
Nearly 20% of the families mentioned that they are able to cook quick meals when required such as ready to eat noodles, thereby preparing more number of times than in the baseline. Also certain food times are now easier to prepare than in the baseline.
No 05 Indicator Access to affordable and clean energy services Improved Cook Stove Chosen parameter -Presence, affordability of services and reliability of services from the maintenance team. -Number of stoves being used; ease of cooking. Outcome: The monitoring team visit the households at least monthly once to see the stove and record the use of ICS and parallel use of traditional stove. If the stove requires any repair, the village volunteers do the same. During the monitoring period, none of the stoves were damaged or required replacement of any. A hotline number is provided to the end-users to contact the organization for any repair and maintenance of the stoves. During the monitoring period of 1 year, there were no stoves that were repaired and there was no downtime due to repairs of stoves. The services are given to the end-users free of cost. During the monitoring period, 1462 households were distributed of 1 or 2 Greenway Smart Improved Stoves for all their thermal energy needs for cooking and hot water requirements. All the households continue to use these stoves. Most of the cooking is done on the ICS. Except for heating water and making fodder for animals, rest of the cooking is done of the ICS by most of the families. About 20% of the families have demolished their traditional stove cook only on ICS for all their thermal energy needs.
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In Almora villages, houses are built on very narrow strips of land cut into and hugging the hillside. This means that space is a huge problem. Every single End User family told me that now that they do not have to store large quantities of firewood, they have space to grow a little vegetables or a kitchen garden next to their homes. This is a co-benefit for the households from the project activity.
Biogas Chosen parameter -Change in energy use. -Change in traditional fuel wood consumption. Outcome: The most important benefit of the project activity is the ease of access to heat energy for cooking and water heating purposes at the click of the knob just like a LPG gas stove. In the baseline, they were spending considerable amount of time and efforts for meeting this daily energy demand. The easy access of energy has generated other co-benefits to the rural communities. Of the 1990 biogas units constructed, 99% of the units are functional and are rid of indoor air pollution due to construction and operation of biogas under the CDM project activity and are enjoying smokeless interiors at home. This is due to constant repair and maintenance by the PP to ensure that the households receive clear energy services. So far, 39 units have been repaired that had problems. The major issues being re-plastering the dome after emptying it, Repair outlet tanks, replace stoves and gas pipes and clean moisture in the pipes.There is a change in energy use especially for cooking food in the kitchen. All the households use biogas for cooking food. However, hot water and cattle feed is prepared on traditional stoves even now by most of the families. On an average, households use fuelwood for hot water for 2 months and 3.5 months for cattle feed in an year. Nearly 3.09 t/HH/yr (0.0121-0.00361 kgs/day x 365) of fuelwood was replaced by biogas during the monitoring period, there by showing the change in energy use from fuelwood to biogas. There has been a reduction in use of fuelwood compared to the baseline. Biogas use has replaced 3.09 t/HH/yr of fuelwood consumption over traditional cook stoves.
A touching story we heard was from a woman who got mauled by a leopard some years back. After spending many months in hospital, she was scared to go back to the forest and collect firewood. She thought she will never again be able to cook and was prepared to just die. She said, the Biogas came like a blessing from heaven!
No 06 Indicator Human and institutional capacity Improved Cook Stove and Biogas Chosen parameter - Change in number of jobs for the rural people - Women involved in the project activity Outcome: 76 local jobs are created due to the project activity. Part time 30 village level volunteers for biogas and 23 for ICS are part of the project activity from rural villages. They monitor the usage, repair and maintenance of the technologies implemented. In addition, 23 full time project staffs are coordinating the project activity. All the 53 village volunteers and 13 of full time project staff are women. Thus 87% of the project personnel are women.
No 07 Indicator Quantitative employment and income generation Improved Cook Stove and Biogas Chosen parameter -Employment generated due to the project activity. Average
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salary of project staff is higher than the local average or above minimal wage. -Income from CERs. -Zero money spent to collect firewood. Outcome: To implement, monitor, repair and maintenance of the technologies under the project activity in Uttarakhand, the NGOs have employed local people after training them. 76 local people are employed of which 66 are women and 10 are men. The women are the village monitors who monitor the project activity. The salaries of the project staff are higher than the minimal wage. The village level volunteers are part time supporting volunteers, who are also remunerated monthly @Rs.750-1000/- per month. The CERs money has provided the technology free of cost to the families. Thus 1990 families have benefitted from biogas and 1462 families have benefitted from ICS as it was provided free of any costs. The repair and maintenance is also done without costs to the communities, thereby benefitting from the carbon project. Except for 2 families, all the families in the baseline and project scenario continue to collect fuelwood. Due to savings in time, for collection of fuelwood, the families are able to devote time for other activities there by providing them income or saving money by replacing a wage labour.
No 08 Indicator Balance of Payments and investment Improved Cook Stove and Biogas Chosen parameter Foreign/domestic direct investment in terms of Carbon funding for the project. These funds will cater to the needs of local energy needs. Outcome: A total of Rs.52.40 million upfront carbon investment – Rs.48.8 million for construction of biogas units and Rs.3.5 million for ICS was invested to implement the project. These carbon monies provide for construction of biogas, distribution of ICS, repair and maintenance of the units, staff costs to monitoring the project activity and capacity building programs for the staff and the end users.
No 09 Indicator Technology transfer and technological self-reliance Improved Cook Stove and Biogas Chosen parameter -Number of workshops, seminars organized, and training-related opportunities held for construction, operation and maintenance of new systems. -Number of participants who attend those capacity building activities. - Workshops and trainings conducted for participants outside the project boundary So that in future they also are benefited from the new technology. This will create awareness on sustainable energy solution for future energy demand. Outcome: Annex-1 and 3 provides details of training programs conducted for the field staff of SUVIDHA, NNS and Sanjeevini for implementation/construction, operation and maintenance of biogas and ICS technologies and also the end-users about the technology and its operation and maintenance. These are class room and on-field training programs conducted.
Annex 4 provides details of workshops and trainings conducted for participants other than the beneficiaries. These were conducted as part of the government programs to create awareness on sustainable energy solutions.
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Conduct of Awareness program about Climate Change and the project activity
E.5. Remarks on difference from estimated value in approved PDD
There was no increase Emission Reductions to that estimated in the approved PDD. There was a decrease in Emission Reductions generated during this monitoring, as the number of Biogas Units and ICS distributed is lesser than that estimated in the PDD. Also, they were implemented/distributed in a phased manner.
SECTION F. Stakeholder inputs and legal disputes
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F.1. List all inputs/grievances which have been received for the project during the monitoring period together with their respective answers/actions
There were no grievances with regard to project implementation received during the monitoring period. Most of the grievances were related to repair and maintenance of biogas units, which were attended to by Suvidha.
F.2. List all inputs/grievances from previous monitoring period where follow up action is to be verified in this monitoring period
This is the first monitoring report.
F.3. Provide details of any legal contest or dispute that has arisen with the project during the monitoring period There were no legal contests or dispute that arose with the project during the monitoring period.
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Annex 1: Awareness, Trainings and Capacity Building Programs Conducted by NNS and Sanjeevini for ICS
SN Date Village/Palace Programme Agenda No. of Participants 1 21.04.17 NNS Almora Office Staff Meeting Climate Change, Carbon Trading & NNS Woodstove Project 12 2 15.05.17 NNS Almora Office Staff meeting Capacity Building & Improved woodstove demonstration 8 3 27.05.17 NNS Almora Office Staff Meeting Baseline Demographic Survey Form Filling 10 4 02.06.17 Supai Awareness & Training Climate Change, Difference between Traditional and Improved 63 Program woodstove and demonstration of ICS 5 09.06.17 Bamantilari Awareness & Training Climate Change, Difference between Traditional and Improved 58 Program woodstove and demonstration of ICS 6 16.06.17 Supai Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 80 7 17.06.17 Alai Awareness & Training Climate Change, Difference between Tradtional and Improved 80 Program woodstove and demonstration of ICS 8 18.06.17 Supai Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 20 9 19.06.17 Develikhan Awareness & Training Climate Change, Difference between Tradtional and Improved 54 Program woodstove and demonstration of ICS 10 21.06.17 Chani, Alai, Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 110 Nainwalkhola 11 22.06.17 Chani Awareness & Training Climate Change, Difference between Traditional and Improved 52 Program woodstove and demonstration of ICS 12 23.06.17 Khastilari, Bamantilari Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 146 13 27.06.17 NNS Almora Office Staff Capacity Building Training for form filling and selection for monitors and monitoring of 21 woodstove usage 14 28.06.17 Kafalkot Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 48 Program Improved Cook Stoves 15 30.06.17 Supai, Chani, Khastilari, Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 19 Bamantilari 16 04.07.17 Kurchon Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 52 Program Improved Cook Stoves
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17 06.07.17 Dhurasangroli Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 56 Program Improved Cook Stoves 18 13.07.17 Supai Staff Meeting & Survey Form, Weekly Meetings and discussion for stove distribution 11 Capacity Building 19 14.07.17 Kanra Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 56 Program Improved Cook Stoves 20 19.07.17 Pandeytoli Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 62 Program Improved Cook Stoves 21 21.07.17 Petshal Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 46 Program Improved Cook Stoves 22 21.07.17 Dol Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 48 Program Improved Cook Stoves 23 24.07.17 Pandeytoli Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 75 24 26.7.17 Bheta Gaon Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 46 Program Improved Cook Stoves 25 28.07.17 Supai, Alai, Chani, Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 50 Khastilari 26 03.08.17 Village Visit Ist Cluster Villages Visit Village Visits and Experience Sharing 7 27 24.08.17 Chitai, Sirar, Falsima Plantation 27 28 01.09.17 Khastilari, Bamantilari Capacity Building & Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Agreement and Feedback 41 Experience Sharing 29 05.09.17 Baiganiya, Sunani Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 40 Program Improved Cook Stoves 30 16.09.17 Tairani, Kharkar Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 30 Program Improved Cook Stoves 31 20.9.17 Supai Village Meeting & Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Agreement and Experience Shairing 34 Capacity Building 32 25.09.17 Lamgara Village Visit Village Visits and Verification 38 33 29.09.17 NNS Almora Office Staff Meeting Progress & Monitoring, Printing material distribution 10 34 30.09.17 Hawalbagh Village Visit Village Visits and Verification 46 35 03.10.17 Supai & Chani Village Visit Village Visits and Experience Sharing 6
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36 04.10.17 Salla Rotela,Shetlakhet Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 46 Program Improved Cook Stoves 37 06.10.17 Alai Village Meeting & Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Experience Sharing, Usage and 35 Capacity Building Cleaning of Stoves, Agreement 38 09.10.17 Nola Jhala Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 25 Program Improved Cook Stoves 39 12.10.17 Pandeytoli Capacity Building & Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Experience Sharing, Usage and 32 Experience Sharing Cleaning of Stoves, Agreement 40 27.10.17 NNS Almora Office Staff Meeting Monitoring of NNS Woodstove Program 18 41 28.10.17 Punakot, Petshal Financial Inclusion And Digital Banking And Awareness About NNS Woodstove Program 29 Awareness 42 01.11.17 Alai, Bamantilari, Chani Village Visit Vilage Visits and Experience Sharing, Monitoring of NNS Woodstove 8 Program 43 07.11.17 Khastilari Village Meeting & Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Experience Sharing, Usage and 36 Capacity Building Cleaning of Stoves, Agreement 44 13.11.17 Supai & Chani Village Meeting & Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Experience Sharing, Usage and 42 Capacity Building Cleaning of Stoves, Agreement 45 28.11.17 Nainwalkhola, Village Visit Village Visits and Experience Sharing, Monitoring of NNS Woodstove 7 Pandeytoli Program 46 30.11.17 NNS Almora Office Staff Meeting Monitoring of NNS Woodstove Program 13 47 18.12.17 Chani, Supai, Alai Village Visit and Survey Survey for LPG and Extra Wood Fuel Usage during Winter 26 48 20.12.17 Padeytoli, Bamantilari, Village Visit and Survey Survey for LPG and Extra Wood Fuel Usage during Winter 28 Khastilari 49 04.01.18 Nainwalkhola Village Visit Village Visits and Experience Sharing, Monitoring of NNS Woodstove 5 Program 50 13.01.18 Khastilari, Bamantilari Village Visit Village Visits and Experience Sharing, Monitoring of NNS Woodstove 5 Program 51 23.01.18 Alai, Nainkhola Village Visit Village Visits and Experience Sharing, Monitoring of NNS Woodstove 4 Program 52 30.01.18 NNS Almora Office Staff Meeting Monitoring of NNS Woodstove Program & discussion about proposed 12 verification in Apr 2018 53 06.02.18 Chani, Supai Village Meeting Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Cleaning of Stoves, Carbon Trading 41
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and Feedback 54 12.02.18 Khastilari, Bamantilari Village Meeting & Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Experience Sharing, Usage and 44 Capacity Building Cleaning of Stoves, Agreement 55 26.02.18 Barecheena Staff Meeting Monitoring of NNS Woodstove Program & discussion about experiences 9 after usages of improved woodstove 56 07.03.2018 Khastilari Monitoring Visit Monitoring NNS Woodstove 1 20.04.17 Sanjeevani Ranikhet Staff Meeting Sanjeevani Woodstove Project Information sharing with staff and 14 Office Climate Change, Carbon Trading. 2 8.05.17 Sanjeevani Naula Office Staff Meeting Capacity Building & Improved woodstove demonstration 11 3 19.06.17 Sanjeevani Naula Office Staff Meeting Preparation for Sanjeevani wood stove Distribution. 10 4 20.06.17 Dalmori, Baghar Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 52 5 21.06.17 Moharnail, Sintoli Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 26 6 23.06.17 Bajan Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 58 7 27.06.17 Kamrad, Bahera Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 70 8 29.06.17 Sinar, Millekh, Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 100 Khadkhet 9 30.06.17 Inda, Dove, Nibugard Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 80 10 08.07.17 Belti Saunali Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 55 11 20.07.17 Syontra Stove Distribution Greenway Smart Stove Distribution 26 12 4.08.17 Bajan Village Visit Village Visits, Verification and Experience Sharing 26 13 19.08.17 Inda, Dove, Nibugard Village meeting and Training for Use and maintanance of greenway smart wood stove. 55 capacity Building
14 27.10.17 Baheda, Kamrad Village Visit Village Visits, Verification and Experience Sharing 30 15 2.11.2017 Dalmori Village Level meeting Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 30 Improved Cook Stoves 16 20.11.2017 Baghar Village Visit Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 35 Improved Cook Stoves
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17 04.12.2017 Maharnail, Sintoli Village meeting and Training for Use and maintenance of greenway smart wood stove. 32 capacity Building 18 08.01.2018 Bajan Village Visit Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 35 Improved Cook Stoves 19 22.01.2018 Inda, Dove, Nibugard Village meeting and Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 56 capacity Building Improved Cook Stoves 20 12.02.2018 Sinar, Millekh, Village meeting and Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 60 Khadkhet capacity Building Improved Cook Stoves 21 26.02.2018 Sanjeevani Naula Office Staff meeting /Training Monitoring and Capacity building 14 22 21.07.17 Dalmori Awareness & Training Awareness & Training for Climate Change and New Business Idea using 36 Program Improved Cook Stoves 23 04.03.2018 Kamrad, Bahera Village Level meeting Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Agreement and Feedback 45 24 04.03.2018 Sinar Village Level meeting Benefits of Improved Cook Stove, Agreement and Feedback 46
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Annex 2: Awareness, Trainings and Capacity Building Programs Conducted by Suvidha for Biogas Sl Date Village Block Main Agenda No. of No. Participants 1 13/06/2016 Lachhampur Gaulapar Haldwani Information about the FCS project 17 2 07-06-16 Kunwarpur Gaulapar Haldwani Beneficiary selection process and measurement for biogas construction 17 3 07-12-16 Sundarpur Gaulapar Haldwani Provide the main information related to the project 34 4 13/07/2016 Jeetpur Gaulapar Haldwani Beneficiary selection process and provided technical information 15 5 09-02-16 Pratappur Haldwani Beneficiary selection process and provided technical information 14 6 09-02-16 Pratappur West Haldwani Discussion on Bio Gas Measures, Beneficiary Contribution and Project 15 Contribution 7 09-03-16 Puchhari Ramnagar Discussion on Bio Gas Measures, Beneficiary Contribution and Project 32 Contribution 8 09-05-16 Dhaila Ramnagar Ramnagar Regarding the process of biogas construction and reducing carbon 15 emissions. 9 09-05-16 Dhaila Ramnagar Ramnagar Information about Global Warming 18 10 09-08-16 Nathujala Kotabag Information about the main features of the Deenbandhu Bio Gas Model 20
11 14/09/2016 Jogipura Puchhari Ramnagar Discussion related to bio-gas and beneficiary collaboration 13 Nayabasti 12 16/09/2016 Sanwaldey Ramnagar Regarding the process of bio-gas construction and reducing carbon 15 emissions. 13 19/09/2016 Dhara Kishanpur Haldwani Information about the FCS project 9 Gaulapar 14 20/09/2016 Sanwaldey Ramnagar Association of End User Women 10 15 23/09/2016 Chainpuri Ramnagar Main benefits of biogas project, protection of forests and women's 28 workload reduction ec. 16 29/09/2016 Manpur Haldwani Information about the FCS project 21 17 10-01-16 Seetapur Haldwani Knowing the causes of climate change, giving information about the 6 benefits of the Bio Gas project 18 10-04-16 Basantpur Haldwani Beneficiary selection process and provided technical information 9
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19 10-05-16 Musabangar Kotabag Knowing the causes of climate change, giving information about the 14 benefits of the Bio Gas project 20 10-06-16 Basantpur Haldwani About concept of Bio Gas Project 17 21 10-12-16 Laldhang Ramnagar About concept of Bio Gas Project 26 22 13/10/2016 Jaspur Kholiya Haldwani What is climate change? What is the role of bio gas reducing it 13
23 13/10/2016 Pratappur Haldwani Association of End User Women 11 24 14/10/2016 Nathupur Chhoi Ramnagar Benefits of Bio Gas Project and provided technical information 23
25 15/10/2016 Pataliya Kotabag Benefits of Bio Gas Project and provided technical information 15
26 18/10/2016 Anwalakot Kotabag Discussion on organization cooperation and beneficiary cooperation in 20 the construction of bio gas 27 24/10/2016 Kishanpur Sakuliya Haldwani Discussion on organization cooperation and beneficiary cooperation in 21 the construction of bio gas 28 2-2-2017 Gangapur Haldwani Association of End User Women, Discussion about Motivator selection. 10 29 2-2-2017 Jeetpur Haldwani Association of End User Women 10 30 4-2-2017 Manpur Haldwani Providing information on the proper use of biogas 15 31 4-2-2017 Pratappur West Haldwani Providing information on the proper use of biogas. Discussion about 12 Motivator selection. 32 7-2-2017 Joganali Haldwani About concept of Bio Gas Project. Discussion about Motivator selection. 21 33 8-2-2017 Puchhari Nayabasti Haldwani About concept of Bio Gas Project 12 34 20/02/2017 Fattabangar Haldwani Make people aware of the right use of bio gas 31 35 21/02/2017 Kholiyabangar Haldwani Make people aware of the right use of bio gas and beneficiary selection 5 36 22/2/2017 Aamkhera Haldwani Discussion for group formation. Discussion about Motivator selection. 26 37 23/02/2017 Himmatpur Pirumdara Ramnagar Discussion for group formation 21 38 25/02/2017 Kholiyabangar Haldwani Group Formation. Discussion about Motivator selection. 12 39 25/02/2017 Danibangar Haldwani Group Formation 10 40 20/03/2017 Jeetpur Haldwani Information about group savings account register 5 41 21/03/2017 Pratappur Haldwani Information about group savings account register 2
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42 21/03/2017 Manpur Haldwani Information about group savings account register 2 43 25/03/2017 Chainpuri Ramnagar Group Formation 33 44 27/03/2017 Aamkhera Haldwani Group Formation 40 45 28/03/2017 Lakhanmandi Haldwani Information about group savings account register 38 46 07-04-17 Pratappur Haldwani Providing information on the proper use of biogas through the Bio Gas 13 Consumer Group 47 19/07/2017 Laldhang Ramnagar Explaining the Benefits of Bio Gas to Women. Discussion about Motivator 25 selection. 48 19/07/2017 Chainpuri Ramnagar Explaining the Benefits of Bio Gas to Women. Discussion about Motivator 33 selection. 49 19/07/2017 Nathupur Chhoi Ramnagar About concept of Bio Gas Project 11 50 20/07/2017 Nathupur Chhoi Ramnagar About concept of Bio Gas Project 14 51 20/07/2017 Jhirana Ramnagar About concept of Bio Gas Project. Discussion about Motivator selection. 24 52 24/07/2017 Himmatpur Ramnagar About concept of Bio Gas Project. Discussion about Motivator selection. 22 53 24/07/2017 Pratappur West Haldwani About concept of Bio Gas Project 29 54 26/07/2017 Jhirana Number- 16 Ramnagar Giving basic technical information about bio-gas such as Inlet, outlet etc. 20 Discussion about Motivator selection. 55 27/7/2017 Udaypuri Bandobasti Ramnagar Giving basic technical information about bio-gas such as Inlet, outlet etc. 28 Discussion about Motivator selection. 56 28/7/2017 Mayarampur Kotabag Discussion regarding the proper operation of Bio-gas with motivators 33 57 18/8/2017 Kotabag Kotabag Discussion with End Users regarding Biogas program, Agreement and 118 Motivator Selection 58 19/8/2017 Chorgaliya Discussion with End Users regarding Biogas program, Agreement and Motivator Selection
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Annex 3: Workshops attended on capacity building for implementation of Carbon projects SN Date Village/Palace Programme Agenda Participation 1 4 Apr to 9 Apr 2013 Adats Bagepalli Awareness & Training Program Orientation on the Climate Change 5 issue 2 18 Jun to 20 Jun 2013 Haldwani Training & Capacity Building Tristle Monitoring Solution Training 12 3 04-Aug-13 Binta, Almora Prayas Coaliation Meeting Baseline Demographic Survey Form 14 Filling 4 26 May to 30 May 2014 IIM Bangalore Executive Education Program Management Program for Fair 8 Climate Network 5 13 Oct to 23 Oct 2016 Adats Bagepalli 11 days learning session Climate Change and Digital World 13 6 14 Feb to 24 Feb 2017 Adats Bagepalli 11 days learning session Climate Change and Digital World 6 7 18 Mar to 28 Mar 2017 Adats Bagepalli 11 days learning session Climate Change and Digital World 1 8 10 Apr & 11 Apr 2017 Adats Bagepalli FCN Meeting Meeting for registered /processing/ 4 implementing CDM/GS Projects 9 30 Apr to 5 May 2017 Seva Mandir, Udaipur, 5 days Learning Improved woodstoves project 6 Rajasthan learning visit 10 13 Jan to 24 Jan 2018 Adats Bagepalli 11 days learning session Homo to Homo sapiens 10 11 29 Apr and 30 Apr 2016 Lamgara & Bhkyasen FCS Tech Team Joint Assessment by Nayan & 4 Waheed 12 17 May to 20 Mat 2017 Bhaisiachana, Lamgara, FCN Convenor Visit Village visit and interaction with hilly 5 Hawalbagh, Sult & women by Ram Esteves and Mr. Md. Bhikyasen Waheed 13 7 Sep to 9 Sep 2017 Bhikyasen FCN Consultant Visit by Sudha Padmanabha for 1 training on monitoring requirements for the project
Annex 4: Workshops conducted by the NGOs to spread awareness about biogas and ICS GS VER project Number of S.No. Date Village/Place Programme Participants
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Impact of Climate Change on persons with 1 20.12.2017 Panchayat Ghar, Naula 45 Disabilities Impact of Climate Change on persons with 2 22.12.2017 Mandir Prangan, Dhaun Chaukhutia 58 Disabilities Impact of Climate Change on persons with 3 07.01.2018 Gram Panchayat, Nail 88 Disabilities 16 & 17 Jan Solid Waste Management & Financial Inclusion 4 Vikas Bhawan, Almora Gram Pradhan, BDO 13 2018 training 19/20 Jan Solid Waste Management & Financial Inclusion 5 Vikas Bhawan, Almora Gram Pradhan, BDO 17 2018 training Block office Dwarahat for Village Development Solid Waste Management & Financial Inclusion 5-22 Feb & 5- 6 Officer, Asha & Aganwadi Worker, Village Pachayati Raj 650 20 Mar 2018 training Adhikari, Village Pradhan, Ward Member etc. Block office Bhikiyasen Village Development Officer, Solid Waste Management & Financial Inclusion 5-22 Feb & 5- 7 Asha & Aganwadi Worker, Village Pachayati Raj 850 20 Mar 2018 training Adhikari, Village Pradhan, Ward Member etc Jan Milan Kendra, Someshwar and Solid Waste Management & Financial Inclusion 5-22 Feb & 5- Block office Takula for Village Development Officer, training 8 850 20 Mar 2018 Asha & Aganwadi Worker, Village Pachayati Raj Adhikari, Village Pradhan, Ward Member etc Block office Syaldey for Village Development Officer, Solid Waste Management & Financial Inclusion 5-22 Feb & 5- 9 Asha & Aganwadi Worker, Village Pachayati Raj 850 20 Mar 2018 training Adhikari, Village Pradhan, Ward Member etc. Block office Chaukhutia for Village Development Solid Waste Management & Financial Inclusion 5-22 Feb & 5- 10 Officer, Asha & Aganwadi Worker, Village Pachayati Raj 850 20 Mar 2018 training Adhikari, Village Pradhan, Ward Member etc. Block office Tadikhet for Village Development Officer, Solid Waste Management & Financial Inclusion 5-22 Feb & 5- 11 Asha & Aganwadi Worker, Village Pachayati Raj 850 20 Mar 2018 training Adhikari, Village Pradhan, Ward Member etc. Block office Salt for Village Development Officer, Asha Solid Waste Management & Financial Inclusion 5-22 Feb & 5- 12 & Aganwadi Worker, Village Pachayati Raj Adhikari, 850 20 Mar 2018 training Village Pradhan, Ward Member etc.
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14 28 Dec to 30 Dec 11 Bhaisiachana, Lamgara, Study & Coverage Visit Learning and Video coverage by Six 6 Hawalbagh, Sult & students of Journalism and Mass Bhikyasen Communication, Amity Gurgaon
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