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Gold standard for the global goals Monitoring report June 2017, version 1 Page 1 of 27 Title of the project Wind power project by HZL in Gujarat Gold Standard project id GS 68531 Version number of the monitoring report 03 Completion date of the monitoring report 15/09/2020 Date of project design certification 30/08/2019 Start date of crediting period 30/08/2017 Duration of this monitoring period 30/08/2017 to 31/08/2019 (inclusive of both dates) Duration of previous monitoring period Not applicable Project representative(s) Hindustan Zinc Limited Host Country India Certification pathway (activity Impact Certification certification/impact certification) SDG Contributions targeted (as per 1 – SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy Contribution to approved PDD) Climate Security & Sustainable Development 2 – SDG 8 – Descent Work and Economic Growth 3 – SDG 13 – Climate Action Gold Standard statement/product certification sought (GSVER/ADALYs/RECs GSCER etc.) Selected methodology(ies) ACM0002: “Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources” --- Version 19.02 Estimated amount of annual average 175,505 MWh /annum ( for SDG 7) certified SDG impact (as per approved PDD) 1 training /annum and 10 people employed ( for SDG 8) 164,413 tCO2e / annum ( for SDG 13) Total amount of certified SDG impact (as per approved methodology) achieved in this 280,715 MWh ( for SDG 7) monitoring period 20 training and 52 people employed ( for SDG 8) 262,960 tCO2e ( for SDG 13) 1 https://registry.goldstandard.org/projects/details/1699 2 https://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/DB/VJI9AX539D9MLOPXN2AY9UR1N4IYGD Page 2 of 27 SECTION A. Description of project A.1. Purpose and general description of project Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (HZL), a vertically integrated natural resources enterprise, headquartered at Udaipur, Rajasthan having broad operations ranging from exploration, mining, ore processing to smelting of non- ferrous metals, is the owner and project proponent of the proposed project activity. The project activity envisages implementation of a 88.8 MW wind power project consisting of 111 WTGs of capacity 0.8 MW each at Samana Site in Gujarat, India. Purpose of the Project Activity The 88.8 MW wind power generation project activity at Samana in Gujarat aims to mitigate Green House Gas (GHG) emissions through generation of renewable power, and export of power to the regional grid. The electricity generated from the project site displaces the electricity generated from thermal power stations feeding into regional grid. Since wind power is GHG emissions free, the power generated displaces the anthropogenic GHG emissions generated by the fossil fuel based thermal power stations. Pre-project scenario: No Project Activity The project activity is a green field project, which means no power generation facility existed at the project site in the pre-project scenario. Hence, absence of any project activity is a befitting pre-project scenario at project site. Baseline scenario: The electricity produced by the project activity is be supplied to state electricity board, which lies in NEWNE regional grid (Now Indian Grid), as prescribed by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), country's apex power sector planning body, under the federal Government of India. In the absence of the project activity, same amount of electricity have been delivered into the grid by the existing and proposed fossil fuel fired power plants. The current project activity, therefore, precludes the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that would have resulted in the absence of this renewable energy-based power project activity. Hence, NEWNE regional grid (Now Indian Grid) has been considered for baseline emission calculations for the project activity. Evidently, the pre-project scenario is same as the baseline scenario. Estimated amount of emission reductions over the chosen crediting period: This project activity leads to an annual average GHG emission reduction of 164,413 tCO2e and renewable crediting period is chosen by PP. This project activity is registered under the CDM mechanism and the UN reference no. is 18563. The project activity is registered with CDM on 15/01/2009 with a second renewable crediting period of 15/01/2016 to 14/01/2023. However since the project is seeking retroactive registration in GSCER stream, thus the start date of crediting period under GS4GG will be two years back from the design review date. Thus the end date of crediting period will be also 13/01/2030 as per CDM Crediting period. Thus the crediting period of the project in GS4GG will be as follows: 1st Crediting Period: 30/08/2017 to 29/08/2022 3 https://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/BVQI1211956663.14/view Page 3 of 27 2nd Crediting period;: 30/08/2022 to 29/08/2029 3rd Crediting Period: 30/08/2029 to 13/01/2030 Project activity’s contribution to sustainable development The Designated National Authority (DNA) for the Government of India (GoI) in the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change(MoEFCC), has stipulated four indicators for sustainable development in the interim approval guidelines for CDM projects: Social well being The CDM project activity should lead to alleviation of poverty by generating additional employment, removal of social disparities and contribution to provision of basic amenities to people leading to improvement in quality of life of people. o The project activity has generated employment in the region during construction as well as operation of the project activity. o The project activity has created direct and indirect employment opportunities for the local population and lead to development of the region. Economic well-being The CDM project activity has brought additional investment consistent with the needs of the people. o The project activity has lead to additional business for equipment suppliers, O&M contractors, civil work contractors etc. o It has lead to additional investment for the development of infrastructure in the region including roads, power infrastructure, transmission lines, etc. Environmental well being This should include a discussion of impact of the project activity on resource sustainability and resource degradation, if any, due to proposed activity; bio-diversity friendliness; impact on human health; reduction of levels of pollution in general. o The proposed project activity reduces the GHG emissions associated with the combustion of fossil fuels in grid-connected power plants. o The project activity utilizes wind power as the source of kinetic energy used to generate renewable power. Wind power generation does not consume any fuels or water for power generation. o Wind is a clean form of energy and electrical power generation using wind does not produce any solid waste products (such as ash from combustion), emissions of carbon dioxide, SOx, or NOx. Technological well being The CDM project activity should lead to transfer of environmentally safe and sound technologies with a priority to the renewable sector or energy efficiency projects that are comparable to best practices in order to assist in up-gradation of technological base. o The proposed project activity demonstrates the use of wind based electricity generation, which an environmentally safe renewable energy technology. During the current monitoring period 30/08/2017 to 31/08/2019 (Inclusive of both the dates) the project resulted in emission reductions of 262,960 tCO2e and underwent continued operation other than scheduled maintenance and breakdowns. Vintage wise emission reduction during the entire Monitoring Period are as follows Page 4 of 27 Period Amount 30/08/2017 to 31/12/2017 29,395 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018 127,988 01/01/2019 to 31/08/2019 105,577 A.2. Location of project The project activity consists of 111 WTGs of individual capacity 0.8 MW wind turbine at the site Samana in Jamnagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. The specific geographical coordinates of the individual WTGs are as follows: Location Details for Samana, Gujarat Wind Power Project Village Land Survey S.No. Loc. No. Latitude (N) Longitude (E) Taluka Name No. 1 160 22°01'59.9" 70°14'36.2" 410 2 161 22°02'06.9" 70°14'33.5" 410 3 162 22°02'13.1" 70°14'31.3" 410 4 163 22°02'18.9" 70°14'28.5" 410 5 164 22°03'08.8" 70°13'51.2" 410 6 165 22°03'02.1" 70°13'55.7" 410 7 166 22°02'57.1" 70°13'58.5" 410 Jam-Jodhpur Sadodar 8 167 22°02'49.9" 70°14'01.3" 410 9 174 22°02'01.5" 70°14'15.7" 410 10 175 22°01'56.4" 70°14'11.8" 410 11 176 22°01'50.6" 70°14'06.3" 410 12 205 22°03'03.0" 70°13'02.6" 410 13 209 22°02'17.3" 70°12'24.8" 410 14 210 22°02'09.6" 70°12'28.3" 410 15 216 22°01'11.4" 70°12'44.7" 284 16 217 22°01'04.8" 70°12'42.7" 284 17 218 22°00'58.2" 70°12'43.5" 284 18 219 22°00'25.3" 70°12'36.8" 284 19 220 22°00'19.2" 70°12'41.0" 284 20 177 22°01'44.3" 70°14'05.8" 284 21 178 22°01'37.5" 70°14'04.2" 284 22 181 21°59'59.8" 70°13'49.8" 284 23 182 22°00'06.1" 70°13'41.2" 284 Jam-Jodhpur Methan 24 183 22°00'13.0" 70°13'34.0" 284 25 185 22°00'19.5" 70°13'27.9" 284 26 190 22°00'51.6" 70°13'16.8" 284 27 191 22°00'58.0" 70°13'11.6" 284 28 230 22°00'51.4" 70°11'26.4" 284 29 231 22°00'55.7" 70°11'25.5" 284 30 232 22°01'04.3" 70°11'26.9" 284 31 233 22°01'11.3" 70°11'29.7" 284 32 234 22°01'25.2" 70°11'32.4" 284 33 179 21°59'40.8" 70°14'06.7" 441 34 180 21°59'46.5" 70°14'01.3" 441 35 184 22°00'06.3" 70°13'17.6" Jam-Jodhpur Baghdara 441 36 186 22°00'25.2" 70°13'21.7" 441 37 187 22°00'32.9" 70°13'16.5" 441 Page 5 of 27 38 188 22°00'37.7" 70°13'12.2" 441 39 901 22°00'14.5" 70°12' 45.8" 441 40 142 22°01'01.5" 70°15'32.5" 137