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PROJECT DETAILS

Project Submission No. S00058
Project Title Solar Power Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan by Avaada Sunrays
Project Owner(s) (as per PSF & LOA) AVAADA ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED
Submission Date 2021-12-29
Global Stakeholder Consultation Period 2022-01-06 to
2022-01-20
Registration Date 2025-06-03
Sector 1.Energy industries (renewable-/non-renewable sources)
Project Type Solar Power
GCC/CDM Methodology & Version ACM0002: Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources --- Version 20.0
Forecasted GHG Emission Reduction (tCO2e/Year) 604,908
Verified GHG Emission Reduction (tCO2e/Year) 604,908
Forecasted E+ Label Yes
Verified E+ Label Yes
Forecasted S+ Label Yes
Verified S+ Label Yes
Forecasted SDG+ Goals
Verified SDG+ Goals
Forecasted SDG+ Label Silver
Verified SDG+ Label Silver
Forecasted Market Eligibility
Verified Market Eligibility
Location Details Open Full Map
Country
 India
Focal Point of Project Owners
Emergent Ventures India Pvt. Ltd.
Email of Contact Person of FP (Primary) atul.sanghal@emergent-ventures.com
Email of Contact Person of FP (Secondary) jatin@emergent-ventures.com
Name of Authorized External Representative Organization Emergent Ventures India Pvt. Ltd.
Name of Focal Point of External Representative Atul Sanghal
Email-id of External representative atul.sanghal@emergent-ventures.com
Project Verifier Carbon Check (India) Private Limited
Documents for Global Stakeholder Consultation Project Submision
Calculation Sheet

Other Documents
Request For Registration Documents Verified Project Submision
Verified Calculation Sheet

Other Verified Documents
Request for Registration Form Registration Form
Project Brief

The purpose of project activity is to generate and feed to the connected national electricity grid of India GHG free electricity by the installation of a 320MWac solar power project. The project activity is located in Nokhra village in Kolayat Tehsil of Bikaner district in the state of Rajasthan, in India.
The project boundary includes the project site where the plant has been installed, power evacuation infrastructure including the other power stations feeding to the connected electricity grid, energy metering points, switch yards and other civil constructs.
The baseline of the project activity is continued generation of electricity in the national grid of India. The electricity generation in India is highly carbon intensive. According to the latest data from Central Electricity Authority14 on carbon intensity of grid electricity, the combined margin emission factor of the grid electricity is 0.9305tCO2e/MWh and therefore electricity generation from solar power project as in the project activity results into emission reductions. It is estimated that the project activity will effect a cumulative GHG emission reduction of 6,049,084 tCO2e over 10 year period of project activity with an average of 604,908 tCO2e GHG emission reduction per year and average annual net electricity generation of 650,089 MWh.

 

VERIFICATION OUTCOME
Report (Public) Verification Report (public)
Verification report date 2025-05-20
First Request for Registration Date 2022-06-09
Opinion

The GCC Project Verifier, Carbon Check (India) Private Ltd, verifies and certifies that the GCC Project Activity “Solar Power Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan by Avaada Sunrays”:

(a)   has correctly described the Project Activity in the Project Submission Form (version 1.4, dated 04/03/2025) including the applicability of the approved CDM methodology, ACM0002, version 20 and meets the methodology applicability conditions, is additional and is expected to achieve the forecasted real and additional GHG emission reductions, complies with the monitoring methodology, has appropriately conducted local and global stakeholder consultation processes and has calculated emission reduction estimates correctly and conservatively;

(b)   is likely to generate GHG emission reductions amounting to the estimated 6,049,084 tCO2e (for the fixed 10 years crediting period), as indicated in the PSF, which are additional to the reductions that are likely to occur in absence of the Project Activity and complies with all applicable GCC rules and therefore requests the GCC Program to register the Project Activity;

(c)    is not likely to cause any net-harm to the environment and/or society and complies with the Environmental and Social Safeguards Standard, and therefore requests the GCC Program to register the Project Activity, which is likely to achieve the requirements of the Environmental No-net-harm Label (E+) and the Social No-net harm Label (S+); and

(d)   is likely to contribute to the achievement of United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), comply with the Project Sustainability Standard, and contribute to achieving a total of 3 SDGs, which is likely to achieve the silver SDG certification label (SDG+).

(e)   is not eligible for CORSIA (C+) label as per the latest decision of the ICAO Council on “CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units” from GCC Program for CORSIA First Phase (2024 – 2026 compliance period). This is because the project activity is of Type A1 with crediting period start after 31/12/2020. Therefore, it is not eligible for CORSIA (C+) label for the entire crediting period.

The Verification report describes a total of 27 findings, which include:

  • 01 Forward Action Requests (FARs);
  • 09 Clarification Requests (CLs);
  • 17 Corrective Action Requests (CARs)

All findings have been resolved by the project owner (except the FAR which need to be resolved during emission reduction verification).

 

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