Clean Development Mechanism Projects

Project Title

Gomti Biotech Plant in Uttarakhand, India

Country

India

Project description

The purpose of the project is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to supply a nationally-sourced and more sustainable fuel to the Indian market.

The project consists of the production and sale of biodiesel produced from waste oil and other waste products created in the vegetable oil production process. It is located in Haldwani, Uttarakhand State, India. The project has the capacity to produce 40 tons (about 40,000 liters) of biodiesel per day, or approximately 10,000 tons per year. Actual production is expected to be slightly less, due to regular maintenance as well as inevitable delays in supplies, mechanical problems, etc.

The biodiesel will be used in transportation applications.

The construction for the project activity was June 2006 and completed in Jan 2008. The starting date of the first crediting period is the date of registration or 1st July 2008, whichever is earlier.

The project uses an approved baseline and monitoring methodology AM0047, version 02, and falls under sectoral scope 1 (Energy Industries renewable/non-renewable sources) and sectoral scope 5, Chemical Industries.

The reduction is estimated to be 30,000 tons of CO2e per year. The project is normal scale and applies a 7-year renewal crediting period. The total reductions expected over the first crediting period is 210,000 tons of CO2e.

Project Design Document (PDD)

Period for comments was from 14th March 2008 to 12th April 2008.
No comments were received.