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PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT FORM

FOR SMALL-SCALE CDM PROJECT ACTIVITIES (F-CDM-SSC-PDD)

Version 04.1

PROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT (PDD)

Title of the project activity Micro scale Improved Cook stove Project of

Bagepalli Coolie Sangha

Version number of the PDD 1

Completion date of the PDD 07/05/2012

Project participant(s) Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS)

Host Party(ies) India

Sectoral scope(s) and selected methodology(ies) Sectoral Scope – 3; Energy Demand

Project Type II - Energy Efficiency

Improvement Projects

Project Category – II.G. Energy efficiency

measures in thermal applications of non-

renewable biomass, Version 3, EB 60.

Estimated amount of annual average GHG

emission reductions

15,165

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SECTION A. Description of project activity

A.1. Purpose and general description of project activity

The Coolie Sangha is a 25 years old membership based people’s organisation comprising of small and poor

peasant families (landed and landless agricultural labourers) who struggle to rid themselves of exploitation

and take control of their own lives in order to undertake grassroots planned development activities. 38,615

small and poor peasant families have formed village level Coolie (manual labourers) Sangha Units (CSUs)

in 915 villages. The Coolie Sangha gives an identity and protection to its members and supports them in

issues and struggles aimed at their empowerment. The Coolie Sangha implements various grassroots

planned developmental activities, including children's education, community and referral health, petty credit

for Coolie women, activities to support young widows and deserted women, a village level decentralized

credit activity, agricultural development, etc.

Purpose of the project activity

The project activity is implementation of improved cook stoves - CHULIKA in Chickballapur district in

Karnataka state, India. Chickballapur District is a very dry region. The rainfall is scanty, and the nominal

forest area is just 6.19% of the total area of the old Kolar district1 (FSI, 2011)

2. In practice many of the

forests are also much degraded. The forest ecosystems of Chickballapur are characterized by arid and

scanty vegetation. Land use patterns have been showing a decrease in forest land cover and increase in

degraded land. Increasing pressure from human and livestock population and indiscriminate and illegal

exploitation of forest resources are among factors that have lead to further intensification of the problem. A

trend of forests turning into open scrubs has been observed. Degradation of forest lands has exacerbated

the already existing problem of desertification. There is a need to maintain adequate forest cover in the

state to mitigate climate change effects.

a. The project area is a semi arid drought prone region. The project area skirts the southern border of

the Rayalaseema desert belt and shares the same language, culture and social structure, as also the

stark poverty that afflicts the region. The region receives an annual rainfall of around 780 mm and

is facing imminent desertification, with severely degraded soils. The dust brown rocky terrain is

severely undulating, with small hill ranges and outcrops that stud the topography. There is no

mineral wealth and only a very thin and fragile soil cover. Slopes in the region are not terraced and

rainfall is not retained. Thus, the reason is biomass deficit and tending towards desertification. To

attenuate the problem of fuel wood scarcity, the Bagepalli Coolie Sangha have registered a CDM

project activity (UNFCCC Project 2591: Biogas CDM Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha) to

construct biogas plants for 18,000 households, thus replacing fuel wood completely for that have

cattle and enough place to build biogas. To address fuel wood scarcity and the needs of Coolie

Sangha Members who do not have cattle or place to build biogas, the improved cook stove project

is being implemented.

b. The purpose of the project activity is to decrease fuel wood consumption by replacing inefficient

traditional cook stoves in 4,500 households with efficient fuel wood single pan CHULIKA cook

stoves, in a drought prone, biomass deficient region of India. Based on thermal efficiency

improvement, each household saves about 3.05 t of woody biomass per year, while in the baseline

1 6 taluks of former Kolar district have been separated and named Chickballapur district. Chickballapur district

was carved out of Kolar district on 23th August 2007 (http://chikballapur.nic.in/district_profile.html). The 6

taluks includes Gowribidanur, Gudibanda, Bagepalli, Chintamani, Siddalaghatta and Chickballapur taluks. 2 Source: State of Forest Report. Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of

India. http://www.fsi.org.in/cover_2011/karnatka.pdf

http://chikballapur.nic.in/district_profile.html

http://www.fsi.org.in/cover_2011/karnatka.pdf

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the consumption is 4.06 t/household/yr. The savings over the baseline fuel wood consumption is

75.12%.

c. The baseline scenario is the same as the scenario existing prior to the start of implementation of the

project activity. The description of the baseline scenario is given in B.4.

The CHULIKA is a single-pot biomass cook stove based on rocket stove design. With a thermal efficiency

of 40.29% the CHULIKA is an easily portable, improved, fuel-efficient stove. The body of the stove is

made of high quality steel, formed and coated for strength and durability. This design ensures preheating of

the air and complete combustion with little visible smoke and only small amounts of ash. The design results

in greater carbon savings, reduced use of firewood, reduced particulate matter, reduced indoor air pollution

and greater comfort to women who spend 4-6 hours cooking every day. Cooking, frying, baking flat bread,

heating water for bathing etc can be conveniently carried out, replacing the traditional cook stove.

By reducing fuel wood consumption, the project activity reduces GHG emissions of Carbon dioxide (CO2)

stemming from the use of non-renewable biomass. After considering leakage due to the project activity,

CHULIKA cook stoves will save 3.37 t of CO2/yr/family in 5 Taluks of Chickballapur district of

Karnataka State. The project activity is expected to prevent 15,165 tCO2 emissions in a year by

implementing CHULIKA stoves in 4,500 households and a total of 151,650 tonnes of CO2 for a period of

10 years. Implementation of the project depends on successful validation and registration of the project as a

CDM project activity since the project will be financed completely from carbon revenues. CHULIKA will

be distributed in the project area only after registration of the project as a CDM activity.

Contribution of the project activity to sustainable development

The project contributes to social, environmental, economic and technological benefits which contribute to

sustainable development of the local environment and the country as follows:

Social benefits

Reduces drudgery to women (due to reduced fuel wood use) who spend long hours and travel long

distances to collect fuel wood.

Improves overall health of women and children by reducing smoke in the kitchen, thus reducing

health hazards from indoor air pollution.

Better cooking time – the materials used in making CHULIKA transmit the heat effectively,

cooking food faster.

Better cooking environment due to less smoke and carbon residue in the kitchen.

Better quality of life – the rural communities get family time as the whole family can sit and eat

together.

Environmental benefits

Improves the local environment by reducing rate of degradation of forests and deforestation in the

project area.

Reduces indoor pollution – CHULIKA emits less smoke and reduces morbidity from respiratory

diseases and other health hazards.

Reduces global and local environmental pollution and environmental degradation by reduction in

use of non-renewable biomass thus leading to reduction in GHG emissions.

Less water and effort is needed for cleaning vessels as the cooking process is relatively smoke-free.

Economic benefits

Employment opportunities for local communities through the CDM activity.

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Reduces purchase of fuel wood and/or wage equivalent from reduced firewood collection time.

Technological benefits:

Introduction of new technology to the rural communities.

A.2. Location of project activity

A.2.1. Host Party(ies)

India

A.2.2. Region/State/Province etc.

Chickballapur District, Karnataka

A.2.3. City/Town/Community etc.

Taluks namely Bagepalli, Chickballapur, Chintamani, Gudibanda and Sidlaghatta

A.2.4. Physical/ Geographical location

Fig 1: Map showing Karnataka State and the 5 Taluks in Chickballapur district where the project will be

implemented.

Chickballapur district is a newly created district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was carved out of the

existing Kolar district by moving the Taluks of Gauribidanur, Gudibanda, Bagepalli, Chickballapur,

Sidlaghatta and Chintamani into the new district in 2007. The coordinates of the district is 13° 26′ 48″ N,

77° 43′ 12″ E3. The geographical coordinates of the Taluks in which the project will be implemented are as

follows:

Taluk

Coordinates4

Latitude (N) Longitude (E)

3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikkaballapur_district 4 Kolar District Gazetteer, 2005. Office of the Chief Editor, Karnataka Gazetteer, Government of Karnataka,

Bangalore.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolar_district

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taluk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauribidanur

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudibanda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagepalli

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikballapur

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidlaghatta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chintamani,_Karnataka

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikkaballapur_district

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Bagepalli 130 38’ to 13

0 58’ 77

0 40’ to 78

0 05’

Chickballapur 130 20’ to 13

0 39’ 77

0 33’ to 77

0 50’

Chintamani 130 15’ to 13

0 21’ 78

0 51’ to 78

0 10’

Gudibanda 130 36’ to 13

0 47’ 77

0 35’ to 77

0 49’

Sidlaghatta 130 13’ to 13

0 40’ 78

0 03’ to 78

0 22’

A.3. Technologies and/or measures

The purpose of the project activity is to decrease fuel wood consumption by replacing inefficient traditional

cook stoves in 4,500 households with efficient fuel wood single pan CHULIKA cook stoves, in a drought

prone, biomass deficient region of India.

The CHULIKA (Aadi Sri Shakti model) is a portable biomass cook stove that has been designed by

iSquareD, a charitable trust registered in Karnataka, with headquarters in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The

CHULIKA is produced by Gray Matter Technologies under a contract manufacturing agreement with

iSquareD. The production centre is based in Peenya Industrial Centre in Bengaluru.

Fig 2: CHULIKA stove

The CHULIKA (Aadi Sri Shakti model) is a single-pot biomass cook stove based on rocket stove design.

With a thermal efficiency of 40.29%, CHULIKA is an easily portable, improved, fuel-efficient stove. The

body of the stove is made of high quality steel, formed and coated for strength and durability. The top plate

is cast iron, while the bottom plate is a fired clay tile. The core of the stove is the combustion chamber

made from high quality thermally insulating refractory material. The internal wood grate too is

molded from cast iron. This internal grate ensures continuous draught and combustion.

This design ensures preheating of the air and complete combustion with little visible smoke and only small

amounts of ash. The design results in greater carbon savings, reduced use of firewood, reduced particulate

matter, reduced indoor air pollution and greater comfort to women who spend 4-6 hours cooking every day.

The stove is suitable for rural household cooking, frying, baking flat bread, heating water for bathing can

be conveniently carried out etc.

a. Scenario existing before the start of the project activity: The households are currently using

inefficient traditional cook stove with an efficiency of 0.10. The baseline traditional cook

stoves being replaced are three-stone fires and traditional cook stoves built of mud/clay/cement

lacking a chimney and grate (Figure 3). These stoves can take either single or two pots at a

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time and use firewood as fuel. Most of the households have one/two stoves, wherein they use it

for cooking and water heating.

b. The scope of measure under the project activity: The project activity involves implementation

of CHULIKA, the efficient biomass cook stove at the family level for 4,500 households. In

each house, 2 Chulika stoves will be implemented, which will replace the existing inefficient

traditional cook stoves completely.

c. Baseline scenario: The baseline scenario is the same as the scenario existing prior to the start

of implementation of the project activity. The baseline scenario is as established in section B.4.

According to the methodology, in the absence of the project activity, the baseline scenario

would be the use of fossil fuels for meeting similar thermal energy needs. As seen from the

energy ladder in India, the mix of present and future fuels used would consist of a solid fossil

fuel (lowest in the ladder of fuel choice), a liquid fossil fuel (represents a progression over solid

fuel in the ladder of fuel use choices) and a gaseous fuel (represents a progression over liquid

fuel in the ladder of fuel use choices).

The following are further details of the technology that would be implemented:

a. The highly efficient improved biomass cook stove CHULIKA (Aadi Sri Shakti model) is a portable

biomass cook stove that has been designed by iSquareD and produced by Gray Matter

Technologies.

- The average lifetime of the equipment based on manufacturers’ specifications and industry

standards is 5 years.

- The thermal efficiency of Chulika is determined based on national standard for the

performance of the equipment type, which is the IS standard 13152 (Part I) on Solid

Biomass Chulha-Portable (Metallic) by the Bureau of Indian Standard. The aforesaid

standards are being used for testing and approval of various single pot metallic improved

cook-stoves in the country5. According to para 9(e) of SSC guidelines, the manufacturer,

iSquareD, has specified the thermal efficiency value based on national tests that has been

certified by national certifiers, the Central Power and Research Institute (CPRI). The

efficiency of single pot stove CHULIKA was conducted based on the national standard by

Central Power and Research Institute (CPRI)6 which is an accredited organization

7. The

test was conducted based on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), IS 13152: Biomass

Chulha – Specification, which is based on Water Boiling Test (WBT) protocol. According

to the test report of CPRI, the thermal efficiency of CHULIKA is 40.29% or 0.4029.

- There are no monitoring equipments for the household level improved cook stove.

Monitoring will be done for non-usage of stoves by the village level volunteers.

b. The emission sources involved in the project activity is from the use of non-renewable biomass

leading to GHG emissions. The specific GHG involved for the project activity is CO2.

c. The improved cook stove will provide thermal energy that will be implemented under the project

activity. There are no relations to any other manufacturing/production equipments and systems

outside the project boundary.

5 http://www.mnre.gov.in/schemes/decentralized-systems/national-biomass-cookstoves initiative/ 6 http://www.cpri.in/ 7 http://www.cpri.in/corporate/credentials.html

http://www.mnre.gov.in/schemes/decentralized-systems/national-biomass-cookstoves-initiative/

http://www.cpri.in/

http://www.cpri.in/corporate/credentials.html

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The Chulika is environmentally safe and is of sound technology. There is no transfer of technology to

the host country.

A.4. Parties and project participants

Party involved

(host) indicates a host Party

Private and/or public

entity(ies) project participants

(as applicable)

Indicate if the Party involved

wishes to be considered as

project participant (Yes/No)

Party A (INDIA) Private entity A - Bagepalli

Coolie Sangha (BCS)

No

A.5. Public funding of project activity

There will be no public funding involved in the project activity.

A.6. Debundling for project activity

This is a micro-scale project activity.

According to the “Guidelines for demonstrating additionality of micro scale project activities” Version

03, EB 63, Annex 23, micro-scale CDM project activities shall demonstrate that they are not a debundled

component of a small-scale (SSC) CDM project activity by applying the criteria in the Guidelines on

assessment of debundling for SSC project activities, for example by suitably considering micro-scale

thresholds in the place of SSC thresholds (EB 62, Para 48).

Applying micro-scale thresholds in place of SSC thresholds, for the “Guidelines on assessment of

debundling for SSC project activities”, Version 3.1, Annex 13, EB 54, a proposed micro-scale project

activity shall be deemed to be a debundled component of a small scale project activity if there is a

registered micro-scale CDM project activity or an application to register another micro-scale CDM project

activity:

(a) With the same project participants;

(b) In the same project category and technology/measure; and

(c) Registered within the previous 2 years; and

(d) Whose project boundary is within 1 km of the project boundary of the proposed small- scale

activity at the closest point.

Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS) does not have CDM projects registered in the same project category and

technology.

The only registered CDM project of the Project Proponent is Project 2591: Biogas CDM Project of

Bagepalli Coolie Sangha. This project is under a different category (Type – I, Renewable Energy) and

technology/measure (implementation of domestic biogas units) in Chickballapur district.

Thus, the micro scale project is not a debundled component of a small scale project activity.

SECTION B. Application of selected approved baseline and monitoring methodology

B.1. Reference of methodology

Sectoral Scope – 3; Energy Demand

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TYPE II - Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects

CATEGORY: II.G. Energy efficiency measures in thermal applications of non-renewable biomass;

Version 03; EB 60

Guidelines for demonstrating additionality of micro scale project activities” Version 03, EB 63, Annex

23.

B.2. Project activity eligibility

This project is applicable as per the definition in the Annex B of the simplified methodologies for selected

small-scale CDM project activity categories, Type II.G. Energy efficiency measures in thermal applications

of non-renewable biomass; Version 03; EB 60.

i. This category comprises of appliances involving efficiency improvements in the thermal

applications of non-renewable biomass. The project activity is introduction of CHULIKA, a high

efficiency biomass fired cook stoves at household level for cooking and water heating with a

thermal efficiency of 0.4029. In the baseline, inefficient cook stoves are being used with an

efficiency of 0.10.

ii. The communities are using non-renewable biomass since 31st December 1989.

o A study was conducted by Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests

during 1987 to assess the wood consumption in Kolar district8. Chickballapur district was

part of the erstwhile Kolar district during 1987. Based on the study, the fuel wood

requirement in 1987 was 8 lakh tonnes/annum against the production of 0.31 lakh tonnes.

Thus, the non-renewable biomass (fNRB) in 1987 was 96%.

o Thus, the communities were using non-renewable biomass since 31st December 1989

iii. Type II project activities or those relating to improvements in energy efficiency which reduce

energy consumption on the supply and/or demand side, shall be limited to those with a maximum

output of 20 GWh per year for a micro scale project activity or an appropriate equivalent, which is

below 60 GWh (thermal) and will remain under the limits of micro-scale project activity during

every year of the crediting period as shown below. The calculation of annual energy savings is as

follows:

o Thermal energy savings per household are calculated by multiplying the annual biomass

savings per household from CHULIKA systems with its calorific value:

Energy Savings (GWh) = biomassysavings NCVB .

= biomass

new

oldold NCVB ).1.(

= 167.4)4029.0

1.01(06.4

= 12.719 MWh/household

= 0.0127 GWh/household

Where:

8 FSI, 1989. Report on wood consumption study in Kolar District, Karnataka. Forest Survey of India, Southern

Zone, Bangalore, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Department of Environment, Forests and Wildlife.

Government of India.

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Bold = Quantity of woody biomass used in the absence of the project activity in tonnes = 4.06 t per

household (see Section B.4.)

ηold = Efficiency of the system being replaced = 0.1 (see Section B.4.)

ηnew = Efficiency of the system being deployed as part of the project activity as determined using the

Water Boiling Test (WBT) protocol = 0.4029 (see Section B.4.)

NCVbiomass = Net calorific value of the non-renewable biomass that is substituted = IPCC default for

wood fuel, 0.015 TJ/tonne, corresponds to 4.167 kWh/t (Reference SSC_223)

Thus, in each of the household, the appliance achieves an annual energy savings equal to 0.0127 GWh or

12.719 MWh, which is smaller than 600 megawatt hours.

The maximum number of eligible households that can be disseminated with the stove in this project activity

is therefore limited to 60 GWhth/0.0127 GWh per household = 4,717 households.

The project activity will remain under the limit of micro-scale project activity types (annual energy savings

below 60 GWh) during every year of the crediting period, because the maximum number of households that

will be disseminated with the stove under the project will be limited to 4,500. Thus, the total energy savings

during the year will be 0.0127 x 4,500 = 57.24 GWh.

Considering the above, AMS II.G, Version 3 is applicable to the project activity.

B.3. Project boundary

According to II.G methodology, the project boundary is the physical, geographical site of the efficient

systems using biomass.

This projects boundary will therefore encompass the sum of the 4,500 physical, geographical sites of all

individual households disseminated with the CHULIKA cook stove under this CDM project activity from

the household database of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha in Chickballapur District of Karnataka.

Thus, the project boundary is the cooking activity with CHULIKA by 4,500 stove user households in 5

Taluks of Chickballapur District, Karnataka State, India.

Based on the methodologies, the GHGs included are as follows:

Source Gas Included? Justification/Explanation

Bas

elin

e Biomass Burning for

cooking with traditional

cook stove

CO2 Included Is a major GHG source

CH4 Excluded Is not a source

N2O Excluded Is not a source

Pro

ject

Act

ivit

y

Biomass Burning for

cooking with Improved

cook stove

CO2 Included Is a major GHG source



Leakage (diversion of CO2 Included Is a major GHG source

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non-renewable woody

biomass saved under the

project activity by non-

project households)



Flow diagram of the project boundary

B.4. Establishment and description of baseline scenario

In accordance with Paragraph 4 of the chosen methodology, Type II.G. Energy efficiency measures in

thermal applications of non-renewable biomass, Version 3, EB 60:

It is assumed that in the absence of the project activity, the baseline scenario would be the use of fossil

fuels for meeting similar thermal energy needs.

According to the general guidelines to SSC CDM methodologies, Version 18, EB 66, Paragraph 21, Type

II and III greenfield projects (new facilities) may use a Type II and Type III small-scale methodology

provided that they can demonstrate that the most plausible baseline scenario for this project activity is

the baseline provided in the respective Type II and Type III small-scale methodology. Also according to

the guidelines, specific procedures for greenfield project activities provided in the respective

methodology have precedence.

Source of Non-renewable Biomass

Forests, Waste Land

and Buying from the

Market

Fuel Wood Collected

by 4,500 End User

Families in the

Project Area

Fuel Wood Burnt for

Cooking using Efficient

Improved Cook Stove

Reduced

Emission of

CO2

Monitoring Variables

Number of Improved Cook stoves Installed

Number of Improved Cook Stoves Operating

Check the Efficiency of Cook Stoves.

Record Non use days of Stoves for all families

Project boundary: 4,500 Bagepalli Coolie Sangha families from 5 Taluks of

Chickballapur District, Karnataka, India

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As seen from the energy ladder in India, the mix of present and future fuels used would consist of a solid

fossil fuel (lowest in the ladder of fuel choice), a liquid fossil fuel (represents a progression over solid fuel

in the ladder of fuel use choices) and a gaseous fuel (represents a progression over liquid fuel in the ladder

of fuel use choices).

Source: Preeti Malhotra. Environmental implications of the energy ladder in rural India. Boiling Point.

Issue 42. Household energy and the environment9

In Karnataka, the energy mix in rural regions is; 85.7% use fuelwood; 0.5% use kerosene and 6.8% use

LPG10

. Thus, for the most plausible baseline scenario for this project activity is the baseline provided in the

II.G. small-scale methodology, i.e. in the absence of the project activity, the baseline scenario would be

the use of fossil fuels for meeting similar thermal energy needs.

According to the methodology, the emission factor for the substitution of non-renewable woody biomass by

similar consumers is based on weighted average basis and is considered as 81.6 tCO2/TJ.

Emission Reduction Calculations

According to the methodology, Para 5, the specific equations for calculations of Baseline emissions, Project

emissions or Leakage is not provided, but only for emission reductions as follows:

Emission reductions would be calculated as:

fossilfuelprojected_biomassNRB,yy,savingsy EFNCVfBER ***

Where:

yER Emission reductions during the year y in tCO2e

y,savingsB Quantity of woody biomass that is saved in tonnes

9 http://www.hedon.info/BP42_EnvironmentalImplicationsOfTheEnergyLadderInRuralIndia 10

NSSO 2010. National Sample Survey Organization, Household Consumer Expenditure in India, Ministry of

Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.

http://www.hedon.info/BP42_EnvironmentalImplicationsOfTheEnergyLadderInRuralIndia

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NRB,yf Fraction of woody biomass saved by the project activity in year y that can be

established as non-renewable biomass

biomassNCV Net calorific value of the non-renewable woody biomass that is substituted

(IPCC default for wood fuel, 0.015 TJ/tonne)

fossilfuelprojected_EF Emission factor for the substitution of non-renewable woody biomass by similar

consumers. Use a value of 81.6 tCO2/TJ

Considering Option 2 of Para 6 of the methodology:

)new

oldoldy,savings

η

η(1-BB

Where:

Bold Quantity of woody biomass used in the absence of the project activity in tonnes

oldη Efficiency of the system being replaced, measured using representative sampling

methods or based on referenced literature values (fraction), use weighted average

values if more than one type of system is being replaced;

A default value of 0.10 may be optionally used if the replaced system is a three

stone fire, or a conventional system with no improved combustion air supply or

flue gas ventilation system, i.e. without a grate or a chimney; for other types of

systems a default value of 0.2 may be optionally used

newη Efficiency of the system being deployed as part of the project activity (fraction),

as determined using the Water Boiling Test (WBT) protocol. Use weighted

average values if more than one type of system is being introduced by the project

activity

Step 1: Determination of Bold

According to the methodology, Para 7 and Opting for Option (a) to determine Bold, it is derived as follows:

Calculated as the product of the number of systems multiplied by the estimated average annual

consumption of woody biomass per appliance (tonnes/year). This can be derived from historical data or

a survey of local usage.

A baseline survey was conducted in the project area among Bagepalli Coolie Sangha families during

February-March 2012 (see Annex 3 for details). The survey shows that the per capita consumption is 2.58

kgs/capita/day. A study conducted by Ramachandra, 200711

for the region shows that the daily wood

consumption for cooking and water heating is 2.87 kg/capita/day (1.02 and 1.85 kg/capita/day for cooking

and water heating respectively). This takes into account the variation in consumption due to seasonal

consumption. The survey result shows lower woody fuel consumption rate compared to Ramachandra

study as it does not consider seasonal variation and the survey was conducted during summer. To be

conservative, 2.58 kg/capita/day is considered for the project area, which is used for emission reduction

calculations. The adult equivalent per family in the project area is 4.32 (see Annex 3 for details). Thus, the

11 Ramachandra, T.V., 2007. Geospatial Mapping of Bioenergy Potential in Karnataka, India. Journal of Energy &

Environment, Vol 6, May 2007

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annual consumption of biomass per family is 2.58 kg/capita/day x 365 days x 4.32 adult equivalent/family

= 4.06 t/household/yr or t/appliance/yr.

Thus, an annual consumption of 4.06 t/family/yr has been considered for emission reduction

calculations in the PDD.

Step 2: Determining ηold

The baseline traditional cook stoves being replaced are three-stone fires and traditional cook stoves built of

mud/clay/cement lacking a chimney and grate (Figure 3). These stoves can take either single or two pots at

a time and use firewood as fuel. Most of the households have one/two stoves, wherein they use it for

cooking and water heating. A baseline survey of 4484 Bagepalli Coolie Sangha households show that

99.55% of the households use traditional cook stoves built of mud/clay/brick/cement. These are without

chimney and grate. About 67.5% of households use one and 32.1% households use two traditional stoves

for cooking and water heating. They cook on both the pots or use one for heating water. For uniformity

sake, each household will be given two single pot CHULIKA stoves to replace both the traditional cook

stoves in the baseline. Thus, fuel wood savings from cooking and heating water for bathing at a family level

of 2 single pot appliances is considered to determine By,savings. The traditional cook stoves will be dismantled

during project implementation.

Thus, according to the methodology, a default value of 0.10 is used as the replaced system is three

stone/mud/clay fires and conventional system with no improved combustion air supply or flue gas

ventilation system, i.e. without a grate or a chimney.

Thus ηold is 0.10.

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Figure 3: Traditional cook stoves used in the baseline scenario in the project area

Step 3: Determining ηnew

Option 2 of the methodology has been used for determining By savings. Accordingly, ηnew is the efficiency

of the system being deployed as part of the project activity (fraction), as determined using the Water

Boiling Test (WBT) protocol. Use weighted average values if more than one type of system is being

introduced by the project activity.

Only one type of system, the CHULIKA will be introduced by the project activity, thus not requiring

weighted average values.

Based on General Guidelines to SSC CDM methodologies, EB 66, Para 11 equipment performance is

satisfied by 9(a) and 9(e), wherein the national standard for the performance of the equipment type has

been used which is the IS standard 13152 (Part I) on Solid Biomass Chulha-Portable (Metallic) by the

Bureau of Indian Standard. The aforesaid standards are being used for testing and approval of various

single pot metallic improved cook-stoves in the country12

. According to para 9(e) of SSC guidelines, the

manufacturer, iSquareD, has specified the thermal efficiency value based on national tests that has been

certified by national certifiers, the Central Power and Research Institute (CPRI). The efficiency of single

pot stove CHULIKA was conducted based on the national standard by Central Power and Research

Institute (CPRI)13

which is an accredited organization14

. The test was conducted based on the Bureau of

Indian Standards (BIS), IS 13152: Biomass Chulha – Specification, which is based on Water Boiling Test

(WBT) protocol. The thermal efficiency for improved cook stoves when tested according to the

specifications given in the standards, should not be less than 25% for an improved cook stove in India.

According to the test report of CPRI, the thermal efficiency of CHULIKA is 40.29% or 0.4029.

Thus ηnew for CHULIKA is 0.4029.

Step 4: Determining By,savings

According to the methodology, option 2 has been used to determine By,savings.

)

new

oldoldy,savings

η

η(1-BB

12 http://www.mnre.gov.in/schemes/decentralized-systems/national-biomass-cookstoves initiative/ 13 http://www.cpri.in/ 14 http://www.cpri.in/corporate/credentials.html

http://www.mnre.gov.in/schemes/decentralized-systems/national-biomass-cookstoves-initiative/

http://www.cpri.in/

http://www.cpri.in/corporate/credentials.html

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Using the equation )1.(,

new

oldoldsavingsy BB

By,savings = )4029.0

10.01(06.4

By,savings = 3.05 t/household/year

Thus By,savings for the project is 3.05 t/household/yr or 3.05 t/2 single-pot cook stove/year

For clarity sake, throughout the PDD, By,savings is discussed at a family (household) level.

Step 5: Determining yNRBf ,

Project participants shall determine the shares of renewable and non-renewable woody biomass in Bold

(the quantity of woody biomass used in the absence of the project activity) the total biomass consumption

using nationally approved methods (e.g. surveys or government data if available) and then determine

yNRBf , as described below. The following principles shall be taken into account:

Demonstrably renewable woody biomass (DRB)

Woody biomass is “renewable” if one of the following two conditions is satisfied:

The woody biomass is originating from land areas that are forests where:

(a) The land area remains a forest; and

(b) Sustainable management practices are undertaken on these land areas to ensure,

in particular, that the level of carbon stocks on these land areas does not

systematically decrease over time (carbon stocks may temporarily decrease due

to harvesting); and

(c) Any national or regional forestry and nature conservation regulations are

complied with.

The biomass is woody biomass and originates from non-forest areas (e.g., croplands,

grasslands) where:

(a) The land area remains as non-forest or is reverted to forest; and

(b) Sustainable management practices are undertaken on these land areas to ensure

in particular that the level of carbon stocks on these land areas does not

systematically decrease over time (carbon stocks may temporarily decrease due

to harvesting); and

(c) Any national or regional forestry, agriculture and nature conservation

regulations are complied with.

Non-renewable biomass:

Non-renewable woody biomass (NRB) is the quantity of woody biomass used in the absence of the project

activity (Bold) minus the DRB component, as long as at least two of the following supporting indicators

are shown to exist:

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A trend showing an increase in time spent or distance travelled for gathering fuel-wood,

by users (or fuel-wood suppliers) or alternatively, a trend showing an increase in the

distance the fuel-wood is transported to the project area;

Survey results, national or local statistics, studies, maps or other sources of information,

such as remote-sensing data, that show that carbon stocks are depleting in the project

area;

Increasing trends in fuel wood prices indicating a scarcity of fuel-wood;

Trends in the types of cooking fuel collected by users that indicate a scarcity of woody

biomass.

Thus the fraction of woody biomass saved by the project activity in year y that can be established as non-

renewable is:

DRBNRB

NRBf yNRB

,

A national study was conducted by the Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests,

Government of India to assess the woody biomass demand and availability at the state and national level15

.

Based on the study, the consumption of fuel wood for each of the state was determined based on surveys

conducted at household level for each of the state. The annual production of wood from forests was

determined from records of each of the forest division in the state. Using this data, the state and national

level data was generated. Further, the production of wood and fuel wood from the trees outside forests was

determined from short rotation, medium rotation and long rotation species. Also the trees harvested for

industrial wood provide substantial quantity of fuel wood as by-product. This has also been accounted for

the production fuel wood from trees outside forests. Thus according to the study, the total fuel wood

consumption for Karnataka state is 20.967 Mt. Fuel wood production from forests and from trees outside

forests account for 0.03 Mt and 0.907 Mt respectively. Therefore the total fuel wood production of DRB

component is 0.937 Mt. Thus, the NRB component of fuel wood consumption is 20.03 Mt. This accounts

for an fNRB of 0.95. The following table summarizes the calculations for fNRB based on FSI, 2011.

fNRB Calculations for Karnataka State based on Forest Survey of India, 2011

Parameter Value Source of Data

Fuel wood Consumption

(tonnes)

2,09,67,000 State of Forest Report, Forest Survey of India,

Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of

India, 2011

Fuel wood production from

Forest (tonnes)

30,000

Fuel wood production from

trees outside Forests (tonnes)

9,07,000

Non-Renewable Biomass

(NRB) (tonnes)

2,00,30,000

(Consumption) minus (Production from forests and

outside forests)

2,09,67,000 – (30,000+9,07,000)

Demonstrably Renewable

Biomass (DRB) (tonnes)

9,37,000

Production from forests and from trees outside forests

(30,000+9,07,000)

DRBNRB

NRBf yNRB

, 0.95

Based on formula given in II.G. Version 3

methodology

15 State of Forest Report. 2011. Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

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The fraction of non-renewable woody biomass used in the absence of the project activity is 0.95.

The following supporting indicators show that non-renewable woody biomass is being used in the absence

of the project activity.

Decrease in carbon stocks: A periodic 2-year assessment of status of forest cover in India is

carried out by Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

This assessment is carried out at District level for all the States of India. An assessment of forest

cover of Kolar District (inclusive of Chickballapur district for the FSI assessment) shows a

decrease in forest cover from 6.99% to 6.19% of geographic area. Further analysis of density of

forest cover shows that there has been considerable decrease in dense forests from 189 sq km in

2001 to 59 sq km in 2011. Dense forests are forests with a crown cover between 70-40%. This

accounts to a decrease of 68.8% area of dense forests in a decade. This implies a decrease in

biomass i.e. carbon stocks. Most of the dense forests have got converted to open forests i.e. a

crown cover between 40-10% (Fig 1). Thus, the remote sensing data compiled by the Forest

Survey of India for the district shows that carbon stocks are depleting in the project area.

This is further supported by a study by Ramachandra, 200716

. The study looked at bioresource

supply and demand at district level for Karnataka, According to the study Kolar district is a bio-

resource deficit region with least sustainable fuel wood available.

Fig 1: Change in status of dense forests and open forests showing decreasing trend in carbon stocks

over years for Kolar District17

Increasing trends in fuel wood price indicating scarcity; Yearly consumer expenditure survey

among Indian households is carried out by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) for

rural areas at the state level. Information on energy sources used both for cooking and lighting are

collected as part of the survey. The survey conducted during 2004 presented separately the energy

16 Ramachandra, T.V. 2007. Goespatial mapping of bioenergy potential in Karnataka, India. Journal of Energy and

Environment, Vol 6., 17

Chickballapur District was part of Kolar for the GIS Assessment by the Forest Survey of India.

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used for cooking and lighting in rural areas, which shows that fuel-wood consumption accounted

for 54% of the total consumption expenditure. As such, it can be seen that there is an increase in

price beyond the yearly inflation rate, indicating scarcity (Fig 2).

Fig 2: Relative escalation of prices (average yearly inflation rate in India vis-á-vis the actual

prices) towards fuel and light spent by rural population in Karnataka18

As mandated in the methodology, the above two conditions; remote sensing data showing depleting carbon

stocks in the project area and increasing trends in fuel wood price indicating scarcity clearly proves non-

renewable woody biomass use in the project area.

The variables, parameters, data source to determine the baseline emission for the project activity is as

follows:

Activity Data Value Source of data


(t/family/yr) 4.06

2.58 t/capita/day (baseline survey) x 365 days x 4.32

(adult equivalent/family from baseline survey)

fNRB 0.95 Based on data by Forest Survey of India, 2011

ɳold 0.1 II.G methodology

ɳnew 0.4029 Laboratory Certificate

By,savings 3.05 Calculated

NCVbiomass 0.015 Methodology II.G

EFprojected_fossilfuel 81.6 Methodology II.G

B.5. Demonstration of additionality

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The project activity by Bagepalli Coolie Sangha is implementation of improved cook stoves, with the

primary aim of achieving energy savings, thus reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The energy efficiency

18 http://mospi.nic.in/rept%20_%20pubn/ftest.asp?rept_id=442&type=NSSO (1997)

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http://mospi.nic.in/rept%20_%20pubn/ftest.asp?rept_id=527&type=nsso (2006-07)

http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/530_final.pdf (2007-08)

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http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/530_final.pdf

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project activities aims to achieve thermal energy savings at a scale of no more than 60 gigawatt hours per

year.

The additionality is demonstrated based on the Micro-scale CDM project activities approach using the

“Guidelines for demonstrating additionality of micro scale project activities” Version 03, EB 63,

Annex 23.

The project activity falls under the category– Type II, Energy Efficiency Project Activity

As per Para 3 Applicability Condition:

Energy efficiency project activities19

that aim to achieve energy savings at a scale of no more than 20

gigawatt hours per year are additional if any one of the conditions below is satisfied:

(a) The geographic location of the project activity is in an LDC/SIDS or special underdeveloped zone of

the host country identified by the government before 28 May 2010;

(b) The project activity is an energy efficiency activity with both conditions (i) and (ii) below satisfied:

(i) Each of the independent subsystems/measures in the project activity achieves an estimated

annual energy savings equal to or smaller than 600 megawatt hours;

(ii) End users of the subsystems or measures are households/communities/SMEs.

Project Case:

The project activity is implementation of improved cook stoves in 4,500 households. The project

activity falls under Type II project activity, methodology II.G, which is an energy efficiency

technology.

The project activity fulfils the condition (b) of Para 3 Applicability condition as follows:

The project activity involves implementation of improved cook stove in 4500 households. Each of the

household will be given 2 single pot improved cook stoves CHULIKA to meet the cooking and heating

water needs of the family.

The independent 2 CHULIKA unit per family in the project activity has an annual thermal energy

savings of 0.0127 GWhth or 12.719 MWhth (kindly see section B.2. for rating each of the unit) and thus

smaller than 1800 MWhth (600 MWh (installed electrical capacity) x 3 = 1800 MWth).

The end users of each of the improved cook stove units are individual households.

Thus, Para 3, condition (b) of the “Guidelines for demonstrating additionality of micro-scale project

activities”, Version 03, Annex 23, EB 63 is satisfied by the project activity.

As per Para 8, Applicability Condition:

19

All technologies/measures included in approved Type II small-scale CDM methodologies are eligible to be

considered. Further, the Board at its fifty-seventh meeting clarified that all CDM project activities that meet the

criteria specified in the guidelines are eligible to apply the guidelines irrespective of the scale of the approved

CDM methodology applied to the project.

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The eligibility of project activities as micro-scale CDM project activities will be determined in

accordance with the principles laid out in paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 of the General Guidelines to

SSC CDM methodologies. (Version 16 or its update), i.e.:

(a) Project activities remain under the thresholds defined above during each year of the

crediting period and in cases where ex ante projected emissions reductions show an increase

during the crediting period; project activities that go beyond the micro-scale limits in any year

of the crediting period are not eligible;

(b) Renewable energy projects that produce electrical, thermal and mechanical energy, and

cogeneration projects are covered. Definitions provided for output capacity and guidelines

provided for conversion from electrical to thermal units in the most recent version of General

Guidelines to SSC CDM methodologies shall be used. Where applicable, additional guidelines

provided in relevant methodologies shall be followed, e.g. eligibility of cogeneration projects as

currently defined in AMS-I C;

(c) A project activity with more than one component, where each component meets the micro-

scale threshold, is eligible. The sum of the size of components of a project activity belonging to

the same type (capacity for Type I, energy savings for Type II and emission reductions for Type

III) shall not exceed the limits for micro-scale project activities (e.g. the limit for the methane

recovery component is 20 ktCO2e/yr and the limit for the electricity production component is 5

MW output capacity).

Project Case:

(a) The project activity will remain under the thresholds of 60 GWhth installed capacity during each year of

the crediting period as the installed capacity of the project activity is 57.24 GWhth as shown in section B.1.

(b) The project activity produces thermal energy and hence covered under micro-scale project activity.

According to the micro-scale guidelines, where applicable, additional guidelines provided in relevant

methodologies shall be followed. As shown in section B.2, guidelines provided by the methodology II.G is

followed as shown below and is thus eligible.

This project is applicable as per the definition in the Annex B of the simplified methodologies for

selected small-scale CDM project activity categories, Type II.G. Energy efficiency measures in thermal

applications of non-renewable biomass; Version 03; EB 60.

o This category comprises appliances involving efficiency improvements in the thermal

applications of non-renewable biomass. The project activity is introduction of CHULIKA,

a high efficiency biomass fired cook stoves at household level for cooking and water

heating with a thermal efficiency of 0.4029. In the baseline, inefficient cook stoves are

being used with an efficiency of 0.10.

o The communities are using non-renewable biomass since 31st December 1989. A study was

conducted by Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests during 1987 to

assess the wood consumption in Kolar district. Chickballapur district was part of the

erstwhile Kolar district during 1987. Based on the study, the fuel wood requirement in

1987 was 8 lakh tonnes/annum against the production of 0.31 lakh tonnes. Thus, the non-

renewable biomass (fNRB) in 1987 was 96%. Hence, the communities were using non-

renewable biomass since 31st December 1989.

(c) The project activity has only one component Type II that meets the micro-scale threshold.

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According to Para 9, micro-scale CDM project activities shall apply the Guidelines on the demonstration

and assessment of prior consideration of the CDM. (EB 57, paragraph 12).

The project activity is conceived as a CDM project, wherein the improved cook stoves will be disseminated

only after successful CDM registration. CDM revenues are indispensible for the project activity.

For the proposed project activity, the evidence to support awareness of the CDM prior to the project

activity start date, and that the benefits of the CDM were a decisive factor in the decision to proceed with

the project is the board resolution dated 5th February 2012 in which Bagepalli Coolie Sangha has decided to

implement the project activity considering CDM revenue.

The project schedule is as follows:

Sl No. Chronicle of Events Dates

1. Board Resolution of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha to take up CDM

project activity 5

th February 2012

2. Stakeholders’ Meetings 10th March 2012

3. Submission of “Prior Consideration of the CDM Form” to

UNFCCC and DNA 14

th March 2012

4. Likely start date of distribution of CHULIKA after CDM

registration, and arrange finances 1

st January 2013

Thus, the start date of the project activity is much after the PDD is submitted, project registered as a Gold

Standard CDM project activity.

According to Para 10, micro-scale CDM project activities shall demonstrate that they are not a

debundled component of a small-scale (SSC) CDM project activity by applying the criteria in the

Guidelines on assessment of debundling for SSC project activities., for example by suitably considering

micro-scale thresholds in the place of SSC thresholds (EB 62, Para 48).

Applying micro-scale thresholds in place of SSC thresholds, a proposed micro-scale project activity shall

be deemed to be a debundled component of a small scale project activity if there is a registered micro-scale

CDM project activity or an application to register another micro-scale CDM project activity:

(a) With the same project participants;

(b) In the same project category and technology/measure; and

(c) Registered within the previous 2 years; and

(d) Whose project boundary is within 1 km of the project boundary of the proposed small- scale

activity at the closest point.

Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS) does not have CDM projects registered in the same project category and

technology.

The only registered CDM project of the Project Proponent is Project 2591: Biogas CDM Project of

Bagepalli Coolie Sangha, which is under a different technology (Type – I, Renewable Energy). The small

scale project activity is implementation of 18,000 biogas units in Chickballapur district.

Thus, the micro scale project is not a debundled component of a small scale project activity.

From the above analysis it can be concluded that the additionality of the project activity is justifiable since

the project activity meets all the applicability conditions as discussed above.

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Thus, based on “Guidelines for demonstrating additionality of micro scale project activities”

Version 03, EB 63, Annex 23, the project activity proves to be additional.

B.6. Emission reductions

B.6.1. Explanation of methodological choices


emissions or Leakage is not provided, but only for emissions reductions.

Emission Reductions (tCO2) = Baseline Emissions – Project Activity Emission – Leakage

Baseline Emissions

The parameters and values for baseline emissions are explained in Section B.4. The emission reductions are

calculated as follows:

Emission Reductions

ERy = By,savings * fNRB,y * NCVbiomass * EFprojected_fossilfuel

Where:

ERy Emission reductions during the year y in tCO2e

By,savings Quantity of woody biomass that is saved in tonnes (3.05 t/family)

fNRB,y Fraction of woody biomass saved by the project activity in year y that can be

established as non-renewable biomass (0.95)

NCV biomass Net calorific value of the non-renewable woody biomass that is substituted (IPCC

default for wood fuel, 0.015 TJ/tonne)

EFprojected_fossilfuel Emission factor for the substitution of non-renewable woody biomass by similar

consumers. (81.6 tCO2/TJ )

Project Emissions

According to the methodology, there are no project emissions.

Leakage

According to the methodology

1. Leakage related to the non-renewable woody biomass saved by the project activity shall be assessed

based on ex post surveys of users and the areas from which this woody biomass is sourced (using 90/30

precision for a selection of samples). The following potential source of leakage shall be considered:

(a) The use/diversion of non-renewable woody biomass saved under the project activity by

non-project households/users that previously used renewable energy sources. If this

leakage assessment quantifies an increase in the use of non-renewable woody biomass

used by the non-project households/users, that is attributable to the project activity, then

Bold is adjusted to account for the quantified leakage.

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(b) Alternatively, oldB is multiplied by a net to gross adjustment factor of 0.95 to account

for leakages, in which case surveys are not required.

If equipment currently being utilised is transferred from outside the boundary to the project activity,

leakage is to be considered.

There will be no transfer of equipment currently utilized from outside the project boundary to the project

activity.

Based on the methodology, Bold will be multiplied by a net to gross adjustment factor of 0.95 to account for

leakages, in which case surveys will not required.

B.6.2. Data and parameters fixed ex ante

Data / Parameter Bold

Unit t/family/yr

Description Quantity of woody biomass used in the absence of the project activity in

tonnes

Source of data Baseline survey for per capita fuelwood consumption; adult equivalent per

family from a survey in the project area.

Based on these two sources of data, Bold has been calculated as per capita

woody biomass consumption x 365 days x adult equivalent/family for the

project area.

Value(s) applied 4.06 t/family/yr

Choice of data

or

Measurement methods

and procedures

A baseline survey was conducted in the project area among Bagepalli Coolie

Sangha families during February-March 2012 (see Annex 3 for details). The

survey shows that the per capita consumption is 2.58 kgs/capita/day. A

study conducted by Ramachandra, 200720

for the region shows that the daily

wood consumption for cooking and water heating is 2.87 kg/capita/day (1.02

and 1.85 kg/capita/day for cooking and water heating respectively). This

takes into account the variation in consumption due to seasonal

consumption. The survey result shows a lower consumption rate compared

to Ramachandra study as it does not consider seasonal variation and the

survey was conducted during summer. To be conservative, 2.58

kg/capita/day is considered for the project area, which is used for emission

reduction calculations. The adult equivalent per family in the project area is

4.32 (see Annex 3 for details). Thus, the annual consumption of biomass per

family is 2.58 kg/capita/day x 365 days x 4.32 adult equivalent/family =

4.06 t/household/yr or t/appliance/yr.

Purpose of data To estimate the emission reductions from the project activity

Additional comment This parameter is fixed for the entire crediting period

20 Ramachandra, T.V., 2007. Geospatial Mapping of Bioenergy Potential in Karnataka, India. Journal of Energy &

Environment, Vol 6, May 2007

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Data / Parameter fNRB,y

Unit

Description Fraction of woody biomass saved by the project activity in year y that can

be established as non-renewable biomass

Source of data Determined using nationally approved method using government data and

data from peer reviewed journals.

Value(s) applied 0.95

Choice of data

or

Measurement methods

and procedures

A national study was conducted by the Forest Survey of India, Ministry of

Environment and Forests, Government of India to assess the woody biomass

demand and availability at the state and national level. According to the

study, the total fuel wood consumption for Karnataka state is 20.967 Mt.

Fuel wood production from forests and from trees outside Forests account

for 0.03 Mt and 0.907 Mt respectively. Therefore the total fuel wood

production of DRB component is 0.937 Mt. Thus, the NRB component of

fuel wood consumption is 20.03 Mt. This accounts for an fNRB of 0.95.

Purpose of data The data is determine the non-renewable biomass used as fuelwood in the

project area. The data is used to calculate the emission reductions from the

project activity

Additional comment This parameter is fixed for the entire crediting period.

B.6.3. Ex-ante calculation of emission reductions

Emission Reductions (tCO2) = Baseline Emissions – Project Activity Emission – Leakage


emissions or Leakage is not provided, but only for emissions reductions.

Baseline Emissions

The parameters and values for baseline emissions are explained in Section B.4. The parameters for

emission reduction calculations are as follows:

Parameters Value Source of data


(t/family/yr) 4.06

2.58 t/capita/day (Baseline Survey) x 365 days x 4.32

(adult equivalent/family from baseline survey)

fNRB 0.95 FSI, 2011

ɳold 0.1 II.G methodology

ɳnew 0.4029 Laboratory Certificate

By,savings 3.05 Calculated

NCVbiomass 0.015 Methodology II.G

EFprojected_fossilfuel 81.6 Methodology II.G

Emission Reductions


ERy = 3.05 t/family/yr x 0.95 x 0.015 TJ/t x 81.6 tCO2/TJ

ERy = 3.54 tCO2/family/yr

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For 4,500 households,

ERy = 3.54 tCO2/family/yr x 4,500 households = 15,930 tCO2 /year

Project Emissions

According to the methodology, there are no project emissions.

Leakage

According to the methodology

2. Leakage related to the non-renewable woody biomass saved by the project activity shall be assessed

based on ex post surveys of users and the areas from which this woody biomass is sourced (using 90/30

precision for a selection of samples). The following potential source of leakage shall be considered:

(c) The use/diversion of non-renewable woody biomass saved under the project activity by

non-project households/users that previously used renewable energy sources. If this

leakage assessment quantifies an increase in the use of non-renewable woody biomass

used by the non-project households/users, that is attributable to the project activity, then

Bold is adjusted to account for the quantified leakage.

(d) Alternatively, oldB is multiplied by a net to gross adjustment factor of 0.95 to account

for leakages, in which case surveys are not required.

If equipment currently being utilised is transferred from outside the boundary to the project activity,

leakage is to be considered.

There will be no transfer of equipment currently utilized from outside the project boundary to the project

activity.

Based on the methodology, Bold will be multiplied by a net to gross adjustment factor of 0.95 to account for

leakages, in which case surveys will not required.

Thus, Bold is considered as 4.06 x 0.95 = 3.86 t/family/yr taking into account leakage factor. Thus, survey

will not be conducted to account for leakage.

According to the methodology, Version 3, after considering leakage, the emission reduction calculations are

as follows:

Activity Data Value

Bold (t/family/yr) 4.06

Bold adjusted for leakage (Bold x 0.95) (t/family/yr) 3.86

ɳold 0.10

ɳnew 0.4029

By,savings (t/family/yr) 2.90

fNRBy 0.95

NCVbiomass (TJ/tonne) 0.015

EFprojected_fossilfuel (tCO2/TJ) 81.6

ERy (tCO2/yr) 3.37

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ERs generated/HH 3.37

ER generated for the project activity (4,500 HHs) 15,165

Ex-post calculation of emission reductions, for each year:


Where:

ERy Emission reductions during the year y in tCO2e

By,savings Quantity of woody biomass that is saved in tonnes (3.05 t/family)

fNRB,y Fraction of woody biomass saved by the project activity in year y that can be

established as non-renewable biomass (0.95)

NCV biomass Net calorific value of the non-renewable woody biomass that is substituted (IPCC

default for wood fuel, 0.015 TJ/tonne)

EFprojected_fossilfuel Emission factor for the substitution of non-renewable woody biomass by similar

consumers. (81.6 tCO2/TJ )

Calculations of biomass savings (By,savings)

n

i new

oldiyyoldsavingsy NLBB

1

,, )1.(..

Where:

Bold Quantity of woody biomass used in the absence of the project activity in tonnes [4.06

t/family(two 1 pot)/yr fixed throughout the crediting period]

ηold Efficiency of the baseline system/s being replaced (0.10 fixed for the entire crediting

period)

ηnew Efficiency of the system being deployed as part of the project activity (fraction) as

determined using the Water Boiling Test protocol.

Ly Leakage Factor determined for the year y. This is fixed for the entire crediting period

(0.95).

Ny,i Appliance operating per year and vintage

Number of appliances operating per year (Ny,j)

iyN

j

jyjyiy tnN,

1

,,, .

Where:

ny,j = Appliance operating per year and vintage

ty,j = Fraction of operating time per household (appliance(s)) per vintage

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B.6.4. Summary of ex-ante estimates of emission reductions

Year

Baseline

emissions

(tCO2 e)

Project emissions

(tCO2 e)

Leakage

(tCO2 e)

Emission

reductions

(tCO2 e)

2013 15,930 0 765 15,165

2014 15,930 0 765 15,165

2015 15,930 0 765 15,165

2016 15,930 0 765 15,165

2017 15,930 0 765 15,165

2018 15,930 0 765 15,165

2019 15,930 0 765 15,165

2020 15,930 0 765 15,165

2021 15,930 0 765 15,165

2022 15,930 0 765 15,165

Total 1,59,300 0 7,650 1,51,650

Total number of

crediting years

10

Annual

average over the

crediting period

15,930 0 765 15,165

B.7. Monitoring plan

According to AMS.II.G. Version 3:

Monitoring shall consist of checking the efficiency of all appliances or a representative sample thereof,

at least once every two years (biennial) to ensure that they are still operating at the specified efficiency

(ηnew) or replaced by an equivalent in service appliance. Where replacements are made, monitoring shall

also ensure that the efficiency of the new appliances is similar to the appliances being replaced.

Monitoring shall also consist of checking of all appliances or a representative sample thereof, at least

once every two years (biennial) to determine if they are still operating or are replaced by an equivalent

in service appliance.

Monitoring will consist of biennial check of CHULIKA disseminated to determine the share of appliances

that are still operating at the specified efficiency (ηnew). Where appliances are found to be operational but

with a changed efficiency the actual efficiency determined in monitoring will be applied to calculate

emission reductions.

o Water Boiling Test will be carried out biennially on representative three samples using the

standard testing protocol developed by IS Standard 13152 (Part I) On Solid Biomass

Chulha-Portable (Metallic) by the Bureau of Indian Standard. After two years, a two-year-

old stove will be tested; whereas after four years, a four-year-old stove will be tested. The

value obtained from the test will be used to calculate the emission reductions of the

systems for the years of operation till next tests will be conducted. Three stoves for the

vintage year will be tested for determining the efficiency. Thus, during the first two years,

40.29% will be the efficiency applied; during the third year, the efficiency determined will

be applicable for 3rd and 4

th year of operation and so on.

o The three stoves will be tested for a 95/5 precision (95% confidence interval and 5%

margin of error). In cases where the result indicates that 95/5 precision is not achieved, the

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lower bound of a 95% confidence interval of the parameter value will be chosen as an

alternative to repeating the survey efforts to achieve the 95/5 precision.

Monitoring will also consist of checking of all the appliances to determine if they are still operating or

replaced by an equivalent in service appliance.

o Where there is replacement of appliances, the replaced devices are considered with their

related efficiency as applicable. If the appliance is replaced with a higher efficiency

appliance, the same efficiency of the earlier appliance will be considered, to be

conservative. The procedures for monitoring the share of operational appliances and their

respective efficiency(ies) are described in section B.7.2.

Monitoring shall ensure that:

(a) Either the replaced low efficiency appliances are disposed off and not used within the

boundary or within the region; or

(b) If the baseline stoves usage continues, monitoring shall ensure that the wood fuel

consumption of those stoves is excluded from Bold in equation 2.

An End User Agreement between Bagepalli Coolie Sangha and the participating family will be signed

wherein the End User is willing to use “CHULIKA” instead of traditional stoves”. Furthermore, they

confirm that the traditional wood stove will not be used and will be disposed of. The CHULIKA stove will

be disseminated to the households only after they destroy the existing the 3-stone/mud stove used for

cooking. This will also be verified during regular spot checks. While the stoves are being repaired, if

baseline stove is being used, emission reductions are not accounted for those days.

B.7.1. Data and parameters to be monitored

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Data / Parameter No. of households in which CHULIKA appliances will be used

Unit Number

Description Total Number of Households to which CHULIKA appliances will be given

to the End Users after the project gets registered.

Source of data Monitoring Database/ End User Agreements

Value(s) applied 4,500

Measurement methods

and procedures

-The CHULIKA systems given to the End Users will be recorded in

monitoring database. -The End User will sign an End User Agreement with BCS, in which the

date of dissemination, the name of the user, Village, CSU number, Taluk,

District where the user is residing is noted, to irrefutably identify the user. -The CHULIKA has an identification number (Appliance-ID) which is also

noted in the End User Agreement. The information from the End User

Agreement will also be recorded in the monitoring database designed for

monitoring of the project activity. This will be maintained by BCS

throughout the crediting period.

Monitoring frequency Continuous ongoing process

QA/QC procedures -The database entries are made by the village volunteers. These entries will

be supervised by the CDM Coordinator.

-The database records and copies of the End User Agreement will be

maintained at the BCS office.

-The CDM Coordinator will check on the End User Agreements. In case of

inconsistencies, the Extension workers will take appropriate corrective

actions.

Purpose of data The emission reductions calculations will be done for only those days the

improved cook stoves are used. This will reduce the uncertainty of emission

reduction calculations.

Additional comment Though the methodology does not require continuous monitoring, the

monitoring will be rigorous. This will ensure timely repair and maintenance

of stoves and usage by the end users.

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Data / Parameter Start date of usage of appliances by the family

Unit dd/mm/yy

Description The start date of usage of CHULIKA by each of the households.

Source of data Monitoring database of BCS

Value(s) applied After 01/01/2013.

After registration of the project activity and procuring carbon revenue.

Measurement methods

and procedures

-For each CHULIKA appliance that has been disseminated to the

communities, the information will be recorded in the End User Agreement

and also stored electronically in the monitoring database along with

identification number of the appliance and the type.

-The End User Agreement will be signed with the Participating Family

approximately one week after satisfactory functioning of CHULIKA in their

homes.

Monitoring frequency Continuous ongoing process till all the appliances is implemented under the

project activity.

QA/QC procedures Data will be collected from the End User Agreement, tallied with the time of

stock arrival and dissemination. The data will be stored for the crediting

period of the project activity and an additional two years.

Purpose of data To accurately calculate emission reductions from the date of use by the end

user.

Additional comment

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Data / Parameter ηnew

Unit

Description Efficiency of CHULIKA

Source of data Water-Boiling Test for every 2 years once in operation.

Value(s) applied 0.4029

Measurement methods

and procedures

Water Boiling Test will be carried biennially on 3 representative samples

using the standard testing protocol developed by IS Standard 13152. After

two years, a two-year-old stove will be tested; whereas after four-years, a

four-year-old stove will be tested. The value obtained from the test will be

used to calculate the emission reductions of the systems for that year of

operation. At least 3 CHULIKA stoves from the first vintage, i.e. sold since

the project start date until the end of the first monitoring period will be tested

biennially. Three stoves for the vintage year will be tested for determining

the efficiency. Thus, during the first two years, 40.29% will be the efficiency

applied; during the third year, the efficiency determined will be applicable

for 3rd

and 4th year of operation and so on. The scenarios for change in the

efficiencies of CHULIKA during the crediting period would be a lower

efficiency of 25% and higher efficiency of 40.29%. The stoves will be

obtained from frequent users who use it at least 2 times a day. The mean

value of the three tests will be taken. It will be tested for 95/5 precision

(95% confidence interval and 5% margin of error). In cases where the result

indicates that 95/5 precision is not achieved, the lower bound of a 95%

confidence interval of the parameter value will be chosen as an alternative to

repeating the survey efforts to achieve the 95/5 precision.

Monitoring frequency Once in two years

QA/QC procedures The CHULIKA is an industrial product with constant quality. To confirm

the quality, the efficiency of CHULIKA appliance will be measured by

repeating the Water Boiling Test biennially.

Purpose of data To determine the efficiency of Chulika implemented in the project activity.

The efficiency as determined will be used to estimate emission reductions.

Additional comment The tests will be supervised by the CDM Coordinator.

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Data / Parameter Non-usage of CHULIKA

Unit Days

Description Usage of non-renewable biomass in case of non-performance of CHULIKA

Source of data The days not used for each of the appliance at the village level will be

maintained on the digitized monitoring database.

Value(s) applied Dependent on the number of days CHULIKA are under repair

Measurement methods

and procedures

As and when CHULIKA is not functional, the End Users will report to the

village volunteer, who in turn will inform the field worker/ maintenance team

member for repair of the unit. A log book will be maintained for the reason

of non-functioning and number of days under repair.


QA/QC procedures Though the methodology does not require continuous monitoring, the

monitoring will be rigorous. This will ensure timely repair and maintenance

of stoves and usage by the end users.

Purpose of data Emission reductions will be reduced for the non-functional days of the units.

Additional comment

Data / Parameter Operation days of CHULIKA

Unit Number

Description No. of days in a year CHULIKA will be operational

Source of data Monitoring database

Value(s) applied 365 days

Measurement methods

and procedures

A CHULIKA starts to generate emission reductions once it is disseminated

to the household and the user signs the End User Agreement. The appliance

generates emission reductions only after a week of installation and becoming

fully operational.

The number of days a stove is in operation in the year will be determined

after deducting the days of non-usage.

Monitoring frequency Ongoing continuous process

QA/QC procedures The copy (paper and electronic) of the users will be maintained at the BCS

office on a monthly basis. The CDM Coordinator will cross check the

database entries and take corrective measures for any errors. They will

suggest and comment on appropriate corrective measures if needed.

Purpose of data The emission reduction will be calculated only for days the Chulika is used.

This is determined from the data of non-usage days.

Additional comment The coolie Sangha at the village level meets once in a week to discuss coolie

Sangha activities. The activity of stove monitoring will be done with the

existing institutional structure.

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Data / Parameter Number of improved cook stoves that would get replaced during the

crediting period

Unit Number

Description If the stove is damaged and cannot be repaired, the stove will be replaced by

another CHULIKA.

Source of data Monitoring database

Value(s) applied Will vary from year to year

Measurement methods

and procedures

- In case the replacement of CHULIKA within the household is necessary,

e.g. due to damage, the household will receive a new CHULIKA with a

corresponding new identification number (Appliance ID).

- The End User Agreement will be amended, where the new number is noted

and updated on the monitoring database.

Monitoring frequency Ongoing process. As and when Chulika is replaced in the household.

QA/QC procedures A copy of the old End User Agreement will be stapled with the new amended

one, and the same will be updated on the monitoring database. The last date

of use of the old CHULIKA will be recorded.

Purpose of data To triangulate the data in the end user agreement, monitoring solution and at

the home of the end user.

Additional comment

Data / Parameter The traditional cook stove are disposed/not used in the households in

which CHULIKA is implemented

Unit Numbers

Description The low efficient traditional cook stoves are disposed off during the

implementation of the project activity. In subsequent years, they will not be

used in the households in which CHULIKA is implemented.

Source of data Monitoring solution of BCS

Value(s) applied 4,500

Measurement methods

and procedures

- The traditional cook stoves are disposed off after which the end user

agreement will be signed.

- The non-usage of traditional cook stove is for the days the Chulika is used.

- The non-usage of Chulika due to repairs will determine the days the

traditional cook stoves are used after implementation. This will be captured

from the monitoring solution.


QA/QC procedures -The database entries are made by village volunteers. These entries will be

supervised by the CDM Coordinator.

Purpose of data - If the baseline stoves usage continues, monitoring shall ensure that the

wood fuel consumption of those stoves is excluded from By in equation 3 of

the methodology.

Additional comment This reduces the uncertainty of emission reduction calculations for the

project activity.

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B.7.2. Sampling plan

According to the methodology, the various monitoring parameters are as follows:

(i) Checking the efficiency of all appliances or a representative sample thereof at least once every two

years that they are still operating at specified efficiency.

(ii) Check of all appliances or representative sample thereof at least once every two years to determine

if they are still operating or are replaced by an equivalent in service appliance.

(iii) Leakage of non-renewable biomass

(iv) The replaced low efficiency appliance are disposed off and not used with the boundary or within

the region

(v) If baseline stoves continue to be used, monitoring shall ensure that the fuelwood consumption of

these stoves is excluded from Bold.

As described in B.7.1 and elaborated in B.7.3., parameters (ii), (iv) and (v) described above will be

monitoring continuously by village volunteers for all the 4,500 households. For parameter (iii) accounting

for leakage, Bold will be multiplied by a net to gross adjustment factor of 0.95 to account for leakages.

Hence surveys for determining leakage will not be conducted. Thus there is no specific sampling plan

required for monitoring these parameters.

For parameter (i), as specified in the methodology, a statistically valid sample of the location where the

systems are deployed with consideration in the sampling design of occupancy and demographics differences

can be used to determine the parameter value used to determine emission reductions as per the relevant

requirements for sampling. As described in Annex 3, there are no differences in demographics of 5 Taluks

in which the project will be implemented. The end users are Bagepalli Coolie Sangha members with similar

socio-economic status being landless or marginal farmers. Thus the project boundary is treated as one

stratum for sampling. Biennial (two years once), stoves will be testing for checking the efficiency of

sample appliances using the national standard for improved cook stoves. Thus, a 95% confidence interval

and a 5% margin of error requirement shall be achieved for the sampling parameter. Thus biennially, three

stoves will be tested for a 95/5 confidence/precision level. In cases where the result indicates that 95/5

precision is not achieved, the lower bound of a 95% confidence interval of the parameter value will be

chosen as an alternative to repeating the survey efforts to achieve the 95/5 precision.

B.7.3. Other elements of monitoring plan

I. Implementation plan

The proposed project will be implemented after CDM registration. 2 Chulika stoves will be given to each of

4,500 participating households. Within 6 months of registration, all 4,500 families will be covered.

End User women are members of the Bagepalli Coolie Sangha and Mahila (women’s) Meetings in their

respective villages. Mahila Meetings are meetings of one woman from each Coolie Sangha Member

household. For the past 34 years, they are regularly conducted on a fixed day every week with 70%

regularity. Women discuss their practical and strategic gender needs and find solutions. These include

reproductive health, petty credit, schooling of their children, special emphasis on the girl child, domestic

violence, property rights, day to day problems in gathering fuel and water, etc.

Before the stoves are given, every single End User woman will be trained on proper sizing of firewood and

use of stoves. A week or 10 days after installation, the Mahila Meetings will ensure that traditional stoves

are completely removed and all cooking are done using the Chulika stoves.

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Once satisfied, they will sign End User Agreements. Monitoring will commence from that day onward and

emission reductions will be calculated from that date – i.e. after End Users have completely stopped using

and dismantled traditional stoves in their homes.

Following is the monitoring strategy which will be followed to ensure that the usage of the Chulika is

maximized and that the project’s carbon emission reduction targets are adhered to.

II. Project Team

The project Woodstoves CDM will be implemented with 2 types of secondary stakeholders:

1. Exclusive and dedicated CDM Team comprising of a CDM Coordinator, a Desk Worker to maintain

the database, Maintenance staff at each Taluk to repair/replace Chulika stoves, Village Volunteers, and

2. The NGO, ADATS Field Staff and Coolie Sangha functionaries

1.1. CDM Coordinator

The Bagepalli Coolie Sangha will appoint a CDM Coordinator whose role and responsibility will be to:

Coordinate the CDM Team, ADATS Field Staff and Coolie Sangha functionaries in order to

ensure smooth implementation, maintenance and monitoring of the Project

Ensure that carbon emission reduction targets are met

Liaise with the CDM Consultant, DNA, DoE, Chulika stove manufacturer, and other external

stakeholders

Ensure that the online database is regularly updated and share real time Reports generated by the

Woodstoves Monitoring Solution

Fulfil statutory requirements arising from the implementation of a CDM Project

1.2. Desk Worker

The Desk Worker will be responsible for all database related matters:

Ensure that the online monitoring solution works smoothly, and constantly updated by software

programmers to meet Project needs

Assist CDM Team and resolve issues pertaining to data entry and software usage

Coordinate with the software programmers to constantly develop/improve the quality of analytical

and real time Reports

1.3. Maintenance Team

A maintenance team will be constituted for each Taluk to work in very close coordination with the Village

Volunteers who will be:

Trained by the Chulika manufacture in minor repairs and given the necessary tools for the same.

Have a ready stock of extra Chulika stoves at each Taluk headquarter in order to temporarily and

permanently replace them and ensure that the number of days lost to non-usage are kept to a bare

minimum

Maintain a Stock Register of inventory, which will be checked periodically by the CDM

Coordinator

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1.4. Village Volunteers

At each of the village, the Coolie Sangha has Village Health Workers and Balakendra teachers who act as

leaders of the Mahila Meetings. In this sense, even though they receive a nominal amount from their

respective village CSUs, they are more functionaries than Staff. They will be in constant and intimate

contact with all End User women in their respective villages.

The Mahila Meetings will entrust one of these 2 functionaries to monitor Woodstoves usage on a daily

basis:

Record non-usage date and reason for each End User household in the “Breakdown Monitoring

Book” maintained at village level.

Attempt to fix minor problems where possible, and/or immediately report the Problem to the

Maintenance Team by mobile phone

Record date when the problem was fixed, how and by whom

Attend a full day monthly meeting at their respective Taluk headquarters to interact with the CDM

Team, share experiences, and enter recorded information from their “Breakdown Monitoring

Book” into the online Woodstoves Monitoring Solution

Explore ways and means to widen involvement of BCS with the practical gender needs of Coolie

women, using this Woodstoves CDM Project as a springboard

2.1. ADATS Staff of 5 Extension Workers, 16 Field Workers and 16 Mahila Trainers

ADATS has 5 Extension Workers, one in each Taluk. They are senior Staff with overall time-target

responsibility for all physical activities implemented by ADATS and the Coolie Sangha. This Woodstoves

CDM Project will be no exception.

While the Extension Workers will not take any direct line responsibility, they will do all things necessary to

ensure that 4,500 End User women are satisfied at all times. This will include:

Solve problems that arise during selection of End Users and project implementation

Impress upon women that this is a pro-poor CDM Project where women operate technologies that

leads to emission reduction and they are the actual End Users of the project activity

Share overall project financials in a totally open, exception free and understandable manner

Oversee the timely and efficient functioning of the CDM Team, especially the Maintenance Team

Hear grievances, pass on the information to the CDM Team, and ensure that they are speedily

solved

Discuss real time Progress Reports with Coolie Sangha Member families in Cluster/Gram

Panchayat meetings and take positions on the overall direction in which the CDM Project is

progressing

Attend monthly meetings of Village Volunteers and assist in solving practical bottlenecks with

regard to village level problems, transferring information from their “Breakdown Monitoring

Books” into the digitized monitoring solution

III. Governance

The governance of the project will be undertaken by the Bagepalli Coolie Sangha in consultation with

ADATS, the NGO. These CSUs have the responsibility for managing the village funds, providing

leadership and managing a variety of local development activities for the coolie Sangha families. Their

tasks for this project will include:

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Set up and monitor the performance at the village level.

Review the monthly progress reports of ICS non-usage and their reasons, and resulting emission

reductions

Dialogue with the households not adhering with the terms of end users agreement, and resolve

conflicts, if any

Assist in identifying new households in the case of drop-outs due to the migration or non-adherence

Undertake random checks with the village level monitoring system and project staff as part of audit

team

IV. Monitoring Strategy

The monitoring strategy is focused on the two main monitoring requirements: tracking usage of

Improved Cook Stove, and tracking slippage to old traditional mud/brick cook stoves.

Tracking usage of Improved Cook Stoves

This primarily means tracking that the given ICS are being used regularly by the participating

households. The monitoring of the usage will be done through following process:

The appliance codes will be fed into the digitised monitoring software against each End User

family.

The date on which the complete shift on ICS happens will be recorded as the Commissioning Date.

At the village level, “Breakdown Monitoring Books” will be maintained in which the dates when

the ICS is not used with reasons, date when the problem is solved, by whom, etc. will be recorded.

These “Breakdown Monitoring Book” will be designed in a simple manner that can easily be

maintained by young neo-literate women – Village Volunteers. This will be done using existing

systems and procedures that are in place, in every single village, for the past 34 years.

Information from these “Breakdown Monitoring Book” will be transferred into the digitized

monitoring solution once a month, every month.

Live data will automatically generate real time and analytical Reports which will be used by all

Secondary Staff.

Tracking non-slippage to traditional stoves

Maintenance of improved stoves is an important aspect of ensuring non-slippage to old stoves. The

monitoring strategy for non-slippage and the maintenance strategy in case of breakdown are as follows:

End User Agreements will be signed a week to 10 days after satisfactory use of the ICS. These

Agreements will clearly define roles and responsibilities in terms of implementation and monitoring

of the CDM project. Before signing the agreement, it will be ensured that the households have

dismantled their traditional stoves and completely shifted to ICS.

During installation, End User households will be explained the significance of non-usage in terms

of loss of Emission Reductions. They will be asked to immediately inform the Village Volunteer in

case of problems of damage or non-functioning.

During the household visits/Mahila meetings or otherwise, if any ICS is found not functioning or

functioning improperly, the Village Volunteer will first try to fix any minor problem by herself.

Failing which, she will immediately inform the Maintenance Team and arrange for a temporary

replacement. In either case, the problem description and date it occurred will be recorded in the

“Breakdown Monitoring Book”.

The Maintenance Team will immediately arrange for a replacement from the additional stock kept

at each taluk.

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When visiting the village to either make a repair or replacement, the Maintenance Team will make

a note of component(s) used or total replacement in both, their own Stock records as well as the

“Breakdown Monitoring Book”.

If the damage is due to a manufacturing defect the CDM Coordinator will enforce the warranty

agreement with the manufacturer.

In case of full replacement, the household will receive a new Improved Cook Stove with a

corresponding new appliance code. An addendum to End User Agreement will be made where the

new code is recorded.

In case an End User stops using the Chulika Stove, this will be known through a continuous

recording of non-usage in the “Breakdown Monitoring Book”. Such drop-outs will be replaced by

other households who are interested to participate in the CDM Project.

Features and Use of Monitoring Database

The data collected through monitoring processes will be entered on a monthly basis into a database

custom built for this project by Tristle Technologies Pvt. Ltd. This monitoring software will be

intuitive and easy to use by the field staff. The reports will track inventory from purchase to

installation and later the usage of stoves by End Users. The package also insists on recording supplier

information, the Appliance ID number of Chulika appliance, and accurately tracks the point to point

movement of stock. Even the destruction of stock through inadvertent breakage, etc. is tracked. The

knowledge of objective standards like number of installations, breakdowns, timely replacement, etc.

will be used to measure the project team’s performance. These, along with budget realizations, will

keep a wider audience constantly informed on progress and financial health. They will also give up-to-

date information on the volume of ERs generated. Verification data needed by DoE and auditors will

also be available readily through the software.

The monitoring software package will include the following datasets:

o Participating Families

o Implementation Progress (at all levels of Project Area-village, taluk)

o Budget Realization

o Monitoring

o Breakdown and Repairs

o Stakeholders

All monitored data required for verification and issuance will be kept for two years after the end of the

crediting period or the last issuance of CERs for the project activity, whichever occur later.

SECTION C. Duration and crediting period

C.1. Duration of project activity

C.1.1. Start date of project activity

01/01/2013 – Likely Start Date for implementation (distribution to the households) of Improved Cook

Stoves. The project will be implemented only after registration as a CDM project activity.

C.1.2. Expected operational lifetime of project activity

10y-0-m

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C.2. Crediting period of project activity

C.2.1. Type of crediting period

Fixed crediting period

C.2.2. Start date of crediting period

01/01/2013 or date that the DOE had submitted a complete request for registration, whichever is later.

C.2.3. Length of crediting period

10-y-0-m

SECTION D. Environmental impacts

D.1. Analysis of environmental impacts

The project activity does not fall under the purview of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, 200621

. Hence, it is not

required by the host party. The project does not lead to any adverse environmental effects. In fact, there are

positive impacts of the project in reduction of indoor air pollution; carbon monoxide and particulate

matter22

.

SECTION E. Local stakeholder consultation

E.1. Solicitation of comments from local stakeholders

The local stakeholders’ meeting was conducted based on Gold Standard guidelines. The stakeholder’s

meeting was conducted at ADATS Campus, Bagepalli, Karnataka, on 10th March 2012 between 11.00 -

14.00 hours.

Invitations were sent through letters, emails and personally to various categories of stakeholders to attend

the meeting. An agenda of the meeting and a non-technical summary was also provided. The agenda of the

meeting included discussion on the purpose of the consultation, description of the project activity,

demonstration of the improved cook stove, answering and clarification on the project activity, discussion of

the sustainable development checklists for the project and methods by which to monitor them. Pamphlets

about the project activity were also distributed in English and Kannada to the participants.

The meeting was attended by 437 members, which included the local communities, policy makers and

NGOs as shown below:

Category Male Female Total

Local People 150 279 429

Local Policy Makers 3 1 4

NGOs 2 2 4

Total 155 282 437

The stakeholders meeting invited local stakeholders’ comments as follows:

21 http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/eia/so1533.pdf 22

Christoph A. Roden, et al., 2009. Laboratory and field investigations of particulate and carbon monoxide

emissions from traditional and improved cookstoves. Atmospheric Environment 43 (2009) 1170–1181.

http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/eia/so1533.pdf

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- During the meeting, any clarifications on the project activity were addressed.

- Evaluation forms were filled in by some of the stakeholders which allowed us to gain an overall

perspective of the stakeholders on the project activity.

- Written comments were invited from those who were not able to attend the meeting

- A public announcement was made through newspaper advertisement to attend the meeting.

The evaluation forms were analysed for the comments. The comments received during the meeting were

also recorded.

E.2. Summary of comments received

Based on the 96 evaluation forms filled in by the participants, a summary of their opinion on the project

activity were as follows:

Questions Responses

What is your opinion

on this meeting?

Meeting well conducted

Good participation by women

Good discussion on CDM processes

Women spoke openly

Awareness created about environment conservation

Meeting was a good opportunity to meet Coolie Sangha people from different

regions of the district

Good demonstration given on usage of Improved Cook stove

People using ICS shared their experiences and described its benefits

No comments

What did you like in

the project?

The project is beneficial to women

Time saved and ease in cooking

There will be improvement in health

Indoor smoke will be reduced

Reduced fuel wood consumption

Saves forests and reduces drudgery to women

Women will be decision makers as they receive the CER revenue

Cooking can be done anywhere in the house as the cook stove is easy to carry

around

Children can reach school in time as cooking time is less.

Coolie Sangha will be benefitted from the CER revenue added to the Sangha fund

No Comments

What do you dislike

in the project?

There is still little amount of smoke produced

Not very useful for big families

Non-Sangha families are left out in the project

ICS is a little expensive

No Comments

The stakeholders’ comments and explanation provided during the meeting were as follows:

Stakeholders’ comments Explanation

To cook, can a cooker be placed on CHULIKA? Yes, a cooker can be placed on the stove and used

to cook rice, dal, etc.

How large a vessel can be placed on the stove? A vessel which can cook upto 5 kgs can be placed

on the stove.

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How can the stove be lit? The stove can be lit without the use of kerosene. A

piece of paper can be lit and placed on wood to

ignite a fire.

What do we do, if the stove has to be repaired or

parts replaced?

In every village, the village health worker or the

balakendra teacher will be in charge of reporting

repair/replacement of the stoves to BCS. A

maintenance team will help in repairs or

replacement of stove parts/stove if required.

What is the cost of the stove and how much do we

have to pay?

The stove costs Rs. 1500-1600 and 2 stoves will

be given to each family. Under the CDM project,

the stove will be given to 4,500 households with

upfront carbon revenue. The women do not have to

pay for the stove.

Who are the End User families of the project

activity?

The End User families will be from the Bagepalli

Coolie Sangha. This project will be implemented

in coolie Sangha villages, wherein CDM biogas

project was implemented and were not recipient of

biogas units. The households are currently using

inefficient traditional cook stoves.

We are from the Gudibanda Taluk Coolie Sangha.

Since we do not have cattle, we could not benefit

from the BCS Biogas Project. Could you include

us in this project activity and give us improved

cookstoves?

Yes, we will include your Sangha in the project

activity.

As seen above, there were no negative comments received from any of the stakeholders during the

stakeholders’ meeting.

E.3. Report on consideration of comments received

There were no negative comments to consider any mitigation action for the project activity. All the

stakeholders were appreciative of the project activity. Demonstrations will be held in each of the village

before implementation of the project for proper usage of the stove to minimize smoke and gain maximum

efficiency.

Though the cost of Chulika is high compared to zero costs of traditional cook stove, Chulika will be given

free of cost to the coolie Sangha families after the registration of CDM project activity.

The municipal councillor wanted the same technology to be implemented in mofussil towns, as fuel wood

scarcity is a major issue.

SECTION F. Approval and authorization

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Appendix 1: Contact information of project participants

Organization Bagepalli Coolie Sangha

Street/P.O. Box

Building ADATS Campus

City Bagepalli

State/Region Karnataka

Postcode 561207

Country India

Telephone +91 (8150) 282375, 282376

Fax -

E-mail [email protected]

Website http://www.adats.com/cs

Contact person

Title President

Salutation Mr.

Last name Venkatanarasappa

Middle name -

First name -

Department -

Mobile +91 (94489) 45247

Direct fax -

Direct tel. -

Personal e-mail -

Appendix 2: Affirmation regarding public funding

The funding will not result in a diversion of official development assistance to the project.

Appendix 3: Applicability of selected methodology

The applicability of selected methodology has been detailed in section B.2.

Appendix 4: Further background information on ex ante calculation of emission reductions

1. Project Description

The project activity is introduction of high efficiency biomass fired cook stoves at a household level for

cooking and heating water for bathing. In the baseline, inefficient cook stoves are being used for cooking

and heating water. The purpose of the project activity is to replace inefficient traditional cook stoves at a

household level with efficient fuel wood cook stove “CHULIKA” in a biomass deficient Chickballapur

District of Karnataka State in India. This district has greatly diminished biomass resources and the wood

demand far exceeds available renewable woody biomass. The Community based Organization (CBO)

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.adats.com/cs

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intends to disseminate Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) in 5 Tluks of Chickballapur District, Karnataka,

namely Bagepalli, Chickballapur, Chintamani, Gudibanda and Sidlaghatta.

The project will be implemented upon registration of the project as a CDM project activity, as the project

will be financed completely from carbon revenues.

2. Sampling Objective

The objective of sampling was to gather baseline information required for development of the CDM project

activity in 5 Taluks of Chickballapur District in Karnataka. The specific objectives were to:

(i) Collect background data relating to demographic, economic, gender aspects, etc.

(ii) The demographic survey includes the number family members per family and the average adult

equivalent per family. This parameter is to determine the mean quantity of woody biomass use per capita in

the baseline.

(ii) Collect information on appliances in use for cooking and heating, etc.

(iii) Estimate the mean annual fuel wood use per household for the crediting period, which is fixed ex-ante.

The purpose of sampling is to obtain unbiased and reliable estimates of the mean value of parameters used

in the calculations of GHG emission reductions.

3. Time frame

The sampling was done to understand the baseline situation in the project area and estimate parameter

values fixed ex-ante which is used for emission reduction calculations. Hence the survey was conducted

during February-March 2012.

4. Target Population

The target population for the project activity is as follows:

- Families belonging to the villages in which Coolie Sangha units (CSU) are formed and thereby

belong to the Bagepalli Coolie Sangha, the CBO.

- These families are from 5 Taluks of Chickballapur District, namely Bagepalli, Chickballapur,

Chintamani, Gudibanda and Sidlaghatta.

The Coolie Sangha is a 25 years’ old membership based people’s organization comprising of small and

poor peasant families (landed and landless agricultural labourers) who struggle to rid themselves of

exploitation and take control of their own lives in order to undertake grassroots planned developmental

activities. Bagepalli Collie Sangha has formed Coolie Sangha Units (CSU) at village level to work on

developmental issues. 38,615 small and poor peasant families have formed village level CSUs in 915

villages. The Coolie Sangha gives an identity and protection to its members and supports them in issues

and struggles aimed at their empowerment. The developmental activities taken up by BCS include

children's education, community and referral health, petty credit for Coolie women, activities to support

young widows and deserted women, a village level decentralized credit activity, agricultural development,

etc.

Based on the limit of micro scale project activity (energy savings below 60 GWhth), the target families is

4,500 families.

5. Sampling method

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The sampling method adopted is stratified random sampling. The sub-populations or strata are the 5

Taluks of Chickballapur district namely Bagepalli, Chickballapur, Chintamani, Gudibanda and

Sidlaghatta.

6. Sample size

The parameter of interest for sampling which is used for emission reduction calculation is fuel wood use

per family. The level of confidence/precision to determine the sample size is 90/10. The survey was

conducted for 4,484 coolie Sangha families, which is nearly 99% of the target family size.

7. Desired Precision/Expected Variance and Sample Size:

Sample survey was conducted to determine the above parameters. For reliability of sampling efforts, the

sample size was determined to give a confidence/precision of 90/10.

8. Sampling Frame

The sampling frame is from Coolie Sangha families which belong to the BCS. The CSU villages belong to

the 5 Taluks of Chickballapur district, namely Bagepalli, Chickballapur, Chintamani, Gudibanda and

Sidlaghatta. This is in agreement with the target population and sampling design wherein stratified random

sampling was conducted. A survey was conducted in February- March 2012 for 4484 households in 297

CSU villages falling under 73 Gram Panchayats and 5 Taluks namely Bagepalli, Chickballapur,

Chintamani, Gudibanda and Sidlaghatta of Chickballapur district. The details of the sampling frame are as

follows:

Taluk Gram Panchayat Village No. of

Households

Bagepalli Billur Billur MV 15

Upparlapalli 10

Chelur Byrappanapalli 21

Devaragudipalli Karkur 19

Gantamvaripalli Puttaparthi 31

Gorthapalli D. Kothapalli 13

Donnakonda 8

Egava D. Kothapalli 15

G. Cherulopalli 18

Jeekavanlapalli 8

Sajjapalli HC 13

Sajjapalli MV 12

Sreerampura 8

Gulur Koigutta Thanda 22

Saddapalli 16

Saddapalli Digava

Thanda

12

Saddapalli Egava Thanda 18

Julapalya Bandolapalli 21

Bommasandra 12

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Kuntlapalli 10

Marapagaripalli 15

Nadimpalli 7

Paipalya-A 11

Paipalya-B 17

Polanayakanapalli HC 12

Polanayakanapalli MV 24

Poolakuntlapalli 8

Vadigiri 10

Vasapparalapalli 17

Kanagamakalapalli Arigepalli 4

Burugumadagu 20

Buttavarapalli 4

Hanumantharayanapalli 19

Kanagamakalapalli 21

Kempaiah Thanda 7

Kodipalli 21

Kothakota 3

Merupalli 12

Muguchinnapalli 6

Nadimpalli 8

Nallamallepalli 11

Papnepalli 2

Pillagutta 4

Utigundi Thanda 22

Vanaganapalli 12

Vardaiagaripalli 13

Kothakota Honnampalli 10

Kothakota 7

Kothapalli 2

Maddakavaripalli 6

Madepalli 9

Pesalaparthi HC 14

Marganakunta Maraganakunte HC 32

Maraganakunte MV-A 19

Maraganakunte MV-B 23

Narayanaswamykote 4

Pichilavarapalli 33

Pokamakalapalli 12

Shastrolapalli 10

Mittemari Chinnampalli 2

Chinnarapalli 14

Gubbolapalli 4

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Gwallapalli 5

Malligurki 6

Mittemari A 17

Mittemari C 19

Patlopalli 3

Nallagultlapalli Bajjapuram 17

Bathalavarapalli 16

Beerangavanlapalli 18

Gundlapalli 12

Iddilavaripalli 16

Pasupalavarapalli 6

Pedduru 10

Venkatapuram 21

Naremaddepalli Besthalapalli 12

Gadivanlapalli 12

Jangalapalli 12

Kurubarapalli 18

Naremaddepalli MV 23

Palyakere Banalapalli 15

Gollapalli 17

Gownavaripalli 18

Masanapalli 46

Palyakere MV 48

Peddarajapalli 17

Paragodu Devareddipalli 4

Endrakayalapalli 10

Sakulavarapalli 9

Puligal Mekalapalli 15

Nallasanampalli 11

Rascheruvu Kondoripalli 7

Ramasamipalli 7

Rascheruvu HC 6

Rascheruvu MV 17

Somakapalli 7

Somnathpura Boodalapalli 18

Digava Netkuntlapalli 13

Somnathpura 37

Thimmampalli Bommaiagaripalli 16

Chencharayanapalli MV 6

Egava Maddalakhane 9

G. Maddepalli HC 16

Gundlapalli 17

Yellampalli Lagumaddepalli 8

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Shankavarampalli 9

Chickballapur Ajjavara Dodda Kirugambi 10

Mannarpura 5

Angarekanahalli Angarekanahalli 9

Avulahalli 13

Pathuru 5

Seemanahalli 8

Avulagurki Susaipalya 17

Dodda Peyalagurki Byreganahalli 5

Gowdanahalli 8

Kamatanahalli 5

Maraganahalli 12

Ramaganaparthy 9

Reddigollarahalli 40

Gollahalli Beeraganahalli 6

Kariganapalya 22

Kammaguttahalli Renumakalahalli 10

Uppuguttahalli 12

Kondenahalli Kadiseeganahalli 9

Kondenahalli 22

Thimmanahalli 18

Kuppahalli Angatta 10

Kuduvathi 14

Thirnahalli 7

Manchinabale Gundlugurki A 23

Muddenahalli Bandahalli 17

Gantiganahalli 3

Gowchenahalli 19

Kanganahalli 18

Suddahalli 9

Peresandra Boyanahalli 11

Dommarigudisalu 12

Haleperesandra 21

Kadiridevarapalli 2

Korenahalli 11

Poolavaripalli 36

Shettivarahalli 30

Tumakunta 15

Yelagalahalli 10

Thippenahalli Ankanagondhi 14

Badaganahalli 19

Hanumanthapura 16

Chintamani Batlahalli Bodampalli 12

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Talarolapalli 9

Bhoomishettihalli Gudisalapalli 11

Burudugunta Basavapura 16

Burudagunte HC 14

Egavakota Hosahudya 16

Kondavenakapalli 21

Enegadalie C. Gundlapalli 22

Vangamala 14

Kadadalamari Hanumaiagaripalli 14

Soonappagutta 17

Soonappagutta HC 15

Katriguppa Batharahalli 14

Kencharlahalli Shettinayakanahalli HC 6

Shettinayakanahalli MV 16

Korlaparthi Gajalavaripalli 17

Kadirepalli Cross 8

Korlaparthi HC 51

Papathimanahalli MV 13

Papathimmanahalli HC 8

Yerramareddipalli 20

Kotagal Gopalapura 4

Kotagal B 18

Raguttahalli 5

Thippanahalli 11

Veerapalli 20

M. Gollahalli Chowdareddipalya 11

Digava Devappalli 8

Guttapalya 15

Kondliganahalli HC 15

Lakkepalli 17

Munaganapalli MV 24

Munganapalli HC 21

Palligadda 8

Seethahalli 3

Y. Kapalli 6

Masthenahalli Dodda Gutlahalli 11

Mittehalli Appasanahalli 21

Chikka Kattigenahalli 5

Dodda Katigenahalli HC 1

Dodda Katigenahalli MV 8

Kommepalli 8

Nandanahosahalli 29

Murugamala Gudarlahalli HC 26

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Gudarlahalli MV 11

Yerrakota 24

Nandiganahalli Muddalahalli 74

Nimakailapalli 33

Peddur Digavakota 6

Digavapalli 14

Kothapalli 21

Vempalli 20

Peramachanahalli Kendenahalli MV 19

Mailapura HC 17

Mailapura MV 13

Nagdepalli HC 12

Raguttahalli Brahmanahalli 2

Kariyapalli 8

Madamangala 18

S. Raguttapalli 36

Yasagalahalli 27

Santhekalahalli Beerajenahalli 21

Vyjakooru 12

Shettihalli Chowdadepalli 2

Talagavara Mallikapura 20

Upparapeta Bommaikal HC 11

Bommaikal MV 28

Burugamakalapalli 8

Dodda Kondarahalli 13

Gajjiganahalli 14

Gudibanda Beechaganahalli Balepalli 14

Chikka Kurubarahalli 17

Chikka Thamenahalli 9

Eereddipalli 11

Koppukatenahalli 6

Ramaganahalli 16

Hampasandra Lakkepalli 32

Pulasanavoddu 12

Somenahalli Eeravathanahalli 15

Gaggilaralahalli 23

Ganganapalli 20

Jambigemaradahalli 20

Mallenahalli 20

Thirumani Singanapalli 10

Thirumani 47

Thirumani B 37

Ullodu Chowtathimannahalli 13

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Karaganathamanahalli 23

Kondavulapalli 16

Poovalamakalapalli 9

Ullodu 11

Yellodu Ambapura 10

Cholashettihalli 7

Gundlahalli 21

Kambalapalli 15

Nilugumba 32

Yellodu 30

Yerrapalli 9

Siddalaghatta Abludu Devappanagudi 6

Kotahalli 5

Sadahalli 7

Bashettihalli Ammorathimmanahalli 12

Kambalahalli 8

Valasahalli 18

Devaramallur Devaramallur 23

Sonnenahalli 18

Dibburahalli Bayapanahalli 27

Nallacheruvapalli 8

Rappamalahalli 14

Venkatapura 15

Dodda Thekahalli Chowdireddihalli 11

Marihalli 33

E. Thimmasandra Byraganahalli 17

Karipalli A 18

Karipalli B 14

Kommasandra 9

Kondarasanahalli 15

Shettikere A 16

Thimmasandra A 23

Turukeshanahalli 16

Ganjikunte Chinna Bandaragatta 5

Chokkanahalli 33

Digava Ganjigunta 8

Egava Ganjigunta 13

Hale Ganjigunta 13

Lakkepalli 6

Pedda Bandaragatta 6

Vemagal 14

Kothnur Kadirinayakanahalli 14

Pallicherla Byreganahalli 13

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Mummenahalli 31

Pallicherla MV 20

Saddahalli 13

Somanahalli 18

S. Devaganahalli Gadiminchenahalli 18

Iragappanapalli 10

S. Kurubarahalli 9

Sadali Gundlapalli 18

Kamannahalli 20

Kotagal 29

Sonaganahalli 56

Thimmanayakanahalli Alagurki 15

Kudupukunte 2

Nakkalahalli 12

Y. Hunsenahalli Basanparthy 16

Chennahalli 10

Chikka Dasenahalli 27

Marappanahalli 12

Varahunsenahalli A 26

Varahunsenahalli B 25

Grand Total 4484

9. Data

9.1. Field measurements

The main variable that is determined from the survey is the annual consumption of woody biomass per

household (Bold). According to the methodology this can be determined from historical data or a survey of

local usage. For determination of Bold, the per capita woody biomass is determined and multiplied by the

average number of adult equivalent of a family. The field measurement was done during summer and is

being scaled for the entire year. The survey was conducted to understand the fuelwood collection and the

usage of fuelwood. This was compared to historical data for the region, if any.

9.2. Quality Assurance/Quality Control

The survey for baseline information of thermal energy for cooking and heating water was conducted by the

Bagepalli Coolie Sangha field workers who are from the local community along with the local NGO

ADATS field staff. FCN Technical team provided training to conduct the survey. The data was entered by

the field staff, which was checked and verified by ADATS data entry staff. The analysis of data was done

by FCN Technical Team. The demographic data of Coolie Sangha family members exists in the database

of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha at their office. This data was extracted for further analysis of family size and

determination of adult equivalent.

10. Analysis

10.1. Demographic details of the project area

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The predominant occupation is daily labour constituting 62% and marginal farmers constituting 25% of the

sampled households. Other occupations include domestic work, masonry, tailoring, petty businesses, sheep

rearing, petty government worker, etc.

The baseline survey of 4484 households show that about 99.55% of households are using traditional cook

stove built of mud/brick/cement/stone thus depending on fuel wood or woody biomass for cooking. Of

them, 15% use kerosene stoves too to prepare quick coffee/tea occasionally. Only 0.45% households use

only kerosene stoves for cooking. No household reported using dung cakes or coal as a source of fuel.

About 67.5% of households use one and 32.1% households use two traditional stoves for cooking and

water heating. They cook on both the pots or use one for heating water. Reasons preventing use of

LPG/kerosene are high costs of fuel, unavailability of sufficient kerosene through Public Distribution

System, logistical problems associated with refilling empty gas bottles in rural areas and long wait for refill

of gas cylinders. All households reported to using kerosene to kindle the fire. Kerosene is supplied through

the public distribution system and is restricted to just 3 litres per family. It is seen that though kerosene is

available to everyone most used the fuel for lighting purposes. Thus, only 0.45% households use kerosene

primarily for cooking in the project area. The project will be implemented only for households using

traditional cook stove and not any other fuels. According to a National Survey conducted by National

Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), 77.6% of rural household use fuel wood for household energy need

at national level, 85.7% at the state level of Karnataka (NSSO, 2010)23

and 77.67% of the rural population

in Kolar District (Chickballapur is formed newly and statistics is compiled for Kolar district) use fuel wood

for cooking (Directorate of Economics and Statistics, 2011)24

. As can be seen from the survey, almost all

the Sangha family members rely heavily on woody biomass to meet their thermal energy requirements. The

region is scarce of biomass and non-renewable biomass is part of the biomass used for cooking and heating

water. In 4,500 households in which the project will be implemented, fuel wood use will be reduced to

twigs and branches. Thus, the baseline scenario is in line with the study conducted by NSSO, wherein

majority cook on traditional cook stove.

10.2. Family size and adult equivalent

The gender and age of all the existing family members were surveyed to convert to standard adult

equivalent. The standard adult equivalent factors as given by PCIA25

defined in terms of sex and age from

the guidelines for wood fuel survey by FAO was followed to convert to adult equivalent. The conversion

factor is as follows:

Gender and Age Fraction of standard adult

Child: 0-14 years 0.5

Female: over 14 years 0.8

Male:15-59 years 1.0

Male: Over 59 years 0.8

The conversions were used to determine mean standard adult equivalent per household. The baseline survey

of 4,484 families has a total population of 23451 indicating an average family size of 5.23. The male to

female ratio is 1:1.02. Children less than 18 years are 27.28 percent. The average adult equivalent per

household is 4.32±0.04 at 90/10 confidence/precision level. This is in conjunction with a study done by

23

NSSO 2010. National Sample Survey Organization, Household Consumer Expenditure in India, Ministry of

Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. 24 Karnataka at a glance, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Karnataka, 2011 25 http://www.pciaonline.org/files/KPT_Version_3.0_0.pdf

http://www.pciaonline.org/files/KPT_Version_3.0_0.pdf

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, wherein the average household adult male number is 1.89; adult female is 1.78; Children is

2.82; and thus the adult equivalent is 4.72, calculated based on adult equivalent conversion by PCIA

guidelines.

10.3. Per capita woody biomass use

The per capita fuel wood use in the project area was determined through a sample survey. Based on the

number of head loads used per month, the total fuel wood use for a month was determined. The fuel wood

use was divided by the adult equivalent of the household to arrive at per capita woody biomass per day.

The per capita fuel wood use per day per capita is 2.58 kgs. A study conducted by Ramachandra, 200727

for the region shows that the daily wood consumption for cooking and water heating is 2.87 kg/capita/day

(1.02 and 1.85 kg/capita/day for cooking and water heating respectively). This takes into account the

variation in consumption due to seasonal consumption. As the results of baseline survey is conservative

compared to the third party study, 2.58 kgs/capita/day was considered for emission reduction calculations

for the project activity.

10.4. Annual consumption of woody biomass per household (Bold)

A woody biomass consumption of 2.58 kgs/capita/day is considered for emission reduction calculations for

the project area. The adult equivalent per family in the project area is 4.32. Thus, the annual consumption

of biomass per family was calculated as follows:

Fuel wood use (t) /family (Bold) =1000

days 365family x per equivalentadult x capitaper use Fuelwood

Accordingly,

Fuel wood use (t) /family (Bold) = 1000

days 365 x 4.35 x kgs 2.56 = 4.06 t/family/yr.

Based on investigation of biomass availability and demand by Ramachandra in the region28

, the region is

categorized as a bio-resource deficit district. Biomass energy constitutes 84% and is met by sources like

firewood, agricultural residues and cow dung. The plantation and forest area are very less in the district,

which cause scarcity of bio-resource, specially fuelwood and imbalance of environment. Thus, this project

activity will attenuate fuel wood scarcity to a large extent.

Appendix 5: Further background information on monitoring plan

The monitoring details are described in the monitoring section.

Appendix 6: Summary of post registration changes

26 NCAER, 2002, Evaluation survey of the National programme on Improved Chulha, National Council of Applied

Economic Research, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of India. 27 Ramachandra, T.V., 2007. Geospatial Mapping of Bioenergy Potential in Karnataka, India. Journal of Energy &

Environment, Vol 6, May 2007 28 Ramachandra, 2007. C omparative assessment of technique for bioresource monitoring using GIS and remote

sensing. The ICFAI Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol 1, No. 2. The ICFAI University Press.

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History of the document

Version Date Nature of revision

04.1 11 April 2012 Editorial revision to change history box by adding EB meeting and annex numbers in the Date column.

04.0 EB 66 13 March 2012

Revision required to ensure consistency with the “Guidelines for completing the project design document form for small-scale CDM project activities” (EB 66, Annex 9).

03 EB 28, Annex 34 15 December 2006

The Board agreed to revise the CDM project design document for small-scale activities (CDM-SSC-PDD), taking into account CDM-PDD and CDM-NM.

02 EB 20, Annex 14 08 July 2005

The Board agreed to revise the CDM SSC PDD to reflect guidance and clarifications provided by the Board since version 01 of this document.

As a consequence, the guidelines for completing CDM SSC PDD have been revised accordingly to version 2. The latest version can be found at <http://cdm.unfccc.int/Reference/Documents>.

01 EB 07, Annex 05 21 January 2003

Initial adoption.

Decision Class: Regulatory

Document Type: Form

Business Function: Registration

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