Carbon Offset Project:
Small Hydropower, India
Project Location
Karnataka, India
Project Proponent
Sandur Power Company, Ltd
Credit Type
Voluntary Carbon Standard VERs
Total Emission Reductions
127,000 tonnes CO2e between 2005 and 2007
Additionality Test
Established using the CDM Additionality Tool. The project is not the least-cost option for local power generation; coal would be the more economical choice for power buyers in the absence of carbon finance. Furthermore, the project is not common practice - the developer is one of the few local independent power producers that together supply just 2% of the electricity in the regional grid.
Social and Environmental Considerations
This renewable energy project contributes to sustainable development by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, compared to a business-as-usual scenario. In addition, the project reduces other pollutants resulting from the power generation industry in India and creates local employment opportunities during construction and operation.
Social and Environmental Considerations
Completed
Vintages
2008-2011