at vpa india, we, help the clients during the whole clean development mechanism (cdm) consulting for preparation of project design documents (pdd) & project report. in general, the cdm project development and monetization process cycle consist of the following steps: review of the project activity and preparation of strategy. ø  decide whether to register the project as a single standalone cdm project activity (cdm pa) or as a cdm programme of activities (cdm poa) where multiple project instances can be included in the poa at a later stage. ø  preparation of project idea note. ø  intense discussions of vpa india with the project owner to solidify the approach to be followed to accomplish the task of monetization of the carbon and environmental attributes. at this time generally the crediting period to go for is decided. for cdm project activity the crediting period is either for 10 years fixed or 7 years renewed 2 times so that the total project crediting is 21 years. every time, at the time of crediting period renewal the base line has to be reassessed and applied accordingly. in case of programme of activities, the crediting period is 28 years, renewal 3 times after every 7 years. generally during these discussions, the applicable approved methodology to be used should have been decided. in case it is found that there is no approved technical methodology which is applicable as per the existing or proposed project activity then a new methodology is to be written and get it approved from the unfccc cdm secretariat and cdm eb. it may be possible that along with the new methodology approval application we may submit the project for the validation also. ø  appointment of the cdm doe. as per the approved methodology project design document (pdd) in case of cdm pa, and poa design document (poa dd) in case of cdm poa is prepared and published by the appointed doe for international stake holder consultation process on the unfccc web site. by this time local stake holder consultation must have been completed and recorded the details as appropriate in the pdd/poa dd. once the publishing period is completed the project onsite visit is conducted by the appointed cdm doe. ø  in the meantime, or before this stage, host country approval letter is obtained for implementing the project in any particular country. this is called as letter of approval (loa). ø  cdm doe issues the audit findings after conducting the project site visit. ø  audit findings are replied with relevant evidences and then cdm doe may close all car’s and cl’s and uploads the final validation report along with associated documentation to the unfccc cdm website. alternatively, cdm doe may issue a negative opinion. ø  payment of cdm registration fees to unfccc, if applicable. ø  replying to cdm secretariat / cdm eb findings and questions as may be applicable through cdm doe. ø  registration of the cdm pa or cdm poa with unfccc. cdm eb rejection of the registration request is also a possibility. ø  adding of cdm programme activity/ies (cpa/s) to the cdm poa after due audit by the cdm doe. cdm eb rejection of the cpa addition request is also a possibility. one or more cpas can be added to the poa immediately after the date of registration of the poa. cdm pa / cpas can have one or multiple methodologies. ø  monitoring the project as per the registered monitoring plan described in the project registration documentation either for the cdm pa or cdm cpa/s. ø  preparation of monitoring report for cdm pa or cdm cpa/s. ø  hiring of cdm doe for conducting the verification and certification of cer’s. ø  publishing of the relevant monitoring report/s on the unfccc website ø  after the completion of the prescribed publishing period, conducting of onsite field visit by the appointed cdm doe to check the operation and monitoring of the project activity. ø  issue of verification audit findings by the appointed cdm doe. ø  audit findings are replied with evidences and cdm doe closes all car’

at vpa india, we, help the clients during the whole clean development mechanism (cdm) consulting for preparation of project design documents (pdd) & project report. in general, the cdm project development and monetization process cycle consist of the following steps: review of the project activity and preparation of strategy. ø  decide whether to register the project as a single standalone cdm project activity (cdm pa) or as a cdm programme of activities (cdm poa) where multiple project instances can be included in the poa at a later stage. ø  preparation of project idea note. ø  intense discussions of vpa india with the project owner to solidify the approach to be followed to accomplish the task of monetization of the carbon and environmental attributes. at this time generally the crediting period to go for is decided. for cdm project activity the crediting period is either for 10 years fixed or 7 years renewed 2 times so that the total project crediting is 21 years. every time, at the time of crediting period renewal the base line has to be reassessed and applied accordingly. in case of programme of activities, the crediting period is 28 years, renewal 3 times after every 7 years. generally during these discussions, the applicable approved methodology to be used should have been decided. in case it is found that there is no approved technical methodology which is applicable as per the existing or proposed project activity then a new methodology is to be written and get it approved from the unfccc cdm secretariat and cdm eb. it may be possible that along with the new methodology approval application we may submit the project for the validation also. ø  appointment of the cdm doe. as per the approved methodology project design document (pdd) in case of cdm pa, and poa design document (poa dd) in case of cdm poa is prepared and published by the appointed doe for international stake holder consultation process on the unfccc web site. by this time local stake holder consultation must have been completed and recorded the details as appropriate in the pdd/poa dd. once the publishing period is completed the project onsite visit is conducted by the appointed cdm doe. ø  in the meantime, or before this stage, host country approval letter is obtained for implementing the project in any particular country. this is called as letter of approval (loa). ø  cdm doe issues the audit findings after conducting the project site visit. ø  audit findings are replied with relevant evidences and then cdm doe may close all car’s and cl’s and uploads the final validation report along with associated documentation to the unfccc cdm website. alternatively, cdm doe may issue a negative opinion. ø  payment of cdm registration fees to unfccc, if applicable. ø  replying to cdm secretariat / cdm eb findings and questions as may be applicable through cdm doe. ø  registration of the cdm pa or cdm poa with unfccc. cdm eb rejection of the registration request is also a possibility. ø  adding of cdm programme activity/ies (cpa/s) to the cdm poa after due audit by the cdm doe. cdm eb rejection of the cpa addition request is also a possibility. one or more cpas can be added to the poa immediately after the date of registration of the poa. cdm pa / cpas can have one or multiple methodologies. ø  monitoring the project as per the registered monitoring plan described in the project registration documentation either for the cdm pa or cdm cpa/s. ø  preparation of monitoring report for cdm pa or cdm cpa/s. ø  hiring of cdm doe for conducting the verification and certification of cer’s. ø  publishing of the relevant monitoring report/s on the unfccc website ø  after the completion of the prescribed publishing period, conducting of onsite field visit by the appointed cdm doe to check the operation and monitoring of the project activity. ø  issue of verification audit findings by the appointed cdm doe. ø  audit findings are replied with evidences and cdm doe closes all car’