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from the wind mills and it falls within the small scale rating as the total generation
capacity is only 15 MW, which complies with the methodology.
7.4.2 Calculation of Emission Reductions
The project activity is about producing electricity using wind energy and export-
ing it to the southern grid system in India, which is also fed by other fuel sources
such as fossil and non-fossil types. Emission reductions due to the project activity
are considered to be equivalent to the emissions avoided in the baseline scenario
by displacing the grid electricity. Emission reductions are related to the electricity
exported by the project and the actual generation mix in the grid system
(UNFCCC 2010).
7.4.3 Baseline Emissions
As the project activity consists of installation of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG)
for fuel free power generation and does not modify or retrofit an existing electric-
ity generation facility. The baseline scenario is electricity delivered to the grid by
the project that would have otherwise been generated by the operation of grid-
connected fossil fuel fired thermal power plants and by the addition of new gen-
eration sources. Further as per CCX rule book - The baseline emissions are calcu-
lated based on the net energy (MWh/year) provided to the grid and an emission
factor (t CO
2
/MWh) for the displaced grid electricity provided by CCX for Indian
Wind / Solar projects.
BE
y
= EG
y
x EF
y
(7.1)
Where:
BE
y
=
Baseline emissions in year y (t CO
2
)
EG
y
=
Net electricity generated by the project activity (MWh)
EF
y
=
Baseline emission factor for the project grid (t CO
2
/MWh)
This project activity is commissioned in southern part of India having a grid factor
of 0.9, indicating 90% of the energy supplied from the grid is dependent on Fossil
fuels.
7.4.4 Emission Reductions
The emission reductions from the project activity are equal to the baseline emis-
sions minus sum of project emissions and leakage. Since the project activity gen-
erates electricity from wind, which is a zero emission source, there are no associ-
ated project emissions. As per AMS - I D (UNFCCC 2010), the leakage need not
be considered since there is no transfer of energy generating equipment from an-
other activity or transfer of existing equipment to another activity. Therefore, pro-
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