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JCM Project Design Document Form
A. Project description
A.1. Title of the JCM projectIntroduction of 14MW floating solar power system in Vientiane
A.2. General description of project and applied technologies and/or measures
The project involves installation of 14MW Floating solar farm equipment utilizing un-used threewater ponds in Vientiane. The project is implemented by TPG Lao Co., Ltd., a company utilizing
the crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules of Econess Energy.
The electricity produced by the Project is supplied to the national grid of Lao PDR which ismanaged by EDL (Electricité Du Laos) and displacing the grid electricity, contributing togreenhouse gas emissions reduction in Lao PDR.
A.3. Location of project, including coordinates
Country

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Region/State/Province etc.:

Vientiane Capital District

City/Town/Community etc:

Hatxaifong Village Nahai/Nongheo

Latitude, longitude

Pond A: N17.884608, E102.679806
Pond B: N17.884843, E102.682445
Pond C: N17.887293, E102.684569

A.4. Name of project participants
TheLaoPeople’sDemocratic RepublicJapan

TPG Lao Co., Ltd.
TSB Co., Ltd.

A.5. Duration
Starting date of project operation

01/01/2020

Expected operational lifetime of project

17 years

A.6. Contribution from Japan
The proposed project was partially supported by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan(MOEJ) through the Financing Program for JCM Model projects, which provided financial
support of less than half of the initial investment for the projects in order to acquire JCM credits.
The technology of advanced and efficient solar power system is introduced in the proposed1

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project by the Japanese project participant. Further, implementation of the proposed project
promotes technology transfer of low carbon technologies in Lao PDR.

B. Application of an approved methodology(ies)B.1. Selection of methodology(ies)
Selected approved methodology No.

LA_AM002

Version number

ver01.0

B.2. Explanation of how the project meets eligibility criteria of the approved methodology
Eligibility

Descriptions specified in thecriteria

methodology
The project installs solar PVsystem(s).
The PV modules are certified fordesign qualifications (IEC 61215,IEC61646 or IEC 62108) and safety
qualification (IEC 61730-1 and IEC61730-2).
The equipment used for monitoring
output power of the solar PVsystem(s) and irradiance is installedat the project site.

Criterion 1
Criterion 2

Criterion 3

Project information
The solar PV system is installed at threeunused ponds in Vientiane.
The PV module installed in the project
have been certified for IEC 61215, IEC61730-1, IEC 61730-2.

Electricity meter and pyranometer havebeen installed at the project site tomonitor output power and irradiancerespectively

C. Calculation of emission reductions
C.1. All emission sources and their associated greenhouse gases relevant to the JCM project
Reference emissions
Emission sources

GHG type

Consumption of national grid electricity

CO2Project emissions
Emission sources

GHG type

Generation of electricity from the Solar PV system

N/A

C.2. Figure of all emission sources and monitoring points relevant to the JCM project2

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C.3. Estimated emissions reductions in each year
Year

Estimated

Reference Estimatedemissions (tCO2e)

Project EstimatedEmissions (tCO2e)

Emission

Reductions (tCO2e)

2020

6,838.0

0

6,838

2021

6,838.0

0

6,838

2022

6,838.0

0

6,838

2023

6,838.006,83820246,838.0

0

6,838

2025

6,838.0

0

6,838

2026

6,838.0

0

6,838

2027

6,838.0

0

6,838

2028

6,838.0

0

6,838

2029

6,838.0

0

6,838

2030

6,838.00

6,838

Total (tCO2e)75,218

D. Environmental impact assessment
Legal requirement of environmental impact assessment for NO
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E. Local stakeholder consultation
E.1. Solicitation of comments from local stakeholders
To solicit comments from local stakeholders, a consultation meeting was planned by the project
participants, and the project participants invited various stakeholders. Due to the travel
restriction caused by COVID-19, the local stakeholder consultation was conducted byteleconference. Details of the local stakeholder consultation meeting is summarized as follows:
Date and Time: 20th November 2020, Laos：14:00-15:30, Japan:16:00-1730
Venue: Teleconference by ZOOM
Following organizations were invited to the consultation meeting:- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Department of Climate Change (MONRE)- Electricité Du Laos (EDL)- Owner of NongHeo Water pond
- TPG Lao Co., Ltd.
- TSB Co., Ltd.
At the meeting, the details of the proposed JCM project and the technology to be introduced
were explained by the representative of TSB Co., Ltd. There were no negative comments toward
the proposed project expressed during the stakeholders meeting by the attendees. The comments
received during the local stakeholders meeting are summarized in the following section.

E.2. Summary of comments received and their consideration
Stakeholders
MONRE

Comments received

Consideration of comments received

How is the process of PDD after this After summarizing LSC today, TSB
LSC?

will finalize drafting PDD.
TSB will ask JC secretariat topublicize

thePDDandotherdocuments to collect public inputs.
Besides the publication, a TPE willconduct “validation”.
After the validation and accepting
public comments, TSB will revise andfinalize the PDD.
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Finally, TSB will submit the PDD
with a validation report from TPE toJC secretariat to register this project
under JCM scheme.
(No further action is needed)
Ownerof I

NongHeohopethisprojectwill

be In Laos and the world, the current

disseminated.

globalWater pond

trend isfactorieswhich

generate less or no GHG. And
utilizing JCM scheme, TSB would
like to develop more projects in Laos.
TSB and TPG Lao would like tointroduce “Solar PV + batteries” as anewtechnology

towardlow

carbon/decarbonized society.
(No further action is needed)

F. References
N/A
Reference lists to support descriptions in the PDD, if any.

Annex
N/A

Revision history of PDD
VersionDate
01.0

Contents revised

01/03/2022

First edition

05/08/2022

Initial registration by the Joint Committee through electronic
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