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JCM Project Design Document Form
A. Project description
A.1. Title of the JCM project
5MW Solar Power Project in Belen
A.2. General description of project and applied technologies and/or measures
The project involves installation of a large-scale solar power plant with the generating capacityof 5MW in municipality Belen, Costa Rica. The project is implemented by CoopeGuanacaste,R.L., a CostaRican company utilizing the crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules ofPanasonic Corporation of Japan. Panasonic's PV modules are well known for high durability,
adhering to the company standard which is more stringent than Japan Industrial Standard orInternational Electrotechnical Commission standards.
The electricity produced by the project is supplied to the Central Energy System of Costa Rica
displacing electricity generation by fossil-fuel based power plants, contributing to greenhousegas emissions reduction in Costa Rica.

A.3. Location of project, including coordinates
Country

Costa Rica

Region/State/Province etc.:

Guanacasta Region

City/Town/Community etc:

Municipality Belen

Latitude, longitude

10°23'36.1"N 85°35'14.3"W

A.4. Name of project participants
The Republic of Costa Generacion Solar Fotovoltaica Belen Sociedad Anonima
Rica

Coope guanacaste

JapanNTT Data Institute of Management Consulting Inc.,

A.5. Duration
Starting date of project operation

01/11/2017

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 Programme for JCM Model projects, which provided

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

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

CR_AM001

Version number

Ver01.0

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

Descriptions specified in thecriteria

methodology

Criterion 1

Project information

The project installs solar PV The solar PV system is installed insystem(s).

Criterion 2ThePV

municipality Belen.
modules

obtained

a The PV module installed in the projectcertification of design qualifications have been certified for IEC61215,(IEC 61215, IEC 61646 or IEC IEC61730-1,IEC61730-262108) and safety qualification(IEC 61730-1 and IEC 61730-2).
Criterion 3

The equipment used to monitor Electricity meter and pyranometer have
output power of the solar PV been installed at the project site tosystem(s) and irradiance is installed monitor output power and irradianceat the project site.

respectively.

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

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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 project

Solar PV plant

Electricity meter

PV

Inverter/
Substation

・・・

PV

PV

Inverter/
Substation

・・
・

PV

GRID
(1)Monitoring Point

Pyranometer
RouterInternet
PC/monitoringdevice

C.3. Estimated emissions reductions in each year
YearEstimated

Reference EstimatedProject EstimatedEmissionemissions (tCO2e)

Emissions (tCO2e)

Reductions (tCO2e)

2017

374.9

0.0

374

2018

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2019

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2020

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2021

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2022

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2023

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2024

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2025

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2026

2,245.0

0.0

2,245
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2027

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2028

2,245.0

0.0

2,245

2029

2,245.0

0.0

2,2452030

2,245.0

0.0

2,245Total (tCO2e)29,559

D. Environmental impact assessment
Legal requirement of environmental impact Yes, under the Law on Environmental Impact
assessment for the proposed project

Assessment ofCosta Rica, the Project isrequired to undergo environmental impact
assessment, which was carried out in May 2013,
and was approved in November 2015.

E. Local stakeholder consultation
E.1. Solicitation of comments from local stakeholders
The project participant identified the following stakeholders.
The project participant conducted a face-to-face interview with local stakeholder consultation
with identified stakeholders (see below). Comments received from the participants of the local
stakeholder consultation are summarized in the following section E.2. below. The project
received no negative comments from the participants of the local stakeholder consultation, and,also, it was confirmed that none of the received comments requires further mitigation action
from the project side.
Venue:Meeting Room, Seis Playa Hotel, Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Date/Time:

October 5, 2017, 16:00 - 17:30

Stakeholders:Solar Power Plant Operator - Generacion Solar Fotovoltaica Belen Sociedad Anonima

Local Power Supply Company - Coope guanacaste

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

Consideration of comments received

Power This project is a great example of No action is needed.

Plant Operator

what can be done to fight climate
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change by deploying and transferring
cutting edge technology.
Local

Power What kind of organizations are TPEs? TPEs will be Quality Assurance

SupplyOrganization.

CompanyLocal

Power JCM is a very important program No action is needed.

Supplywhich provides financial support thatCompanyallows us to utilize high technologies.
We hope it will continue contributing
to the environment.

F. References
Resolution No.2558-2015-SETAENA :PROJECT GENERATION SOLAR JUANILAMAADMINISTRATIVE FILE NO.D1-13115-2014-SETENA
Reference lists to support descriptions in the PDD, if any.

Annex
None

Revision history of PDD
Version
Date

Contents revised

Ver1.027/08/2018

First edition

Ver2.013/02/2019

Second Edition
PDD Format changed, changed monitoring chart.

23/02/2020

Initial registration by the Joint Committee through electronicdecision5