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JCM Proposed Methodology Form
Cover sheet of the Proposed Methodology Form
Form for submitting the proposed methodology
Host Country

Republic of Maldives

Name of the methodology proponents Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd.
submitting this form
Sectoral scope(s) to which the Proposed 1. Energy industries (renewable-/non-renewable
Methodology appliessources)

Title of the proposed methodology, and Displacement of Grid and Captive Genset
version number

Electricity by Solar PV System, Ver 01.0

List of documents to be attached to this form

The attached draft JCM-PDD:(please check):

Additional information

Date of completion

06/03/2015

History of the proposed methodology
Version01.0

Date06/03/2015

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A. Title of the methodology
Displacement of Grid and Captive Genset Electricity by Solar PV System, Ver 01.0

B. Terms and definitions
Terms

Definitions

Solar photovoltaic (PV) system

An electricity generation system which converts sunlight into
electricity by the use of photovoltaic (PV) modules. Thesystem also includes ancillary equipment such as inverters
required to change the electrical current from direct current(DC) to alternating current (AC).

C. Summary of the methodology
Items
GHG

emission

Summary
reduction Displacement of grid electricity and/or captive electricity using

measuresdiesel fuel as a power source by installation and operation of thesolar PV system(s)Calculationofreference Reference emissions are calculated on the basis of the ACemissions

output of the solar PV system(s) multiplied by the conservativeemission factor of the grid and captive electricity.

Calculationof

project Project emissions are the emissions from the solar PV system(s),emissionswhich are assumed to be zero.

Monitoring parameters

The quantity of the electricity generated by the project solar PVsystem

D. Eligibility criteria

This methodology is applicable to projects that satisfy all of the following criteria.
Criterion 1Criterion 2

The project installs solar PV system(s).
The solar PV system is connected to the internal power grid of the project site
and/or to the grid for displacing grid electricity and/or captive electricity at the2

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project site.
The PV modules have obtained a certification of design qualifications (IECCriterion 361215, IEC 61646 or IEC 62108) and safety qualification (IEC 61730-1 and IEC61730-2), and have fulfilled the requirements of IEC 61701.

Criterion 4

The equipment to monitor output power of the solar PV system and irradiance isinstalled at the project site.

E. Emission Sources and GHG types
Reference emissions
Emission sources

GHG types

Consumption of grid electricity and/or captive electricity

CO2

Project emissions
Emission sources

GHG types

Generation of electricity from solar PV system(s)N/AF. Establishment and calculation of reference emissions
F.1. Establishment of reference emissions
Almost all electricity in the Maldives is generated by diesel. Being an island country, almost all
the islands generated its own electricity and all grids in the Maldives are isolated. Consideringthat power from other sources such as solar PV is very limited and is negligible, net emission
reductions are ensured as follows.
It is assumed that solar PV systems installed in the Maldives will replace grid electricity and/or
captive electricity generated by the existing diesel generators whose power generation
efficiency is estimated to be around 35.4% in Male, which leads to the CO2 emission factor of0.739 tCO2/MWh.
However, applying such emission factor derived from the existing diesel generators does notachieve net emission reductions. Therefore, the power generation efficiency of 49%, which has
not been achieved yet by the world’s leading diesel generators, is employed in this methodology
to ensure net emission reductions. The emission factor of grid and captive electricity is set to0.533 tCO2/MWh based on the power generation efficiency of 49%.

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F.2. Calculation of reference emissions

RE୮ = ෍ EG୧,୮ × EFୖ୉୧REp

: Reference emissions during the period p [tCO2/p]

EGi,p: The quantity of the electricity generated by the project solar PV system i during theperiod p [MWh/p]

EFRE: The reference CO2 emission factor of grid and captive electricity [tCO2/MWh]

G. Calculation of project emissions
PEp = 0PEp

: Project emissions during the period p [tCO2/p]

H. Calculation of emissions reductions
ERp = REp − PEp= REp
ERp: Emission reductions during the period p [tCO2/p]

REp: Reference emissions during the period p [tCO2/p]

PEp: Project emissions during the period p [tCO2/p]

I. Data and parameters fixed ex ante
The source of each data and parameter fixed ex ante is listed as below.
Parameter
EFRE

Description of dataSource

The reference CO2 emission factor of grid and Additional information
captive electricity, calculated based on the The default emission factor ispower generation efficiency of 49% using derived from the result of the4

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diesel fuel as the power source.

surveyonthenewThe default value for EFRE is set to be 0.533 high-efficientenginesusingtCO2/MWh.

diesel fuel as a power source.

*The efficiency of the most efficient diesel The default value should beengine is close to but below 49%.

revised if necessary from thesurvey

resultwhich

isconducted by the JC or project
participants every three years.

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