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JCM Project Design Document Form
A. Project description
A.1. Title of the JCM project
Solar Power on Rooftop of School Building Project
A.2. General description of project and applied technologies and/or measures
The proposed JCM project aims to reduce CO2 emissions by introducing an 186.72kW
grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) system on the roof top of school buildings owned byVilla Educational Services Private Limited. The power from the solar PV system replaces thegrid electricity. The power generated by the solar PV system is firstly self-consumed. Whenthere is surplus power, it is exported to the gird utilizing the net-metering scheme*. A remotemonitoring system to monitor the performance of the system is also installed.
* This scheme allows end users to send surplus electricity generated by renewable energy to thegrid. In terms of billing, the electricity sent to the grid offsets the electricity consumed from thegrid.
A.3. Location of project, including coordinates
Country

Republic of Maldives

Region/State/Province etc.:
City/Town/Community etc:

Male City
Rah’debau Hingun, Male

Latitude, longitude

N 4° 10' 10.3'' and E 73° 30' 32.5"

A.4. Name of project participants
The Republic of Maldives Villa Educational Services Private Ltd.
JapanPacific Consultants Co., Ltd.

A.5. Duration
Starting date of project operation

2 September 2017

Expected operational lifetime of project

10 years

A.6. Contribution from developed countries
The proposed project was partially supported by the Ministry of the Environment, Japanthrough the Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects, which provided financial supportof less than half of the initial investment for the project in order to acquire JCM credits.
As for technology transfer, capacity building on operation and monitoring has been provided

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by Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd. (PCKK) in conjunction with the EPC company.
B. Application of an approved methodology(ies)B.1. Selection of methodology(ies)
Selected approved methodology No.

MV_AM001

Version number

Ver 01.0

B.2. Explanation of how the project meets eligibility criteria of the approved methodology
Eligibility
criteria
Criterion 1

Criterion 2

Criterion 3

Criterion 4

Descriptions specified in theProject informationmethodology
The project installs solarsystem(s).

PV A solar PV system is installed. The solar
PV module employed is Trinasolar
multicrystalline
solar
moduleTSM-PD05. The inverter employed is
SMA Sunny Tripower 10000TL,15000TL, and 20000TL.
The solar PV system is connected The solar PV system is connected to theto the internal power grid of the internal power grid of the project site andproject site and/or to the grid for to the grid for displacing grid electricity.
displacing grid electricity and/orcaptive electricity at the projectsite.
The PV modules have obtained a The installed PV module Trinasolar
certification of design qualifications multicrystalline solar module TSM-PD05(IEC 61215, IEC 61646 or IEC has obtained a certification of design62108), safety qualification (IEC qualifications (IEC 61215) and safety
61730-1 and IEC 61730-2), and qualification (IEC 61730-1 and IEC
have fulfilled the requirements of 61730-2). It has fulfilled the requirements
IEC 61701.
of IEC 61701.
The equipment to monitor output An electricity meter is installed topower of the solar PV system and measure the output power of the solar PV
irradiance is installed at the project system. A pyranometer is installed at thesite.
site to measure irradiance.

C. Calculation of emission reductions
C.1. All emission sources and their associated greenhouse gases relevant to the JCM project
Reference emissions
Emission sources
Consumption of grid electricity and/or captive electricity

GHG type
CO2

Project emissions
Emission sources

GHG type

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Generation of electricity from solar PV system(s)N/AC.2. Figure of all emission sources and monitoring points relevant to the JCM project

C.3. Estimated emissions reductions in each year
YearEstimated

Reference Estimatedemissions (tCO2e)

Project EstimatedEmissions (tCO2e)

Emission

Reductions (tCO2e)

2013

---

2014

---

2015

---

2016

---

2017

49.8

049

2018

156.20156

2019
2020

156.2
156.2

00156
156

Total

518.4

0517

(tCO2e)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
The main stakeholders of the project are the employees of Villa College. In order to collectcomments from these stakeholders, the project participants held a stakeholder meeting.
Date and time

Venue

Participants

27 September 2017

Hall of Villa College

Representatives of employees from each

10:00-12:00

section of the school, a representative oftheMinistry

Energy,aofEnvironment

representativeofand
theEnvironmental Protection Agency, and a
representative of the EPC company.

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

Comments received

Consideration of comments received

SeveralWere the students informed on the One of the representatives of theparticipants

project?

school responded that the students
will be informed at the time of
official inauguration event.

SeveralShould the dust coming from the Many participants suggested thatparticipants

cement factory adjacent to the school cleaning of the modules by water
deteriorate the performance of the would be necessary. The participantssolar PV system?

agreed that it would be better to takeactions to consult with the cement
factory to mitigate possible effects
from the dust.

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

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Annex
N/A

Revision history of PDD
VersionDate01.0

26/02/2018

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