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JCM Project Design Document Form
A. Project description
A.1. Title of the JCM projectIntroduction of amorphous high efficiency transformers in power distribution systems in thesouthern part of Viet Nam
A.2. General description of project and applied technologies and/or measures
The proposed JCM project aims to reduce CO2 emissions in Viet Nam by facilitating theutilization of high efficient transformers in power distribution grid. The proposed project
involves installation of high efficient amorphous transformers, which will replace some existingand yet-to-be-installed conventional/more energy intensive transformers with silicon steel core.
Amorphous transformers installed by the project are manufactured in Vietnam based on thestate of the art technology developed as the result of many years of effort of Hitachi Metals, theindustry's leading company in the JCM partner country, Japan. The use of amorphous alloy inthe amorphous transformer's iron core leads to improvement of electrical characteristics andsignificantly reduces non-load losses (standby electricity) caused regardless of whether a load ispresent. The proposed JCM project plans to install 1,618 amorphous transformers to thepower distribution grid which is maintained and operated by EVN Southern Power Corporation(EVNSPC). The distribution grid covers eighteen provinces and one province-level city locatedin the southern part of Viet Nam.

(Source of scanned image: University of Texas Libraries)

Figure: 18 provinces and 1 City covered by the proposed project
The emission reductions that would be achieved by the proposed project are estimated to be 610
ton annually.

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A.3. Location of project, including coordinates
CountryThe Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

Region/State/Province etc.:① An Giang Province② Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province③ Bac Lieu Province④ Ben Tre Province⑤ Binh Duong Province⑥ Binh Phuoc Province⑦ Binh Thuan Province⑧ Ca Mau Province⑨ Can Tho City
⑩ Dong Thap Province⑪ Hau Giang Province⑫ Kien Giang Province⑬ Long An Province⑭ Ninh Thuan Province⑮ Soc Trang Province⑯ Tay Ninh Province⑰ Tien Giang Province⑱ Tra Vinh Province⑲ Vinh Long Province

City/Town/Community etc:

① Xuyen City
② Vung Tau City
③ Bac Lieu City
④ Chau Thanh District⑤ Thu Dau Mot City
⑥ Dong Xoai Town
⑦ Phan Thiet City
⑧ Ca Mau City
⑨ Ninh Kieu District⑩ Cao Lanh City
⑪ Vi Thanh City
⑫ Tach Gia City
⑬ Tan An City
⑭ Phan Rang-Thap Cham City
⑮ Soc Trang City
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JCM_VN_F_PDD_ver01.0⑯ Tay Ninh Town
⑰ My Tho City

Latitude, longitude⑱ Tra Vinh City
⑲ Vinh Long City
① 10°22'56.8"N 105°26'09.5"E② 10°20'49.7"N 107°04'34.7"E③ 9°17'45.0"N 105°43'34.9"E④ 10°16'13.4"N 106°21'29.5"E⑤ 10°57'58.4"N 106°40'08.3"E⑥ 11°31'44.0"N 106°52'17.5"E⑦ 10°56'53.2"N 108°06'37.7"E⑧ 9°10'46.5"N 105°08'46.3"E⑨ 10°02'18.9"N 105°47'14.0"E⑩ 10°27'32.4"N 105°38'26.9"E⑪ 9°46'25.2"N 105°27'18.6"E⑫ 10°00'13.8"N 105°04'58.7"E⑬ 10°32'31.7"N 106°24'42.8"E⑭ 11°33'50.2"N 109°00'35.5"E⑮ 9°35'47.0"N 105°58'27.9"E⑯ 11°18'35.1"N 106°06'21.2"E⑰ 10°21'24.5"N 106°22'21.0"E⑱ 9°56'13.7"N 106°20'39.6"E⑲ 10°15'30.3"N 105°57'10.6"EA.4. Name of project participants
The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

EVN Southern Power Corporation (EVNSPC)Japan

YUKO-KEISO Co., Ltd.

A.5. Duration
Starting date of project operation

01/01/2016

Expected operational lifetime of project18 years

A.6. Contribution from developed countries
The proposed project receives financial support from the government of Japan. The project
has been selected as one of the JCM model projects by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan(MOE). As a result of the financial support provided by MOE program, the initial investment

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cost of the proposed project has been partially financed by Japanese government (up to 50% ofthe initial investment cost).

Further, implementation of the proposed project promotes

diffusion of low carbon technologies within Viet Nam. Through the MOE program, highefficiency amorphous metal transformers will be installed in place of conventionaltransformers with silicon steel core.

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

JCM-VN-AM005

Version number

Ver.01.0

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

Descriptions specified in theProject informationcriteria

methodology
Single-phase and/or three-phaseoil-immersed transformer withamorphous metal core is installed in
the distribution grid.

Distribution transformers installed by theproject are either single-phase or threephase oil-immersed transformer withamorphous metal core.

Criterion 1

Criterion 2

Load losses of the projecttransformer determined in line withIEC 60076-1 or national/industrial
standards complying with IEC
60076-1 is equal or smaller than thestandard values or specification
values of load loss, required by thepower company of the grid where
the project transformer is installed,corresponding to its capacity andnumber of phases.

4It has been confirmed that the load loss ofthe project transformers are smaller than
the standard/specification values of loadloss, required by the power company of
the grid where the project transformer isinstalled, corresponding to its capacityand number of phases.
Load losses of the project transformer are
determined in line with EVN SPC
standard MBA-03_MBA
3P22/0,4kV(Code：EVNSPC-KTSX/QyĐ.114) andMBA-01_MBA 1P12,7/0,23kV(Code:EVN SPC-KTSX/QyĐ.114）

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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

No-load losses of grid electricity by reference transformers

CO2Project emissions
Emission sources

GHG type

No-load losses of grid electricity by project transformers

CO2

C.2. Figure of all emission sources and monitoring points relevant to the JCM projectH1・・・・・

H1618

Hi : location of the project transformer i
Monitoring point:
Exact installation locations of the project amorphous transformers are identified. Any incidenceof repair/replacement of the project transformers will be reported to EVN SPC, and the record
will be kept at EVN SPC. Energizing time (i.e. hours in the monitoring period) of each projecttransformer will be adjusted based on the repair/replacement record if necessary.
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C.3. Estimated emissions reductions in each year
Year

Estimated

Reference Estimatedemissions (tCO2e)

Project EstimatedEmissions (tCO2e)

Emission

Reductions (tCO2e)

2013

---

2014

-

-

-

2015

---

2016

1,005

395

610

2017

1,005

395

610

2018

1,005

395

610

2019
2020

1,005
1,005

395
395

610
610

Total

5,025

1,975

3,050(tCO2e)
D. Environmental impact assessment
Legal requirement of environmental impact assessment for No
the proposed project
E. Local stakeholder consultation
E.1. Solicitation of comments from local stakeholders
The direct stakeholders of the project activity, installation of amorphous transformers at power
distribution grids in Southern Viet Nam, will be EVNSPC and the power distribution companies
under EVN SPC who operate and maintain the power grids.
Comments from local stakeholders have been solicited through a sequence of JCM consortium
meetings held routinely among EVNSPC and YUKO-KEISO Co., Ltd., the representative entityof the proposed JCM project. At each consortium meeting, effects and benefits of the JCM
project have been discussed. In order to ensure understanding of JCM, at the 5th consortium
meeting, a meeting was scheduled and held to solicit comments from EVNSPC
representatives as follows:
Date: 16th November 2015
Time: 13：00‐14：00
Venue: Meeting room of the Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)
At the meeting, a presentation summarizing the project's emission reduction effects and the6

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JCM procedures was explained, and comments were invited through the Q & A session.
In addition, government agencies who are member of JC, such as Ministry of Finance (MOF),
Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment(MONRE), were also identified as local stakeholders of the project activity. The project
participants collected comments from officials of MOF, MOIT, and MONRE through asequence of meetings conducted on 16th and 17th December 2015.
For each local stakeholder's consultation meetings, the project outline and the project's emission
reduction effects are explained and comments were invited through the Q & A session.
Comments received from the participants of the sequence of meetings have been summarized inthe following section E.2. below.

The project received no negative comments from theparticipants of the meetings, and, also, it was confirmed that none of the received comments
requires further mitigation action from the project side.
E.2. Summary of comments received and their consideration
Stakeholders
EVNSPC

Comments received

Consideration of comments received

Does the JCM registration process No.

The JCM registration process

affect the actual implementation of and the project implementation arethe project?

parallel processes and they do notaffect each other. As the JCM accepts
retroactive registration, the project
can be implemented as scheduled by
EVN SPC.

Any delay in JCM

registration will not lead to reductionof JCM credits.
EVNSPC/How the JCM credits are shared It is our understanding that theMOF/

among the project participants?

sharing of the JCM credits will beMOIT/

discussed and decided among theMONRE

project participants. As the project
receives financial assistance from theJapanese government, the Japaneseside seems to expect that the amountof credits corresponding to Japan'scontribution will be allocated to theJapanese side. Clarification on these7

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issues should be expected in theupcoming decisions of the JC.
MOF official

The government of Viet Nam is now Expressing gratitude for the MOF
trying to reinforce the Environmental support/ no further action requiredProtection in the country. As such,from the point of the environmental
protection, MOF welcomes the typeof the project such as the proposed
project,

whichleadsandGHG

efficiency

toenergy
emission

reductions.
MONREThe proposed project is listed as one Expressing gratitude for the MONRE

officialof the priority projects under JC. support/ no further action required
As EVN SPC being the project
participant from Viet Nam side, andbecause the similar projects can be
implementedfor

thedistribution

systempower

withinthecountry, the proposed project has
highpotentialfor

horizontal

development across the country. As
such, MONRE fully supports theproposed project as a JCM project,and expects the project to become
one of the example JCM project inViet Nam.
MOIT official

MOIT is one of the JC member Expressing gratitude for the MOITagencies and are fully involved with support/ no further action required
the approval process of the MRV
methodology

fortheproposedproject. Because the government ofViet Nam supports especially energy
saving projects, and because theproposed

project

isanenergy

efficiency project, in general, MOIT
is supportive of the proposed project.
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MOIT official

Approval of the project by the JCM Expressing gratitude for the MOIT
committee has two evaluation points. support/ no further action required
One is the MRV methodology, andthe other is the project participantsfrom Viet Nam.

The proposed

project overcame both evaluation
points. MRV methodology has been
approved by the JC, and EVN SPC isparticipating to the project.

Assuch, MOIT is in the position tosupport the proposed project.
MOF official

It was informed that the project is EVN SPC is responsible for thepartially

supportedbyJapanese remaining implementation cost.

government in terms of financing. No further action required.
About the remaining implementation
cost which is not supported by theJapanese government, we would liketo know how the project is financed.
MOF official

Is there any maintenance cost for the EVN SPC will conduct regularproject?

checking which is done for theregular transformers. No additional
maintenance cost due to the JCM
project. In case of technical failure,
the manufacturer provides 5-year
warranty

fortheamorphoustransformers implemented under theproject.
No further action required.
MOIT official

While the project is under validation The proposed project has been
stage, not yet registered as a JCM assessed for its feasibility for JCM
project, yet, the implementation of project.
theproject

hasalreadyIn this process, the MRV

begun. methodology

wasdeveloped

MOIT expressed their concerns about specifically for the proposed project
the time discrepancy of the project as a JCM project. Considering theimplementation

andtheJCM pre-registration JCM activity theregistration.

proposed project, there is no time9

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discrepancy
process

betweenandimplementation.

thetheJCM
project

Moreover,theproject follows the current JCM
procedures regarding the timing of
thevalidation

andimplementation.
No further action required.
F. References
No references are provided.
Reference lists to support descriptions in the PDD, if any.
Annex
N/A
Revision history of PDD
Version

Date

Contents revised

1.0

19/01/2016

First Edition

2.0

16/03/2016

Second Edition

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