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JCM Project Design Document Form
A. Project description
A.1. Title of the JCM project
Promotion of green hospitals by improving efficiency / environment in national hospitals inVietnam
A.2. General description of project and applied technologies and/or measures
The proposed JCM project aims to reduce CO2 emissions by facilitating the utilization ofinverter room air conditioners (RACs) in place of the conventional and more energy intensive
non-inverter RACs in Vietnam. Inverter technology enables air conditioners to operate with lesselectricity consumption compared to the conventional types by varying revolution speed of thecompressor according to the desired room temperature and operating conditions.
Through the JCM project, energy requirement for air conditioning at two national hospitals inVietnam, namely People's Hospital 115 in Ho Chiming City [Location 1] and Viet Duc Hospitalin Hanoi [Location 2], will be improved.
Approximately 1,000 units of inverter RACs by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, one of theJapan's leading appliance suppliers, are installed by the proposed project.

By electronicallycontrolling the electrical voltage, current, and frequency of compressor motor in the airconditioner, inverter technology enables the optimum control of operating frequency, resulting
in elimination of the excessive electricity consumption while providing the comfortable roomenvironment.
In addition, to optimize operation of multiple inverter room air conditioners, the project
introduces Energy Management System (EMS) which is also designed and developed by
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.

Although energy efficiency improvement by EMS is notcounted toward the emission reduction achieved by the project under the applied JCM
methodology, introduction of EMS will enhance efficient energy use of public sector buildings
in Vietnam.
The project is expected to improve energy efficiency of those two hospitals, resulting in theemissions reduction of 574 ton CO2 annually.

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A.3. Location of project, including coordinates
Country

The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

Region/State/Province etc.:

N/A

City/Town/Community etc:

[Location 1]
Ho Chi Minh City / Ward 12, District 10[Location 2]
Hanoi / Hoan Kiem District

Latitude, longitude[Location 1]
People’s Hospital 115: N10° 46' 29.42", E106° 40' 2.69"[Location 2]
Viet Duc Hospital: N21° 1' 38.40", E105° 50' 49.31"

A.4. Name of project participants
The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

Energy Conservation Center Ho Chi Minh City (ECC)Japan

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.

A.5. Duration
Starting date of project operation

06/08/2015

Expected operational lifetime of project

10 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 demonstration projects by the New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan's largest public management
organization promoting research and development.

As a result of the financial support

provided by NEDO's program, implementation cost of the proposed project has been partiallyfinanced by Japanese government.

Further, implementation of the proposed project promotes

technology transfer of low carbon technologies in Vietnam. Through the NEDO program,high efficiency RACs are installed, and operation and performance of RACs and EMS will bemonitored for the monitoring period set by the NEDO program.

During this monitoring

period, knowhow transfer to the operators in Vietnam for the optimum operation of both RACs
and EMS is expected.
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B. Application of an approved methodology(ies)B.1. Selection of methodology(ies)
Selected approved methodology No.

JCM-VN-AM002

Version number

Ver.01.0

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 methodology is applicable to The project newly introduces RACs
the following types of projects:

equipped with inverters, and replaces

・Installation of inverter RACs to some existing non-inverter RACs bypublic sector buildings.

inverter RACs at Peoples Hospital 115

・Replacement of existingand Viet Duc Hospital.

non-inverter RACs by inverter

Both People’s Hospital 115 and Viet Duc

RACs in all types of buildings.

Hospitalarenationalhospitals,administrated by national government.
Criterion 2Rated cooling capacity of a project TCVN7831:2012 is applicable toRAC is within the applicable range non-ducted air conditioners with a ratedof the Vietnamese national standard cooling capacity up to 14kW.
TCVN7831:2012.

Rated cooling capacity of project RACs
are between 2.6kW and 3.65kW, within
the applicable range of the standard.

Criterion 3Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) Refrigerant used for project RACs isof the refrigerant used for project R410A whose ODP is zero.
RAC is zero.

Criterion 4Plans to prevent release ofTo prevent release of refrigerants into therefrigerants into the atmosphere atatmosphere due to the project, at the time

the time of RAC removal areof RAC removal, the project plans toprepared for both project RACs andcollect refrigerants from RACs removed

the existing RACs replaced by theand ensure storage of collected

project. In the case of replacing

refrigerants by using refrigerant recovery

existing RACs by project RACs,

check sheet. In addition, the project

execution of the prevention plan isplans to provide relevant training forchecked at the time of verification,

local workers to acquired adequate

in order to confirm that refrigerant

refrigerant collecting technique.

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used for the existing RACs

Procedures of refrigerant collection are

removed by the project is notoutlined in refrigerant recovery process.

released to the air.
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

Electricity consumption by reference RACs

CO2

Project emissions
Emission sources

GHG type

Electricity consumption by project RACs

CO2

C.2. Figure of all emission sources and monitoring points relevant to the JCM project
Location 1: People’s Hospital 115 (Group 1 to 10)

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Location 2: Viet Duc Hospital (Group 11 to 21)

C.3. Estimated emissions reductions in each yearYearEstimated

Reference Estimatedemissions (tCO2e)

Project EstimatedEmissions (tCO2e)

Emission

Reductions (tCO2e)

2015729

506

223

2016

1,903

1,329

574

2017

1,903

1,329574

2018

1,903

1,329

574

2019

1,903

1,329

574

2020

1,903

1,329

574

Total

10,244

7,151

3,093

(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 project activity, installation of RACs equipped with inverter technology at two nationalhospitals, will benefit the hospitals hosting the project by meeting the facilities' air conditioning
demand with reduced energy cost.

Due to such a nature of the project activity, the direct

stakeholders of the project activity are the hospitals where the project activities are located.
Since early stage of the project development, the project participants communicated closelywith the two hospitals hosting the project.

Face-to-face interviews with hospital's facility

management representatives have been conducted frequently. No negative comment toward theproposed project was provided from the hospital side. Both hospitals have welcomed theproject, and they requested prompt project implementation in order to improve clinicalenvironment for their patients.
In the course of project development as one of NEDO's JCM demonstration projects, throughwhich the partial financial support from Japanese public funding is provided, there have been
opportunities to invite comments from governmental authorities, such as Department of Health
HCMC、Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), and Ministry of Industryand Trade (MOIT), about the project. Most of their comments were positive, and they expect
the effect of energy cost saving, carbon emission reduction, as well as the improved clinicalenvironment for the patients.
In addition to the individual face-to-face meetings, the project participant organized a briefing
session for the project and invited stakeholders as follows:[Date / Time] 17th September 2014 / 15:00-16:30[Venue] Meeting Room at Hotel Nikko Hanoi[Agencies participated in the consultation]
・Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)
・Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)
・Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change (DMHCC)
・Institute for Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change (IMHEN)
Comments received from the sequence of communication with the local stakeholders weresummarized in the following section E.2. below. No negative opinions towards the project
were received.

Most comments showed high expectation toward the energy saving effectthrough the project.
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E.2. Summary of comments received and their consideration
Stakeholders
Officer,

Comments received

Consideration of comments received

Project's energy saving effect is No action is required

Department of evaluated highly. We would like to
Health Ho Chi introduce inverter air conditioner toMinh City

the newly planned hospital as well.
We expect that Japanese integrated
energysaving/energy

improvement

efficiencytechnologies,

notlimited to inverter technology, will
effectively

improveenergyefficiency of hospitals in Viet Nam.
We

expectthat

thisproject

becomes the first step.
Officer,
Ministry

We see no adverse effect by theAccordingtotheNEDO

of project in terms of technology and demonstration project's procedure, theNaturalenvironment.

How the hospital initial cost (designing and apparatus

Resources and (i.e. project host) and the project procurement) is first paid by NEDO,
Environment

developer

cooperateforthe and it becomes the property of NEDO

project?

Is

there

a during project duration. Vietnam sidestructure/function of cooperation will pay the expense in connection
between Japan and Viet Nam?

with installation work.

How much is Viet Nam's expense? At the end of the duration of NEDO
At the end of project, what is the demonstration project, ownership of
merit of Viet Nam?

project equipment will be transferredto the hospitals at the residual value.
No further action is required.

Who enjoys the benefit of emission AfterOfficer,
Ministry

the completion of thedemonstration project (usuallywithin three years), JCM creditsof reductions?

Naturalwill be shared among the project
participants. The Japanese side
expects that the amount of credits
correspondingtoJapan'scontribution will be allocated to theJapanese side.

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F. References
N/A
Reference lists to support descriptions in the PDD, if any.
Annex
Estimated emissions reductions in each year at each project location
Location 1: People’s Hospital 115
Year

Estimated

Reference Estimatedemissions (tCO2e)

Project EstimatedEmissions (tCO2e)

Emission

Reductions (tCO2e)

2015

475

318

157

2016

1,140

763

377

2017

1,140

763

377

2018

1,140

763

377

2019

1,140

763

377

2020

1,140

763

377

Total

6,175

4,133

2,042

(tCO2e)Location 2: Viet Duc HospitalYear

Estimated

Reference Estimatedemissions (tCO2e)

Project EstimatedEmissions (tCO2e)

Emission

Reductions (tCO2e)

2015

254

188

66

2016

763

566

197

2017

763

566

197

2018

763

566

197

2019

763

566

197

2020

763

566

197

Total

4,069

3,018

1,051

(tCO2e)Revision history of PDD
VersionDateContents revised

01.0

16/06/2015

First Edition

02.0

25/08/2015

Second Edition8