Concept Notes/PIN

To get a Letter of Approval for a CDM project activity from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, the Project Concept Note has to cover:

Name of Project
Location of Project (Village/ District/ State)
Name of Project Sponsor(s) & Contact details
Name of Project (Developer/ Consultant) & Contact details
Ownership details of Project Sponsor(s) Company
CER sharing arrangements amongst Project Sponsors
Project description
Technology to be employed (whether state of art/Technological innovation, if any)
Transfer of Technology (methodology)
Project start date
Project completion date
Project Life time
Status of Project Clearances
Status of Resource inputs
Financing details of the Project
Total CDM contribution sought
CDM contribution expected upfront
Indicative CER price
Name & Address of buyer of CER's
Cost of CER to the Company
IRR and DSCR without CER Revenue
IRR and DSCR with CER Revenue
Whether any ODA is flowing to the Project
Subsidy element if any in the project & source
Total cost of the Project
In Indian Rs.
Break up of Foreign currency (if any)
Transaction Cost
Whether Project appraised by any Financial Institution
Financial Closure
Expected date of first CER delivery & CER (Revenue) flow yearwise
Crediting period
Estimate of GHG abatement in tCO₂ eq. (Year wise)
Baseline Methodology (Approved or New)
Whether EIA conducted for the project
Sustainable Development Criteria
Specific global & local environmental benefits
Socio-economic aspects
Local stake holders comments
Environment Management Programme
Project risks (Economic, Legal, Political, Social & Environmental)
Project promoter credentials
(No. of Projects promoted in the past & their status)
Developer / Consultant credentials
Comments of MoEF/ Line Ministry (If any)

Twenty copies of this note have to be put on top of twenty copies of the PDD, bound together and submitted to the Ministry along with 2 CDs with the Project Concept Note and the PDD on it.

The Ministry will invite the Project Participant and CDM Consultant to a face to face meeting, and then give the Host Country Approval.