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    "summary": "In August 2024 ICVCM rejected current grid-connected renewable energy methodologies because their additionality tests were insufficiently rigorous.",
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          "text": "The IRR of the project activity without considering CDM benefits has been estimated to be 9.80 % which is lower in comparison to benchmark WACC of 11.45%.",
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          "text": "The returns from the project after considering CDM revenues give a project IRR of 11.54%. Thus, with CDM benefits the project becomes financially attractive in as much as the project IRR crosses the benchmark.",
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          "text": "The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of JKHCL held on 2nd June 2003 clearly state that the CDM revenues were essential to mitigate various risks inherent to the project activity.",
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          "text": "The baseline emission factor used in the calculation of baseline emissions for the proposed project activity is being referred from the same for transparency and conservativeness41.",
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          "text": "The power density of the project activity is 1699.52 W/m2. Since the power density of the project is greater than 10 W/m2:  PEy = 0.",
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          "text": "Project participants do not need to consider these emission sources as leakage in applying this methodology. Project activities using ACM0002 shall not claim any credit for the project on account of reducing these emissions below the level of the baseline scenario.",
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          "text": "The report, completed in 2005, reviews the legal and administrative framework for the EIA and then describes the project in all these aspects.",
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          "text": "JKHCL has devised an Environment Management Plan (EMP) which will combat all the adverse environmental impacts and will ensure environment friendly operation of Karcham-Wangtoo hydroelectric power project.",
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          "text": "However, JKHCL being a socially and environmentally responsible organization has endeavoured to do a detailed stakeholder consultation process with special emphasis on the socio-environmental impact of the project on the region.",
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