Gunung Salak VCS PD Lsa v2.2
Gunung Salak VCS PD Lsa v2.2
Gunung Salak VCS PD Lsa v2.2
Project Title Capacity Upgrade of Gunung Salak Geothermal Power Plant Project, Indonesia
Version 2.2
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Table of Contents
1 Project Details .................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Summary Description of the Project ........................................................................................... 3
1.2 Sectoral Scope and Project Type ............................................................................................... 5
1.3 Project Proponent ....................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Other Entities Involved in the Project ......................................................................................... 6
1.5 Project Start Date ....................................................................................................................... 6
1.6 Project Crediting Period .............................................................................................................. 6
1.7 Project Scale and Estimated GHG Emission Reductions or Removals ..................................... 7
1.8 Description of the Project Activity ............................................................................................... 7
1.9 Project Location .......................................................................................................................... 9
1.10 Conditions Prior to Project Initiation ......................................................................................... 10
1.11 Compliance with Laws, Statutes and Other Regulatory Frameworks ...................................... 10
1.12 Ownership and Other Programs ............................................................................................... 10
1.12.1 Project Ownership ....................................................................................................... 10
1.12.2 Emissions Trading Programs and Other Binding Limits .............................................. 11
1.12.3 Other Forms of Environmental Credit .......................................................................... 11
1.12.4 Participation under Other GHG Programs ................................................................... 11
1.12.5 Projects Rejected by Other GHG Programs ................................................................ 11
1.13 Additional Information Relevant to the Project ......................................................................... 11
2 Application of Methodology ........................................................................................................... 13
2.1 Title and Reference of Methodology ......................................................................................... 13
2.2 Applicability of Methodology ..................................................................................................... 13
2.3 Project Boundary ...................................................................................................................... 13
2.4 Baseline Scenario ..................................................................................................................... 15
2.5 Additionality .............................................................................................................................. 17
2.6 Methodology Deviations ........................................................................................................... 17
3 Quantification of GHG Emission Reductions and Removals ...................................................... 17
3.1 Baseline Emissions .................................................................................................................. 17
3.2 Project Emissions ..................................................................................................................... 25
3.3 Leakage .................................................................................................................................... 26
3.4 Net GHG Emission Reductions and Removals ........................................................................ 26
4 Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................ 33
4.1 Data and Parameters Available at Validation ........................................................................... 33
4.2 Data and Parameters Monitored .............................................................................................. 34
4.3 Monitoring Plan ......................................................................................................................... 41
5 Safeguards ....................................................................................................................................... 46
5.1 No Net Harm ............................................................................................................................. 46
5.2 Environmental Impact ............................................................................................................... 48
5.3 Local Stakeholder Consultation ................................................................................................ 48
5.4 Public Comments ..................................................................................................................... 49
APPENDIX I: Letter from The Chairman of Indoensian Geothermal Association .............................. 50
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1 PROJECT DETAILS
Indonesia, which is situated in the “Ring of Fire”, has great potential for geothermal energy
resources that are not yet fully exploited. Until January 2000, from a total geothermal energy
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reserve of 9,100 MWe , only 769.5 MWe are cumulatively installed in Sumatra, Java-Bali,
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Sulawesi, and other islands, which accounted for 3.9% of the total energy mix. This small
proportion of the total energy mix is due to slow development progress in geothermal energy
utilization due to the high capital investment required and a high level of risk involved in the project.
These factors are the two main concerns for geothermal power plant owners seeking to improve
their power plants’ efficiency in order to utilize more geothermal energy resources in the country.
The Gunung Salak Geothermal Power Plant, located in West Java, Indonesia, is owned and
operated by PT. Indonesia Power as a subsidiary of PT. PLN (Persero), the Indonesian state-
owned electricity company. The power plant consists of 3 power station units, which are unit 1, unit
2, and unit 3. Following are the three units’ commissioning date:
As of 1998, the power plant had three power station units (unit 1, 2, and 3) with designed capacity
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of 55 MW each. A study conducted by the Technology Provider revealed that installed capacity in
these initial units could be increased to 3 x 60 MW by turbine modification for all units and ejector
line replacement for unit 3.
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Turbine modification means to modify first and second stage diaphragms by increasing nozzle
size from a1 to a2 to allow steam turbine efficiency as shown in Graph 1. An increase in a and b
will increase blade velocity (u) that is proportional to turbine power performance, which means
achieving higher “flow capability” of the steam turbine and optimising steam efficiency. In the end,
the capacity output will also increase.
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Sudarman, et. al.;; Geothermal Development Progress in Indonesia: Country update 1995-2000;; Kyushu-Tohoku, Japan:
Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2000;; May 28-June 10, 2000, p. 2.
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Sudarman, et. al.;; (2000), p. 4.
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Sudarman, et. al.;; (2000), p. 4.
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Minutes of Meeting, Program Up-Rating PLTP, PT. Indonesia Power, date: 27 November 2001
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Contract for Off Shore Materials Supply for Power Up-Rating of Unit 1, 2, and 3 between PT. Indonesia Power and Ansaldo Energia
SpA, dated on 22 July 2002, Appendix 1.
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Graph 1. Nozzle increase in the diaphragms
Source: PT. Indonesia Power
Ejector line replacement means to replace a smaller line of ejectors with a new design to increase
the flow rate of Non-Condensable Gases (NCG) which is caused by an increase of steam flow due
the project activity.
The project is comprised of upgrading these three power station units to increase the power plant
total installed capacity to 3 x 60 MW.
The key purpose of the project is to increase utilization of geothermal resources in the mountainous
areas surrounding Gunung Salak to generate zero emission electricity to be transmitted to the
Jawa-Madura-Bali (JAMALI) grid (hereafter referred to as the Grid) through the Bogor Baru PLN
main station, with 150 kV transmission line.
The Gunung Salak Geothermal field is owned by Star Energy Geothermal Salak Ltd. (previously
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owned by Chevron Geothermal Indonesia Ltd.) and consists of 2 main areas, Awi Bengkok-Ratu
and Nirmala area, and supplies steam from its AWI-7, AWI-8, AWI-9, and AWI-11 wells to the
Gunung Salak Geothermal power plants under a Steam Sales Contract/SSC (Chevron Geothermal
Indonesia is obliged to provide these power plants with the required steam to generate electricity).
An estimate of annual average and total GHG emission reductions and removals.
The additional capacity upgrade of 3 x 5 MW generates 213,959 MWh annually to be exported to
the JAMALI grid that would have been otherwise generated from fossil-fuel power plants. The 3 x
60 MW installed capacity generates an estimate of annual average of 104,620 tCO2 emission
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Major Acquisition by Star Energy Group: Star Energy Consortium have signed Share Sale and Purchase Agreements with Chevron
Global Energy Inc, Union Oil Company of California and their relevant affiliates (collectively, "Chevron") for the purchase of Chevron's
geothermal operations in Indonesia and Philippines on December 22, 2016. (Source: http://www.starenergy.co.id/News/Articles/Major-
Acquisition-by-Star-Energy-Group.aspx)
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reduction and total GHG emission reductions is 1,046,199 tCO2 over a crediting period of 10 (ten)
years from 1 April 2016 until 31 March 2026.
The project activity is comprised of a capacity upgrade of Gunung Salak Geothermal Power Plant
from 3 x 55 MW to 3 x 60 MW. The additional installed capacity of 15 MW at Gunung Salak
Geothermal power plant generates and supplies an average of 213,959 MWh p.a. of electricity to
the connected JAMALI Grid. The project is owned and developed by PT. Indonesia Power, a
subsidiary company of PT. PLN (Persero), a state-owned electricity company. The proposed
project will increase the utilization of renewable energy sources, in this case geothermal energy,
by modifying turbines and steam gas ejectors. Steam for the project is provided by Chevron
Geothermal Indonesia under an Energy Sales Contract (ESC) between PT. PLN (Persero)
Pertamina, a state-owned oil and gas company, and Unocal Geothermal of Indonesia (Unocal
Geothermal Indonesia was acquired by Chevron Geothermal Indonesia Ltd. Though today,
Gunung Salak geothermal fields are owned by Star Energy Geothermal Salak Ltd.).
According to the CDM UNFCCC criteria, one approved GHG program by the VCS Board, the
project is classified as large scale and, based on Annex A of the Kyoto Protocol, falls under Sectoral
Category 1, Energy Industries (renewable/non renewable).
According to the Voluntary Carbon Standard, the project activity falls under the category of
renewable energy (wind, PV, solar thermal, biomass, liquid bio-fuels, geothermal, and run-of-river
hydro).
Project owner:
Address Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto Kav. 18, Jakarta 12950, Indonesia
Email [email protected]
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Title CEO
Email [email protected]
The project start date, when the power plant started to operate normally after the capacity upgrade
performance test conducted by the technology provider and at the same time the project started to
reduce GHG emissions:
Thus, the project start date is 29 September 2004 (as per the Performance Test Report of the unit
3), as the earliest project start date of three units at Gunung Salak Geothermal Power Plant.
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2 Crediting period start date: 1 April 2016.
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1 Crediting period: 10 years from 1 April 2006 until 31 March 2016.
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2 Crediting period: 10 years from 1 April 2016 until 31 March 2026.
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1.7 Project Scale and Estimated GHG Emission Reductions or Removals
Project Scale
Project √
Large project
The project activity is comprised of a capacity upgrade of Gunung Salak geothermal power plant
from 3 x 55 MW to 3 x 60 MW. The additional capacity upgrade of 3 x 5 MW generates 213,959
MWh annually to be exported to the JAMALI grid that would have been otherwise generated from
fossil-fuel power plants. The 3 x 60 MW installed capacity generates an average of 104,620 tCO2
emission reduction credits per year.
Emission reduction estimates over a crediting period of 10 (ten) years from 1 April 2016 until 31
March 2026 is provided in the table below:
Years Estimated GHG emission
reductions or removals
(tCO2e)
Year 2016 (1 April 2016 - 31 March 2017) 61,793
Year 2017 (1 April 2017 - 31 March 2018) 109,378
Year 2018 (1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019) 109,378
Year 2019 (1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020) 109,378
Year 2020 (1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021) 109,378
Year 2021 (1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022) 109,378
Year 2022 (1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023) 109,378
Year 2023 (1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024) 109,378
Year 2024 (1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025) 109,378
Year 2025 (1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026) 109,378
Total estimated ERs 1,046,199
Total number of crediting years 10
Average annual ERs 104,620
By increasing the power plant installed capacity, the project will utilize additional geothermal energy
sources for generating electricity. The electricity generated will be exported to the JAMALI grid,
displacing electricity from primarily fossil-fuel based power plants that supply the grid.
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The following modification has been undertaken to increase the steam flow, thus increasing the
installed capacity of the power plant from 3 x 55 MW to 3 x 60 MW:
• Turbine modification, which means to modify first and second stage diaphragms by increasing
nozzle size from a1 to a2 to allow steam turbine efficiency as shown in Graph 1.
• Ejector line replacement, which means to replace a smaller line of ejectors with a new design
to increase the flow rate of Non-Condensable Gases (NCG) that is caused by an increase in
steam flow due the project activity.
The project does not modify and/or replace the whole power stations but only parts of their
equipment.
In the end, the project does not really change the established technology, which consists of a steam
turbine, electrical generators, a gas extraction system, a 150kV switchyard system, and a utility
system. The project is using the same hot water-dominated steam characteristic from Gunung
Salak Geothermal field, with a condensate re-injection well-system to maintain groundwater supply.
However, the project utilizes a higher steam flow due to a capacity increase by modifying steam
turbines.
The following are the main technical parameters before and after the project:
Variable Value Source
Before the After the
project project
Installed capacity of • Unit 1: 68,750 • Unit 1: 68,750 Report of up rating unit 3,
electrical generator kVA kVA Laporan Major inspection
(kVA) • Unit 2: 68,750 • Unit 2: 68,750 unit 2, Laporan Simple
kVA kVA inspection and up rating unit
• Unit 3: 68,750 • Unit 3: 68,750 1
kVA kVA
Power factor 0.8 0.8 Report of up rating unit 3,
Laporan Major inspection
unit 2, Laporan Simple
inspection and up rating unit
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Steam turbine 3 x 55 MW 3 x 60 MW Report of up rating unit 3,
capacity (MW) Laporan Major inspection
unit 2, Laporan Simple
inspection and up rating unit
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PPA Unit Rated 3 x 55 MW 3 x 60 MW Energy Sales Contract
Capacity/URC (MW) Amendment Agreement
(called ESC hereafter)
Operating time yearly 7,884 7,884 Energy Sales Contract
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(hours) (8,760 x 90%) (8,760 x 90%) Amendment Agreement
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Contract for Off Shore Materials Supply for Power Up-Rating of Unit 1, 2, and 3 between PT. Indonesia Power and Ansaldo Energia
SpA, dated on 22 July 2002.
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However, based on historical data and information, the Gunung Salak Geothermal Power Plant could possibly generate electricity
with 95% load factor, which is higher than the assumption used in the VCS PD ex-ante calculation.
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Annual power • Unit 1: • Unit 1: 473,040 *Based on historical and
generation/effective 411,363 MWh MWh actual data recorded by PT.
supply to the grid • Unit 2: • Unit 2: 473,040 Indonesia Power
(MWh) 399,102 MWh MWh **Expected annual power
• Unit 3: • Unit 3: 473,040 generation after the capacity
394,696 MWh upgrade (with 90% load
MWh • Total: factor assumption)
• Total: 1,419,120**
1,205,161* MWh
MWh
The project site is located in Awibengkok-Ratu area of Gunung Salak Geothermal field surrounded
by Halimun Salak national park, which is administratively part of Bogor District and Sukabumi
District, West Java Province, Indonesia. The project is located 988 m above sea level,
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approximately 82 km from Bogor and 58 km from Sukabumi. The exact location is 06 44’ 26” S,
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106 38’ 28” E.
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The existing power plant was originally designed for an installed capacity of 165 MW (or 3 x 55
MW), and in the baseline scenario would continue to provide electricity to the JAMALI grid at
1,205,161 MWh/year.
The project meets all local laws and regulations of the Government of Indonesia. The project
activity, in using geothermal power to generate electricity, is a voluntary action that has never been
obliged by the Government of Indonesia.
The project has a construction permit, Power Purchase Agreement, Steam Sales Contract, and
Environmental Impact Assessment.
Evidence of project ownership is the proof of title as explained in a letter from the chairman of
Indonesian Geothermal Association “Asosiasi Panasbumi Indonesia (API)” letter No.: 076/PP-
API/2007, dated 18 June 2009. The letter attached in Annex I.
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1.12.2 Emissions Trading Programs and Other Binding Limits
Not applicable.
The project activity currently has not applied to any other form of environmental credits.
Projects may generate other forms of GHG-related environmental credits, such as renewable
energy certificates (RECs), though GHG emission reductions and removals presented for VCU
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issuance shall not also be recognized as another form of GHG-related environmental credit .
If the project activity will be issued under any recognized program which creates GHG-related
environmental credits (such as renewable energy certificates or RECs), the GHG emission
reductions or removals from one verification period can be split between the VCS Program and
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another GHG program .
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Eligibility Criteria
Not applicable.
Leakage Management
According to ACM0002 version 17.0, the leakage of the proposed project is not considered. No
leakage is expected.
Not applicable.
Sustainable Development
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Social well-being:
• The project contributes to the development of the region by increasing community development
and corporate social responsibility of PT. Indonesia Power.
• During the capacity upgrade and operation, there are various kinds of mechanical work, which
generates employment on regular and permanent basis.
Economic well-being:
• The project activity is a good investment in a developing region, which otherwise would not have
happened in the absence of project activity.
• The generated electricity is fed into regional grids through the local grid, thereby improving the
grid frequency and availability of electricity to the local consumers (villagers and sub-urban
inhabitants), which will provide new opportunities for industries and economic activities to be
setup in the area thereby resulting in greater local employment, ultimately leading to overall
development.
• The project activity also leads to diversification of the national energy supply, which is dominated
by conventional fuel based generating units.
• The project activity contributes to the economic sustainability around the plant sites, which is
encouraging economic power decentralization.
Environmental well-being:
• The project utilizes geothermal power to generate electricity, which otherwise would have been
generated through alternate fuel- (most likely fossil fuel-) based power plants, contributing to a
reduction in specific emissions (emissions of pollutant/unit of energy generated) including GHG
emissions.
• As geothermal power projects produce no end products in the form of solid waste (ash, etc.),
they address the problem of solid waste disposal encountered by most other sources of power.
• Being a renewable energy source, geothermal energy is used to generate electricity that
contributes to resource conservation.
• Thus, the project causes no negative impact on the surrounding environment;; and in the end
contributes to environmental well-being.
Technological well-being:
• The project supports technology transfer from other regions or even other countries, as well as
contributes to capacity building of the labour force through trainings and practical works.
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• The project promotes local products developed in the region, when replacement of spare parts
is necessary, and supports renewable technology development especially for geothermal power
technology.
In view of the above explanation, the project participants consider that the project activity profoundly
contributes to sustainable development.
Further Information
No further information.
The project uses the VCS board-approved consolidated baseline and monitoring methodology
ACM0002 “Consolidated baseline methodology for grid-connected electricity generation from
renewable sources”, version 17.0, 13 May 2016.
The approved methodology of ACM0002 (version 17.0) is chosen and applicable to the proposed
project due to the following reasons:
• The project activity is a modification (retrofit) of an existing geothermal power plant that involves
electricity capacity addition from total capacity of 165 MW to 180 MW.
• The project is a renewable electricity generation plant from geothermal energy sources, which
is connected to the JAMALI grid.
• The project activity exports its electricity to the clearly identified regional Jawa, Madura, and Bali
interconnected power grid (JAMALI grid). The value and characteristics of the grid are also
publicly available.
• The proposed project is not an activity that involves fossil fuel switching to renewable energy at
the site of the project activity.
Based on the stated reasons above, the applicability criteria of the approved CDM methodology
ACM0002 (version 17.0) ”Consolidated baseline methodology for grid-connected electricity
generation from renewable sources” are met.
The baseline includes the emissions related to the electricity produced by the facilities and power
plants displaced by the increased capacity of Gunung Salak geothermal power plant, Indonesia.
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This involves emissions from displaced fossil fuel use in power plants connected to the JAMALI
grid (see table below).
fired power
plants that
are
displaced
due to the
project
activity.
For dry or CO2 Included According to ACM0002: CO2 fugitive emissions
flash steam from non-condensable gases should be
geothermal accounted for (main emission source).
power CH4 Included According to ACM0002: CH4 fugitive emissions
plants, from non-condensable gases should be
emissions of accounted for (main emission source).
Project
CH4 and
CO2 from N2O Excluded According to ACM0002 (minor emission source).
non-
condensable
gases
contained in
geothermal
steam.
The underlying project boundary is defined as the steam attributable to the project’s capacity
upgrade, as below picture.
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To determine the steam that attributable to the project’s capacity upgrade hence should be
calculated based on specific fuel consumption which known as Specific Steam Consumption
(SSC). Specific steam consumption, is the ratio of steam flowrate at separator exit to net power
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output of the plant . The SSC has been used as one of the parameters to evaluate the performance
of geothermal power plants.
The baseline scenario is the electricity that would continue to be generated by the current installed
capacity, 3 x 55 MW and exported to the JAMALI Grid.
For the second crediting period, the continued validity of the original baseline should be assessed.
According to the tool “Assessment of the validity of the original/current baseline and update of the
baseline at the renewal of the crediting period (Version 03.0.1)”, following steps should be adopted:
Step 1: Assess the validity of the current baseline for the next crediting period
Step 1.1: Assess compliance of the current baseline with relevant mandatory national and/or
sectoral policies
There is no mandatory law or regulation, which forced the project proponent to upgrade the
geothermal power plant capacity. Also, there are no new national and/or sectoral policies that could
affect the baseline scenario during the renewal of the crediting period. According to PLN's Electricity
Supply Business Plan (RUPTL PT. PLN (Persero)) year 2017-2026 there is no mandatory for PT.
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Yildirim, N. Thermodynamic Performance of Single-Flash Geothermal Power Plants from the Point of View of Noncondensable Gas
Removal Systems, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress, 2015,
https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/WGC/papers/WGC/2015/26034.pdf (accessed, 2017).
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Indonesia Power (as a subsidiary of PT. PLN (Persero)) to upgrade the geothermal power plant
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capacity, except addition of power plants.
There is no impact of circumstances existing at the time of requesting renewal of crediting period
on the current baseline emissions.
Step 1.3: Assess whether the continuation of use of current baseline equipment(s) or an
investment is the most likely scenario for the crediting period for which renewal is
requested.
This sub-step is applicable to the project activity since the baseline is the continuation of the current
practice, i.e. the electricity would be supplied by the power grid in the absence of the project activity.
It is clear that the power grid as an electricity system would maintain its technical possibility for a
much longer time than the crediting period of the project activity.
Step 1.4: Assessment of the validity of the data and parameters
There are some parameters, which are determined at the start of the first crediting period and not
monitored during the first crediting period, are not valid anymore. So, the current baseline needs to
be updated for the second crediting period according to the tool. This update includes grid emission
factor, EGhistorical, and shistorical as per methodology version 17.0. Methodology addresses the
uncertainty of variation of power generation by adjusting the historical electricity generation
(EGhistorical) by its standard deviation (shistorical).
Hence, the data and parameters need to be updated. Therefore step 2 is used.
Step 2: Update the current baseline and the data and parameters
The baseline emissions for the second crediting period have been updated, without reassessing
the baseline scenario, based on the latest approved version of the methodology. This update was
applied in the context of the sectoral policies and circumstances that is applicable at the time of
requesting for renewal of the crediting period.
As mentioned in step 1.4, all parameters regarding the grid emission factor, EGhistorical, and shistorical
calculation are updated in the second crediting period.
Project participants may choose among the following two time spans of historical data to determine
EGhistorical:
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Decree of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 1415/K/20/MEM2017 dated on 29 March 2017 concerning Ratification of
PT. PLN (Persero)'s Electricity Supply Business Plan Year 2017 – 2026.
https://djk.esdm.go.id/pdf/RUPTL/RUPTL%20PLN%202017-2026.pdf (accessed, 2017).
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(a) The five last calendar years prior to the implementation of the project activity;; or
(b) The time period from the calendar year following DATEhist, up to the last calendar year prior
to the implementation of the project, as long as this time span includes at least five calendar
years, where DATEhist is latest point in time between:
(ii) If applicable: the last capacity addition to the plant/unit;; or
(iii) If applicable: the last retrofit or rehabilitation of the plant/unit.
The EGhistorical has been updated using the option (b)-(i) above.
2.5 Additionality
According to the section 3.8.5 of VCS Standard version 3.6, a full reassessment of additionality is
not required when renewing the project crediting period. However, regulatory surplus shall be
demonstrated in accordance with Section 4.6.3.
It is confirmed that the proposed project is not mandated by any low, statute or other regulatory
framework. There is no mandatory law or regulation, which forced the project proponent to upgrade
the geothermal power plant capacity.
There is no any mandatory program from the Government of Indonesia that forces private or public
entities to upgrade renewable energy power plants. There are also no additional incentives to
upgrade capacity in terms of higher electricity price or other benefits.
Based on ACM0002 version 17.0, the baseline emission (BEy in tCO2) is the product of the baseline
emission factor (EFgrid,CM,y in tCO2/MWh) times the electricity supplied by the project activity to the
grid (EGPJ,y in MWh). EGPJ,y is calculated as a quantity of net electricity generation supplied by the
project plants/units to the grid (EGfacility,y in MWh) minus the sum of annual average historical net
electricity generation delivered to the grid by the existing renewable energy power plants/units that
was operated at the project site prior to the implementation of the project activity (EGhistorical in
MWh/yr) and standard deviation of the mentioned EGhistorical (shistorical in MWh/yr), as follows:
where:
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EGPJ,y = Quantity of net electricity generation that is produced and fed into the grid as
a result of the implementation of the CDM project activity in year y (MWh/yr)
EFgrid,CM,y = Combined margin CO2 emission factor for grid connected power generation
in year y calculated using the latest version of the “Tool to calculate the
emission factor for an electricity system” (t CO2/MWh)
EGPJ,y for a retrofit or rehabilitation or replacement of an existing renewable energy power plant is
calculated as follows:
where:
EGPJ,y = Quantity of net electricity generation that is produced and fed into the
grid as a result of the implementation of the CDM project activity in
year y (MWh/yr)
DATEBaselineRetrofit = Point in time when the existing equipment would need to be replaced
in the absence of the project activity (date). This only applies to retrofit
or replacement projects
The latest of weighted average of the Operating Margin emission factor (EFgrid,OMsimple,y), Build
Margin emission factor (EFgrid,BM,y), and Combined Margin emission factor (EFgrid,CM,y) of JAMALI
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grid of year 2015 already determined and calculated according to the procedures prescribed in
the “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system, Version 04.0 by the Indonesian
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Based on notification letter number 322/20/DJL.4/2017 dated on February 7 , 2017 from the MEMR.
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government under the Directorate General of Electricity - Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
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(MEMR). Even though the “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system” (Version
05.0) has been issued at the time of renewal of the project crediting period there is not affected to
the result of EFgrid,CM,y.
According to the latest version of the tool, the JAMALI power grid is selected as the project
boundary, as the regional interconnected grid covering three islands very close to each other (Java,
Madura, and Bali islands) and separated by a relatively long distance from other islands in
Indonesia (no interconnection exists to other islands).
The project is located in Gunung Salak geothermal area, and is connected to the existing JAMALI
power transmission line for Gunung Salak geothermal power plant units 1, 2, and 3.
The JAMALI power grid is therefore determined as the project boundary.
Both the OM and the BM will be calculated ex-ante.
Step 2: Choose whether to include off-grid power plants in the project electricity system (optional)
Project participants may choose between the following two options to calculate the operating
margin and build margin emission factor:
Option I: Only grid power plants are included in the calculation.
Option II: Both grid power plants and off-grid power plants are included in the calculation.
The MEMR chooses only to include the grid power plants in the calculation (Option I), as information
of the off-grid power plants are not completely publicly accessible.
Step 3: Select a method to determine the operating margin (OM)
The “Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system” (version 05.0, EB87) offers four
methods to calculate the OM and any of the four methods can be used:
The MEMR has been considered the methods to determine the operating margin (OM) as following:
(a) Simple OM: The Low Cost/Must Run (LC/MR) of the power plants cannot be determined.
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Based on notification letter number 1515/03/DLT.3/2017 dated on May 30 , 2017 from the MEMR.
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(b) Simple adjusted OM: The required of hourly LC/MR operation data of the power plants are not
available.
(c) Dispatch data analysis OM: The required of hourly actual operation data of the power plants
are not available.
(d) Average OM: Annual aggregated data from the grid on power generation, fuel type and fuel
consumption of the power plants are available, which is calculated as Simple OM.
The Operating Margin Emission Coefficient (EFgrid,OM,y) can be calculated based on Simple OM or
Average OM, with consideration of the restrictions to use each approach. The selection of the most
suitable method is based on the analysis of the proportion of low-cost/must-run generation sources
in the concerning grid. The OM will be calculated ex-ante.
Step 4: Calculate the operating margin emission factor according to the selected method
The operating margin emission factor for each year ‘y’ was calculated using equation 3 (preferred
option) of the ‘Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system’, adapted to data
available from PLN, which has grouped the power plants according to type as shown in the
th
notification letter number 1515/03/DLT.3/2017 dated on May 30 , 2017 from the MEMR.
where:
EFgrid,OMsimple,y = Simple operating margin CO2 emission factor in year y (t CO2/MWh)
EGm,y = Net quantity of electricity generated and delivered to the grid by power
unit m in year y (MWh)
EFEL,m,y = CO2 emission factor of power unit m in year y (t CO2/MWh)
y = The relevant year as per the data vintage chosen in Step 3
The Operating Margin will be calculated ex-ante, therefore the factor is calculated based on 3
recent years available data, which are 2013, 2014, and 2015 data.
The Operating Margin emission factors for 2013, 2014 and 2015 are calculated separately and then
the three- year average is calculated as a full-generation weighted average of the emission factors.
The result of the Operation Margin Emission Factor of JAMALI calculation is 0.786 tCO2e/MWh.
The operating margin emission factor of the baseline is calculated as a fixed ex-ante value and will
not be renewed within the second crediting period of the project activity.
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Step 5: Calculate the build margin (BM) emission factor
Once the sample group ‘m’ is defined, the build margin is calculated ex-ante using the following
equation:
where:
EFgrid,BM,y = Build margin CO2 emission factor in year y (t CO2/MWh)
EGm,y = Net quantity of electricity generated and delivered to the grid by power
unit m in year y (MWh)
EFEL,m,y = CO2 emission factor of power unit m in year y (t CO2/MWh)
Based on sample group ‘m’ identified in the notification letter number 1515/03/DLT.3/2017 dated
th
on May 30 , 2017 from the MEMR, the ex-ante Build Margin Emission Factor is calculated to be
0.999 tCO2e/MWh by dividing total CO2 emissions by the total annual generation data.
The Baseline Emission Factor is calculated as a Combined Margin, using the weighted average
(preferred option) of the Operating Margin and Build Margin.
where:
EFgrid,BM,y = Build margin CO2 emission factor in year y (t CO2/MWh)
EFgrid,OM,y = Operating margin CO2 emission factor in year y (t CO2/MWh)
As per UNFCCC Methodological tool: Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system
v05.0, the following default values should be used for wOM and wBM (for all projects except for wind
and solar power generation project activities): wOM = 0.5 and wBM = 0.5 for the first crediting period,
and wOM = 0.25 and wBM = 0.75 for the second and third crediting period, unless otherwise specified
in the approved methodology which refers to this tool.
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Therefore using the approach above, the ex-ante emission factor (EFgrid,CM,y) for Jamali Grid will
be:
= 0.946 tCO2/MWh
EGhistorical is the average of historical electricity delivered by the existing facility to the grid, spanning
all data from the most recent available year (or month, week, or other time period) to the time at
which the facility was constructed, retrofit, or modified in a manner that significantly affected output
(i.e., by 5% or more), expressed in MWh per year. Project participants may choose among the
following two time spans of historical data to determine EGhistorical:
(a) The five last calendar years prior to the implementation of the project activity;; or
(b) The time period from the calendar year following DATEhist, up to the last calendar year prior
to the implementation of the project, as long as this time span includes at least five calendar
years, where DATEhist is latest point in time between:
(ii) If applicable: the last capacity addition to the plant/unit;; or
(iii) If applicable: the last retrofit or rehabilitation of the plant/unit.
The EGhistorical calculation has been choosed using the option (b)-(i) above.
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EGhistorical and shistorical for Unit 2
Electricity delivered to the grid
Baseline year before the capacity upgrade (MWh)
Unit 2
February 1995-January 1996 373,721
February 1996-January 1997 335,721
February 1997-January 1998 382,828
February 1998-January 1999 328,201
February 1999-January 2000 386,118
February 2000-January 2001 359,457
February 2001-January 2002 437,799
February 2002-January 2003 433,620
February 2003-January 2004 344,641
February 2004-January 2005 419,994
EGhistorical (MWh) 380,210
shistorical (MWh) 39,743
EGhistorical + shistorical (MWh) 419,954
Technical lifetime is defined as the total time for which the equipment is technically designed to
operate from its first commissioning. Project participants may take into account the typical average
technical lifetime of the type equipment. Documented for specific geothermal industry practice is
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the typical average technical lifetime of geothermal power plant is 30-50 years.
According to Energy Sales Contract (ESC) for steam purchase contract mentioned that the project
must be available to supply electricity until year of 2030 (and may elect to extend the term until year
of 2040). Based on this, the Project Owner being implemented the Life Cycle Management (LCM)
Program. “LCM is a long-term planning method for power reduction optimizing, maintenance cost,
and capital investment consistently with the emphasis on the power-plant safety aspects and plant
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Matek, B. Geothermal Energy Association Issue Brief: Additional Economic Values of Geothermal Power, 2015, https://geo-
energy.org/events/Geothermal%20Energy%20Association%20Issue%20Brief_Economic%20Values%202015_Final.pdf (accessed
2017).
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operation period target. LCM emphasizes that most of equipment cannot last forever, therefore
refurbish and replacement must be anticipated to maintain function and system performance where
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it operates.” . “The reliability and efficiency are fundamental in providing electricity for the society,
because the society needs affordable yet reliable electricity. To realize that, the reliability and
efficiency must have strong foundation based on the best practice of asset management. Reliability
is realized through commitment to conduct asset management, Life Cycle Management (LCM) of
excellent power plant operation and maintenance, as well as continuous improvement supported
17
by expert operators and technicians.” . The LCM refers to other study related to estimating the
project lifetime of the project, for example study of Remaining Life Assessment (RLA) for major
equipments of the power plant which conducted by experts of the third party. Based on the RLA
then Project Owner do the maintenance planning such as Simple Inspection (SI), Major Inspection
(MI), and Overhaul (OH) which will be accommodated as an long term maintenance strategy in the
LCM. One of the example of long term maintenance strategy is to do turbine overhaul in year of
2019 which expected to have power plant life extension for another 20 years.
As a conclusion, the average technical lifetime for all units is 46 years, which means that all units
will last during 46 years since its commissioning with regular and proper maintenance.
The table below shows the baseline electricity generation data, calculated from 7-year and
10-year historical average as determined by ACM0002 version 17.0. The table also shows
the date when all units at Gunung Salak Geothermal power plant started operation after their
capacity upgrade were concluded. The last column shows the date when the technical
lifetime ends, which is adopted as point in time when the existing equipment would need to
be replaced in the absence of the proposed project (DATEBaselineRetrofit).
EGhistorical and shistorical for Capacity upgrade date DATEBaselineRetrofit
(MWh) until DATEBaselineRetrofit
(Project start date)
Unit 1 435,348 21 June 2005 12 March 2040
Unit 2 419,954 4 April 2005 12 June 2040
Unit 3 443,605 29 September 2004 16 July 2043
Total 1,298,907 - -
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PT. Indonesia Power, Annual Report 2012, http://www.indonesiapower.co.id/id/komunikasi-
berkelanjutan/Reports/ANNUAL%20REPORT%20PT%20INDONESIA%20POWER%202012.pdf (accessed 2017)
17
PT. Indonesia Power, Annual Report 2016, http://www.indonesiapower.co.id/id/komunikasi-
berkelanjutan/Reports/ANNUAL%20REPORT%20PT%20INDONESIA%20POWER%20TAHUN%202016.pdf (accessed 2017)
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As a result, according to ACM0002 version 17.0, the baseline scenario is the electricity that would
continue to be generated by the current installed capacity, 3 x 55 MW and exported to the JAMALI
Grid.
The basic parameters used for calculating JAMALI grid emission factor to be used in the proposed
project are provided in table below:
Variable Value/Unit Source
Average Operating Margin 0.786 tCO2e/MWh PLN database (own generation
(*)
Emissions factor and IPPs )
Build Margin Emissions Factor 0.999 tCO2e/MWh PLN database (own generation
(*)
and IPPs )
Combined Margin Emissions 0.946 tCO2e/MWh Calculated as per UNFCCC
Factor (for the second and third Methodological tool: Tool to
crediting period) calculate the emission factor for an
electricity system v05.0.
(*)
Independent Power Producers
where:
PEFF,y = Project emissions from fossil fuel consumption in year y (t CO2/yr)
PEGP,y = Project emissions from the operation of dry, flash steam or binary
geothermal power plants in year y (t CO2e/yr)
PEHP,y = Project emissions from water reservoirs of hydro power plants in year
y (t CO2e/yr)
The project does not involve the fossil fuel consumption (as per ACM0002 version 17.0, for all
renewable energy power generation project activities, emissions due to the use of fossil fuels for
the backup generator can be neglected) and hydro power, so PEFF,y = 0, PEHP,y = 0.
PEy = PEGP,y
where:
PEGP,y = Project emissions from the operation of dry, flash steam or binary
geothermal power plants in year y (t CO2e/yr)
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PEdry or flash steam,y = Project emissions from the operation of dry steam or flash steam
geothermal power plants due to release of non-condensable gases in
year y (t CO2e/yr)
The project is the operation of flash steam geothermal power plant, so PEbinary,y = 0.
where:
wsteam,CO2,y = Average mass fraction of CO2 in the produced steam in year y (t CO2/t
steam)
wsteam,CH4,y = Average mass fraction of CH4 in the produced steam in year y (t CO4/t
steam)
GWPCH4 = Global warming potential of CH4 valid for the relevant commitment
period (t CO2e/t CH4)
3.3 Leakage
According to ACM0002 version 17, the leakage of the proposed project is not considered. No
leakage is expected.
Baseline Emissions
Please see the table below for each power station unit calculation including its results and summary
of the values used.
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2016 2017 - 2025
Average electricity supplied by the 393,791 393,791 MWh
power plant (Gunung Salak unit 1) to
the grid before the project (EGhistorical
until DATEBaselineRetrofit)
Standard deviation of the average 41,556 41,556 MWh
electricity supplied by the power plant
(Gunung Salak unit 1) to the grid
before the project (EGhistorical until
DATEBaselineRetrofit)
Baseline emission factor with 0.946 0.946 t CO2e/MWh
combined margin (EFgrid,CM,y)
Baseline emissions for Unit 1 (BEy) 34,526 35,647 t CO2e/year
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2016 2017 - 2025
the grid before the project (EGhistorical
until DATEBaselineRetrofit)
Standard deviation of the average 51,982 51,982
electricity supplied by the power plant
(Gunung Salak unit 3) to the grid
before the project (EGhistorical until
DATEBaselineRetrofit)
Baseline emission factor with 0.946 0.946 t CO2e/MWh
combined margin (EFgrid,CM,y)
Baseline emissions for Unit 3 (BEy) 967 27,838 t CO2e/year
Summary of Baseline Emissions (BEy)
BE y (tCO 2e)
Year Vintage
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
2016 1 April 2016 - 31 March 2017 34,526 30,617 967
2017 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018 35,647 50,206 27,838
2018 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019 35,647 50,206 27,838
2019 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 35,647 50,206 27,838
2020 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 35,647 50,206 27,838
2021 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022 35,647 50,206 27,838
2022 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023 35,647 50,206 27,838
2023 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024 35,647 50,206 27,838
2024 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025 35,647 50,206 27,838
2025 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026 35,647 50,206 27,838
Project Emissions
PEy = PEGP,y
Please see the table below for each power station unit calculation including its results and summary
of the values used.
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Therefore, using the approach above, and the historical and actual data recorded by PT.
Indonesia Power, the project emission for each power station unit is shown below:
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Year Vintage PE y (tCO 2e)
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
2023 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024 1,155 2,029 1,130
2024 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025 1,155 2,029 1,130
2025 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026 1,155 2,029 1,130
Leakage Emissions
Ly = 0
The ex-ante emission reductions calculations are as follows:
ERy = BEy - PEy - Ly
ER calculation for Gunung Salak Unit 1
Year Vintage Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated net
baseline project leakage GHG emission
emissions or emissions or emissions reductions or
removals removals (tCO2e) removals
(tCO2e) (tCO2e) (tCO2e)
2016 1 April 2016 –
34,526 1,223 0 33,303
31 March 2017
2017 1 April 2017 –
35,647 1,155 0 34,493
31 March 2018
2018 1 April 2018 –
35,647 1,155 0 34,493
31 March 2019
2019 1 April 2019 –
35,647 1,155 0 34,493
31 March 2020
2020 1 April 2020 –
35,647 1,155 0 34,493
31 March 2021
2021 1 April 2021 –
35,647 1,155 0 34,493
31 March 2022
2022 1 April 2022 –
35,647 1,155 0 34,493
31 March 2023
2023 1 April 2023 –
35,647 1,155 0 34,493
31 March 2024
2024 1 April 2024 –
35,647 1,155 0 34,493
31 March 2025
2025 1 April 2025 –
35,647 1,155 0 34,493
31 March 2026
Total 355,354 11,616 0 343,738
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ER calculation for Gunung Salak Unit 2
Year Vintage Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated net
baseline project leakage GHG emission
emissions or emissions or emissions reductions or
removals removals (tCO2e) removals
(tCO2e) (tCO2e) (tCO2e)
2016 1 April 2016 –
30,617 1,548 0 29,069
31 March 2017
2017 1 April 2017 –
50,206 2,029 0 48,178
31 March 2018
2018 1 April 2018 –
50,206 2,029 0 48,178
31 March 2019
2019 1 April 2019 –
50,206 2,029 0 48,178
31 March 2020
2020 1 April 2020 –
50,206 2,029 0 48,178
31 March 2021
2021 1 April 2021 –
50,206 2,029 0 48,178
31 March 2022
2022 1 April 2022 –
50,206 2,029 0 48,178
31 March 2023
2023 1 April 2023 –
50,206 2,029 0 48,178
31 March 2024
2024 1 April 2024 –
50,206 2,029 0 48,178
31 March 2025
2025 1 April 2025 –
50,206 2,029 0 48,178
31 March 2026
Total 482,475 19,806 0 462,669
ER calculation for Gunung Salak Unit 3
Year Vintage Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated net
baseline project leakage GHG emission
emissions or emissions or emissions reductions or
removals removals (tCO2e) removals
(tCO2e) (tCO2e) (tCO2e)
2016 1 April 2016 –
967 1,547 0 -580
31 March 2017
2017 1 April 2017 – 27,838 1,130 0 26,708
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Year Vintage Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated net
baseline project leakage GHG emission
emissions or emissions or emissions reductions or
removals removals (tCO2e) removals
(tCO2e) (tCO2e) (tCO2e)
31 March 2018
2018 1 April 2018 –
27,838 1,130 0 26,708
31 March 2019
2019 1 April 2019 –
27,838 1,130 0 26,708
31 March 2020
2020 1 April 2020 –
27,838 1,130 0 26,708
31 March 2021
2021 1 April 2021 –
27,838 1,130 0 26,708
31 March 2022
2022 1 April 2022 –
27,838 1,130 0 26,708
31 March 2023
2023 1 April 2023 –
27,838 1,130 0 26,708
31 March 2024
2024 1 April 2024 –
27,838 1,130 0 26,708
31 March 2025
2025 1 April 2025 –
27,838 1,130 0 26,708
31 March 2026
Total 251,512 11,720 0 239,792
Therefore, using the calculation above the total GHG emission reductions for the 10-year
crediting period is 1,046,199 tCO 2e or 104,620 tCO 2e/year, as shown in the summary below:
Year Vintage Estimated net Estimated net Estimated Total Estimated
GHG GHG net GHG net GHG
emission emission emission emission
reductions or reductions or reductions or reductions or
removals - removals - removals - removals
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 (tCO2e)
(tCO2e) (tCO2e) (tCO2e)
2016 1 April 2016 –
33,303 29,069 -580 61,793
31 March 2017
2017 1 April 2017 –
34,493 48,178 26,708 109,378
31 March 2018
2018 1 April 2018 – 34,493 48,178 26,708 109,378
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Year Vintage Estimated net Estimated net Estimated Total Estimated
GHG GHG net GHG net GHG
emission emission emission emission
reductions or reductions or reductions or reductions or
removals - removals - removals - removals
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 (tCO2e)
(tCO2e) (tCO2e) (tCO2e)
31 March 2019
2019 1 April 2019 –
34,493 48,178 26,708 109,378
31 March 2020
2020 1 April 2020 –
34,493 48,178 26,708 109,378
31 March 2021
2021 1 April 2021 –
34,493 48,178 26,708 109,378
31 March 2022
2022 1 April 2022 –
34,493 48,178 26,708 109,378
31 March 2023
2023 1 April 2023 –
34,493 48,178 26,708 109,378
31 March 2024
2024 1 April 2024 –
34,493 48,178 26,708 109,378
31 March 2025
2025 1 April 2025 –
34,493 48,178 26,708 109,378
31 March 2026
Total 343,738 462,669 239,792 1,046,199
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On 1 October 2008, the electricity sales flow meter was
replaced by PT 0806A117-01 / PT 0806A118-01 / PT 0806A119-
01.
Value applied
EGhistorical until DATEBaselineRetrofit
(MWh)
Unit 1 393,791
Unit 2 380,210
Unit 3 391,623
Total 1,165,624
The data above is based on an average of historical net electricity
generation data recorded by PT. Indonesia Power since 1998-2004
for Unit 3 and 1996-2005 for Units 1 and 2.
Justification of choice of Electricity produced is measured by a watt-hour meter (connected
data or description of to a digital control system and recorded continuously), which can
measurement methods measure both power delivered to the grid and received from the
and procedures applied grid. Therefore, net electricity export is measured.
The measurement of electricity generation is conducted on a
continuous basis, where hourly and daily total electricity
measurement will be available. The measurement results is
summarised transparently in regular production reports.
Purpose of Data Calculation of baseline emissions
Comments Standard Operation Procedure signed between PT. Indonesia
Power and PT PLN (load dispatcher) or other documents, which
update or replace this SOP.
Data / Parameter shistorical
Data unit MWh
Description Standard deviation of average net electricity delivered to the grid
before the project activity until DATEBaselineRetrofit
Source of data Statistical calculation of standard deviation of EGhistorical
Value applied
shistorical until DATEBaselineRetrofit
(MWh)
Unit 1 41,556
Unit 2 39,743
Unit 3 51,982
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Total 133,281
The data above is based on an average of historical net electricity
generation data recorded by PT. Indonesia Power since 1998-2004
for Unit 3 and 1996-2005 for Units 1 and 2.
Justification of choice of Statistical calculation
data or description of
measurement methods
and procedures applied
Purpose of Data Calculation of baseline emissions
Comments -
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measurement methods
and procedures applied
Purpose of Data Calculation of baseline emissions
Comments -
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Comments -
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Unit 3 308,061 225,081
Steam quantities based on underlying project boundary are
calculated based on the Specific Steam Consumption (SSC).
Monitoring equipment
Steam flow meter
Type Accuracy Serial
Class Number
Unit 1 • Endress+Hausser • 0.25% • H400C50109D
FMD78
• GE PanaFlow • 2% • 4987429-2
MV82
Unit 2 • Endress+Hausser • 0.25% • E303CC0109D
FMD78
• GE PanaFlow • 2% • 4987429-1
MV82
Unit 3 • Endress+Hausser • 0.25% • D404420109D
FMD78
QA/QC procedures to be Meters will be calibrated according to the national standard of Java-
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applied Madura-Bali (JAMALI) Grid Code that described calibration
period of installed meters in power plants connected to JAMALI
Grid is once per 5 years, or Standard Operational Procedures by
PT. Indonesia Power or other documents which update or replace
this national standard (whichever occurs earliest).
Purpose of data Calculation of project emissions
Calculation method • Specific Steam Consumption (SSC) calculation:
Steam flowrate Net power output SSC
year 2016 of the plant (t steam/MWh)
(t steam) (MWh)
Unit 1 3,944,432 471,854 8.359
Unit 2 3,716,473 452,327 8.216
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This complies with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 3 issued in 2007
(http://portal.djmbp.esdm.go.id/sijh/permen-esdm-03-2007.pdf) regarding Java-Madura-Bali (JAMALI) Grid Code.
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Unit 3 3,633,958 444,627 8.173
The net power output of the plant for year 2016 above is based on
actual data recorded by PT. Indonesia Power, which is Gross
Production subtract Own Consumption.
Steam flowrate Net power output SSC
year 2017- of the plant (t steam/MWh)
2025 (MWh)
(t steam)
Unit 1 3,617,179 473,040 7.647
Unit 2 3,617,179 473,040 7.647
Unit 3 3,617,179 473,040 7.647
The net power output of the plant for year 2017-2025 comes from
an assumption using 90% load factor for each unit.
• Steam quantities based on underlying project boundary
calculation is SSC times the attributable electricity generation
to VCS Project (EGPJ,y)
SSC year Attributable Steam
2016 electricity quantities
(t steam/MWh) generation to VCS based on
Project (EGPJ,y) underlying
(MWh) project
boundary
(t steam)
Unit 1 8.359 36,507 305,175
Unit 2 8.216 32,373 309,693
Unit 3 8.173 1,022 308,061
SSC year Attributable Steam
2017-2025 electricity quantities
(t steam/MWh) generation to VCS based on
Project (EGPJ,y) underlying
(MWh) project
boundary
(t steam)
Unit 1 7.647 37,692 288,220
Unit 2 7.647 53,086 405,934
Unit 3 7.647 29,435 225,081
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.
Comments Continuous measurement, subsequently, the data will be
aggregated monthly.
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and procedures to be Fluid for Purposes of Chemical Analysis (as applicable to sampling
applied phase steam only).
The Non-Condensable Gases (NCG) sampling and analysis will be
performed every three months.
Frequency of Every three months
monitoring/recording
-6
Value applied Unit 1: 8.356x10 or 0.0008356%
-6
Unit 2: 7.700x10 or 0.0007700%
-6
Unit 3: 7.023x10 or 0.0007023%
Monitoring equipment -
QA/QC procedures to be Gunung Salak Geothermal Laboratory QA/QC Procedure
applied
Purpose of data Calculation of project emissions
Calculation method -
Comments -
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Monitoring equipment
Steam flow meter
Type Accuracy Serial
Class Number
Unit 1 Schneider Electric 0.2 PT 0806A119-01
ION 8600
Unit 2 Schneider Electric 0.2 PT 0806A118-01
ION 8600
Unit 3 Schneider Electric 0.2 MT 1006A500-01
ION 8600
.
QA/QC procedures to be The QA/QC will be conducted through cross checking with sales
applied electricity receipts.
Meters will be calibrated according to the Standard Operational
Procedures signed between PT. Indonesia Power and PLN (load
dispatcher) or other documents, which update or replace this SOP.
Data measured by meters will be cross checked by electricity sales
receipt.
The meter (s) will either:
i) be read frequently jointly by the project developer and the grid
company
ii) be only read by the project developer and data will be double
checked with the electricity sales receipts
iii) be only read by the grid company
Purpose of data Calculation of baseline emissions
Calculation method EGfacility = EGexp - EGimp
Comments Standard Operation Procedure signed between PT. Indonesia
Power and PT PLN (load dispatcher) or other documents, which
update or replace this SOP
This section presents the steps taken to monitor on regular basis the GHG emission reductions
from the capacity upgrade project at Gunung Salak geothermal power plant in Indonesia.
The purpose of the monitoring plan is to present reliable and complete data and to ensure that all
actual project data is well organised in term of collection and archiving.
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1. Monitoring organisation
Prior to the start of the crediting period, the organisation of the monitoring team will be
established. Clear roles and responsibilities will be assigned to all staff and the power plant
manager involved in the VCS project, who will have overall responsibility for the monitoring
system in the project, ensuring trained staff perform the monitoring duties and that where trained
monitoring staff are absent, the integrity of the monitoring system is maintained by other trained
staff. Initial training will be conducted and regular checks performed to ensure adequacy of
monitoring data.
VCS Manager
1. Supervision of staff (data recording)
2. Review of monitoring systems
3. Consistency check of reported data
4. VCS documentation on-site
5. Coordinate calibration
Chemical Laboratory
Steam sampling procedures & results
QA
The project developer has created procedures that will ensure consistent quality of all data
collection, recording, storage, and reporting. The project developer has assigned a VCS
manager, the overall person responsible for the VCS monitoring process. The VCS manager
cooperates with on-site VCS coordinator and collects all the monitored data required for the
VCS. Monthly reports are prepared for the power plants manager who has overall quality control.
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2. Monitoring equipment and installation
The electricity meter will be the revenue meter that measures the quantity of electricity for which
the project will be paid. As this meter provides the main measurement in the methodology, it will
be a key part of the verification process. This meter is located at the Gunung Salak substation.
To ensure maximum data availability and to introduce data quality controls, a crosscheck meter
will be installed in addition to the revenue meter. This meter will also be located at the Gunung
Salak substation, measuring electricity exported from the project.
The electricity meter shall meet relevant local standards at the time of installation. Therefore,
the meters must be factory calibrated at the manufacturer before its installation and will be
checked repeatedly once per 2 years during its operation. Project owner will install the meters
at the project site. Records of the meter (type, maker, model, and calibration documentation)
are retained in the quality control system on-site.
Electricity measurements will be taken in accordance with SOP signed between PT. Indonesia
Power and PT. PLN (load dispatcher), or other documents which update or replace this SOP.
Monitoring Equipments
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Metering of geothermal steam flow
Data is available at the local meter and remotely (Central Control Room, CCR) of power plant.
All data will be recorded in a Steam Log Sheet manually. The daily Steam Log Sheet report will
be submitted to VCS Coordinator for monthly steam production report.
The Lab officer is responsible for steam sampling procedures and chemical analysis at Gunung
Salak Geothermal Area laboratory. The report will be submitted to the VCS Coordinator and
subsequently reported to the Manager of Gunung Salak power plants units 1, 2, and 3.
All equipment will be calibrated by the manufacturer according to relevant local standards at the
time of installation and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations to
ensure accuracy of measurements. Records of the meter (type, make, model, calibration, and
maintenance documentation) will be retained as part of the VCS monitoring system.
All relevant data will be archived electronically and backed up regularly. Uncertainty will be
considered to achieve conservative results. Moreover, it will be kept for the full crediting period,
plus two years after the end of the crediting period or the last issuance of VCUs for this project
activity (whichever occurs later). The Monitoring Plan has been developed to ensure that the
project has robust data collection, processing, and archiving procedures.
Other data for VER procedures will be managed by the VCS Coordinator and subsequently
reported to the power plant manager.
4. Document management
The project developer will keep electricity sale and purchase invoices. All written documentation
such as specifications, maps, and drawings, will be stored for the crediting period and two years
afterwards, and be made available to the verifier so that the reliability of the information may be
checked.
The document management system will be developed to ensure adequate document control for
VER purposes. Monitoring report and supporting workbook will be provided for verification.
5 SAFEGUARDS
According to adjusted Gunung Salak geothermal power plant's Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA), a revised RKL/RPL (Environment Management Plan and Environment Monitoring Plan) for
the additional installed capacity 3 x 5 MW.
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The report clearly recognizes that impacts, if any, have been taking into account before and after
the project activity as summarized in the letter No. 660.1/1801/I/2007 from the provincial
Environmental Agency (BPLHD) of West Java to the project owner due capacity upgrade activity.
A summary of the environmental impacts of the project activity is described below:
Identified Environmental impacts Measures taken
Operational Phase
Air Pollution
An increase H2S gas concentration Maintain sound operation of turbine and its system
together with a fan and blower in the cooling tower.
Noise Pollution
An increase of noise Install a noise buffer and cover made from
soundproof material for turbine and its system
Water Pollution
Surface water body pollution Re-inject waste water (condensates) from cooling
tower to abandoned geothermal wells
Post-operational phase
Re-construction of power plant Will be planned 3 or 5 years before operational
phase ends
Transportation of ruins Will be planned 3 or 5 years before operational
phase ends
Re-vegetation of power plant ex- Will be planned 3 or 5 years before operational
location phase ends
• Deterioration of air quality
During operational phase, some deterioration of air quality is expected to occur, especially an
increase in H2S gas released into the ambient air. The H2S gas comes from the cooling tower
during power plant operation, which emits non-condensable gases (NCG), and from the vent
valve and scrubber if broken down.
To reduce this impact there will be regular maintenance and check ups for the turbine and system
to prevent any H2S gas leakage. In addition, the cooling tower must also be maintained regularly
to decrease non-condensable gases (NCG) emission.
• Increased noise pollution
Increased noise pollution is expected from the turbine and its system during power plant operation.
To reduce the impact the project owner has installed a soundproof buffer and cover surrounding
the turbine and its system to prevent any noise pollution to the environment.
• Deterioration of surface water quality
Minor deterioration of surface water quality due to the project activity is expected because of
wastewater coming from the cooling tower.
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To prevent any further increase, the project owner has managed to re-inject waste water
(condensates) to abandoned geothermal wells.
Considering the mitigation controls planned as part of the project activity, EIA process and the
contribution made by the project to the sustainable development of the local and national area,
the project is expected to have an overall positive impact on the local and global environment. All
negative environmental impacts will be described in the mitigation and monitoring plans.
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The revised EIA is prepared to cover all environmental and social issue after the capacity upgrade of Gunung Salak geothermal
power plant from 3x55 MW to 3x60 MW.
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5.4 Public Comments
N/A
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APPENDIX I: LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF INDONESIAN GEOTHERMAL
ASSOCIATION
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