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CDM
First CDM Project has been submitted by PCRA
This is on Biodiesel integrating from farmer to end user.All those interested in developing CDM project with PCRA are invited to Collaborate
 
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CDM PROJECT ON BIO-DIESEL SUBMITTED BY PCRA TO MOEF ON 12.9.05
(A) SCHEME
· Farmers - 10,000
· Working on 20000 Ha of Jatropha plantation
· Oil Expellers - 1,000
· Bio-diesel producers operating in the medium scale capacity i.e. 1 ton per day - 100
· Bio-diesel production per year - 30,000 KL
· CER points generated 1.5 lakhs. Total money generated = 5 crores @ $ 7 per CER.
(B) MODUS OPERANDI
PCRA will identify and promote the bio-diesel manufactures and maintain the record of all the other stakeholders and the oil expellers and farmers, buyers, ultimate consumers etc.
 
(C) SHARING OF MONEY GENERATED
Distribution to the beneficiaries is proposed as below:

· 45% to the farmers
· 5 % to the concerned Gram Panchayat
· 10 % to the Expellers
· 20% to Bio-diesel producers
· 10% to PCRA for handling charges (a special cell will be created in PCRA which will work as SPV for this purpose)
· 10% for separate development fund to be created by PCRA for Training, HRD, Awards, incentives, legal processing expenses.

At above rates…
A farmer will get nearly Rs.1000/- per hectare per annum.
Each expeller gets Rs.5/- per ton &
Transesterifier Rs.0.33 per litre.
(D) The CDM projects are presently approved till March 2012.
 
 
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