PROJECT IDEA NOTE (PIN) FOR JI HOST COUNTRY APPROVAL BY

GERMANY
Version 1.1, 29th October 2008

PROJECT IDEA NOTE (PIN)

Project title

NAME OF THE APPLYING INSTITUTION/ENTITY

Place, Date

Project Idea Note (PIN), JI host country approval, Version 1.1

INTRODUCTION
This PIN form supports project proponents of JI projects (in Germany) applying for host country
approval with the German DFP (DEHSt). The form offers guid-ance on the information to be
provided to the DEHSt that is needed for the appli-cation for a Letter of Endorsement.
All EU Member States have to fulfil the Track 1 eligibility criteria (see section 3.2.2 of the JI Manual).
Germany is eligible for JI Track 1 since 27 April 2008. Information on the eligibility of host countries1
is provided online by the UNFCCC. Host countries eligible for JI Track 1 may choose between Track
1 and Track 2. However, the DEHSt does not apply different criteria nor effort in the approval of JI
projects under Track 1 and Track 2.
In some host countries, a MoU with the investor country is a requirement for the approval of a JI
project. Germany does, however, not require a MoU in order to participate as an investor country in
a JI project so that projects may be approved, regardless of a MoU with a particular host country.

http://ji.unfccc.int/Eligibility/index.html

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1. PRE-CHECK OF BASIC JI REQUIREMENTS

1.A. Investor country

Specify the planned investor country

Only those investor countries can invest in JI

project activities hosted by Germany which allow JI
project activities under comparable conditions in
their own territory (reciprocity)

1.B. JI Track chosen for the project

Which of the two JI Tracks is chosen?
Track 1 (verification by host country Germany)
Track 2 (verification procedure of JI Supervisory Committee)

1.C. Double counting

(see 2.4.1 of the German JI host
country Manual)

Yes

No

Does the project directly affect

an installation under the
EU-ETS?
Does the project indirectly affect
an installation under the
EU-ETS?

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2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

2.A. Information on the project participants
2.A.1.

Project participant and initiator2

(The table has to be filled separately for each project initiator and participant, please copy the table if
necessary)
Name of the Entity/Organisation
Core Business/Activities

Role in the Project (Project Initiator, Investor,

Other, etc.)

Street/P.O. Box

Postal Code, City

Country

Telephone

Fax

E-Mail

Contact Person for the Project

Market position in core business (e.g. market

share)

2.A.2.

Government bodies/agencies of the host country involved in the

project
(The table has to be filled separately for each body/agency, please copy the table if necessary)
Name of the Government Body/Agency

Street/P.O. Box

Postal Code, City

Country

Telephone

Fax

E-Mail

Contact Person for the Project

Role in the project

While under international rules (according to the Marrakech Accords), the term project participant is used, the ProMechG

only knows the project initiator (or proponent). The latter is, according to Section 2 ProMechG, the person/are the persons
with the power of decision with regard to the project.
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2.B. Information on the project

(Cells can be increased in size, if necessary)

2.B.1.

General information

Full title of the project

Project type/category (see 3.3. of the German

JI host country Manual)

Short description of the project and its objectives

Project location

Project boundary

Greenhouse gases to be reduced

2.B.2.

CO2
N2O
CH4
HFC
PFC
SF6

Technology and project implementation

Technology
(Please describe the technology to be used and
possible implementation problems)

Planned activities
(Please describe the exact activities which are
planned in order to reach the expected emission
reductions)

(Expected) starting and end date of the project

(construction, operation)

Stage of the project

(Please indicate as well which documents, contracts, permits exist already or when they are
expected to be signed/approved)

Project risks
(Please indicate potential risks during project
implementation)

Crediting period
(during which ERUs will be issued)

Until there is no international COP/MOP-decision on a climate policy framework post-2012, the crediting period for JI projects is

2008-2012

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2.B.3.

Simplified modalities and procedures for small-scale projects

Type I: Renewable energy project activities
with a maximum output capacity of 15 MW
(or an appropriate equivalent)

Does the project belong to one of the following

categories?
Projects fulfilling these criteria are subject to
simplified modalities and procedures (see 3.5
of the German JI host country Manual or the
UNFCCC website)

2.B.4.

Type II: Energy efficiency projects reducing

energy consumption on the supply and/or
demand side with a maximum output of 60
GWh per year (or an appropriate equivalent)
Type III: Other project activities resulting in
emission reductions of less than or equal to
60 kt CO2eq annually

Programme of Activities (PoA)

Yes

No

Does the project use a

programmatic approach (PoA)
(see 3.6 of the German
JI host country Manual)
If yes, please explain

2.C. Baseline, additionality and emission reductions

2.C.1.

Baseline

Baseline: Expected GHG

emissions (t CO2eq/yr) if the
project would not have been
implemented
(Please, describe the baseline
and explain how it was identified
and calculated.)

Yes

No

Does the project use an

approved CDM methodology?4
If yes, please provide reference
or the number of the CDM
methodology
If not, please explain why?

Many JI projects either use the methodologies or elements of methdologies developed and approved under the CDM. This
makes it easier for project developers as methdology development is costly and time-consuming.

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Yes

No

Does the project result in

performance beyond the EU
Acquis Communautaire and
German legal requirements?
(see 2.4.2 of the German JI host
country Manual)
If yes, please explain:

Does the project receive any

public funding

If yes, which of f the following

financial funding apply to the JI
project activity?

Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG)

Combined Heat and Power Law (KWKG)
Support from KfW Banking Group
(e.g. housing programmes)
Federal, State or EU funds
Market incentive programme
Other

Please specify the financial

funding received (amount,
duration, etc.)

Project case:
Expected GHG emissions
(t CO2eq/yr) with project
implementation
(Explain how it was calculated)

Yes

No

Is there any leakage to be

expected?
(see 4.1.4.2.2 of the
German JI host country Manual)
Please explain, why or why not:

If yes, indicate the amount of

leakage in t CO2eq/yr

2.C.2.

Additionality
Yes

No

Would the project have taken

place without JI?
Please explain (using the
structure provided by the latest
version of the additionality tool
and see 4.1.4.2.3 of the German
JI host country Manual)

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2.C.3.

Emission reductions due to the project

Which is the amount of

- expected annual
ERUs and
- the total amount of
ERUs to be
delivered during the
crediting period

Year

ERUs/year

Cumulative

2008
2009

2010

2011

2012

Total

(Note: 1 t CO2eq=1 ERU)

2.C.4.

Monitoring

Please describe the (planned) monitoring and

verification of the project or provide the number of
the CDM methodology (see 4.1.6 of the
German JI host country Manual)

2.C.5.

Financial aspects

(If not specified with regards to additionality)

Please specify in Euro.
Estimation of the total investment

Estimation of the cost of PDD preparation and

determination

Estimation of the annual costs of maintenance and

operation, including the costs associated with
verification

Estimation of the annual incomes, excluding the

income from the ERU transfer

Estimation of the annual incomes from ERU

transfer, including estimated price per ERU

Description of the financial design of the project

(own cash flow, equity, loans, subsidies, benefits
project lifetime)

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