CDM based CFL scheme - Ministry of Power

CFL sales were just 140 million 18 .The penetration share
of incandescent lamps for lighting in commercial and
residential sector together is thus ~ 85% in India.
ICLs are extremely energy in-efficient, with just 5% of
the electricity input converted to light. The remaining
is lost as heat. In recent years the Compact Fluorescent
Lamp (CFL) has emerged as an energy efficient
alternative, as a CFL uses only one-fifth as much
electricity as an ICL to provide the same amount of
illumination.
Hence, it is not surprising to note that CFL sales have
grown from 35 million in 2003 to more than 140 million
in 2007 19 . However a majority of the CFL sales is
expected to be taking place in the commercial sector
and not the residential sector. The reasons for this are:
This is because the domestic electricity tariff is
very low (Rs 1.2 to 5.6) as compared to a much
higher commercial sector tariff (Rs 4 to 11) 20 .
Also, the hours of use in the commercial sector of
CFLs is much more than the domestic sector,
leading to a faster return on investment and
thereby a higher penetration of CFL in
commercial sector.
The penetration of CFL use in the domestic
household sector is further impeded by the higher
initial price of the CFL. In the year 2000 a CFL
would cost around Rs 300, in 2008 it costs around
Rs 80-100. On the other hand, an ICL costs just
Rs 10-15.
Hence initiatives to decrease the reliance on ICLs are
necessary to enhance CFL penetration in households.
Outcome of Step 2a: Baseline Scenario
The baseline scenario is:
1. Continued use of inefficient ICLs in the SSC-CPA
area, for lighting in residential sector due to the
low initial cost of the ICL.
18 ELCOMA Statistics, August 2008
19 ELCOMA Statistics, August 2008
20 http://www.cea.nic.in/e&c/Estimated%20Average%20Rates%20of%20Electricity.pdf
28 Bureau of Energy Efficiency
As per AMS-II.C (version 10) if the energy displaced
is electricity, the emission baseline is determined as
the product of baseline energy consumption of
equipment /appliance and the emission factor for the
electricity displaced.
Baseline for Greenfield activities
The latest version of the ‘General Guidance to SSC
methodologies’ shall be applied by the SSC-CPA. At
the time of PoA submission, the latest version 12, EB
41 states that:
Greenfield projects (new facilities) may use a Type II
(e.g. AMS IIC) small-scale methodology provided that
they can demonstrate that the most plausible baseline
scenario for this project activity is the baseline
provided in the Type II small-scale methodology.
The SSC-CPA thus shall:
include an assessment of the alternatives to the
project activity. For the purpose of the
assessment, the SSC-CPA may apply the Steps 1
to 3 of the latest version of “Combined tool to
identify the baseline scenario and demonstrate
additionality” to identify the baseline scenario.
If the identified baseline scenario is the same as
the baseline of the methodology, and it can be
demonstrated that the implementation of the
project as ‘the proposed project activity
undertaken without being registered as CDM’,
is not the common practice in the region, project
participants can apply the methodology.
Capacity increase in Retrofit / Modification cases
For project activities that seek to retrofit or modify an
existing unit or equipment resulting in an increase in
capacity, the determination of the baseline scenario
for the incremental capacity shall be based on the
procedures described in the general guidance to SSC
methodologies under the sections ‘retrofit’ and
‘capacity increase’.