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Panwi Small Hydro Power Project

Registered under the Clean Development Mechanism in August 2015 as a small-scale (15 MW or under) grid-connected renewable electricity project, the Panwi plant is developed by Ascent Hydro Projects Limited with WEACT PTY LTD of Australia as the other registered project participant.

Panwi, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaGrid-connected small hydropowerCDM (UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism)
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Baspa Valley near Sangla, Himachal Pradesh. Regional landscape context; the Panwi hydro facility is not pictured.Location context · UnpetitproleX · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2025 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorAscent Hydro Projects Limited
EcosystemGrid-connected small hydropower
StandardCDM (UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism)
StatusActive
LocationPanwi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Overview

Inside the project

The registry estimates 20,812 tonnes of CO2 equivalent in annual emission reductions, with 91,072 certified emission reductions issued between 2013 and 2020.

WEACT PTY LTD of Australia is registered as the other CDM project participant, purchasing credits bilaterally under the mechanism's small-scale category for grid-connected renewable electricity.

20,812 tCO2e/yr
Estimated annual emission reductions
91,072 CERs
Certified emission reductions issued 2013–2020

Objectives

  • Generate grid-connected renewable electricity at small-hydro scale
  • Issue certified emission reductions under the CDM

Approach

  • The project is registered under the CDM using a 'grid connected renewable electricity generation' methodology at small-scale (15 MW or under) activity scale.

Sources

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  1. cdm.unfccc.int ↗https://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/KBS_Cert1439466942.97

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