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Perenia Prepares World Commission on Dams Compliance Reports
Perenia is currently compiling World Commission on Dams (WCD) Compliance Reports on several projects in India, Vietnam and Chile for local and international renewable energy companies. The reports focus on the sustainable development impacts of projects and the process for obtaining consent from impacted or resettled communities.
The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme requires that all CERs from large hydro power projects (over 20MW capacity) adhere to the principles of the WCD. For hydro developers seeking to maximise the value of CERs generated WCD compliance is therefore vital. To demonstrate compliance with the WCD principles a Compliance Report must be prepared, which is then validated by a Designated Operational Entity.
With a number of registered hydro projects, coupled with the engineering expertise of our shareholders, SMEC International and Pacific Hydro, Perenia’s understanding of the technical, environmental and social dimensions of hydropower means we can efficiently author draft WCD Compliance Reports and lead the project through third party validation. All of our reports draw on the “harmonised EU interpretation” of the WCD guidelines and the accompanying pro-forma.
For optimum efficiency and cost effectiveness WCD Compliance Reports should be prepared concurrently with the PDD enabling validation of the two documents to occur simultaneously.
For further information on WCD compliance and Perenia’s CDM experience, please contact:
Michael Wiener
Director International Operations
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