DMRC Revenue through sale of Certified Emission Reduction(CER)
The Minister of State for Urban
Development, Shri Saugata Roy informed the Lok Sabha today that
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has reported that they
have registered one
project under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the
revenue generated from sale of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) is as
detailed below:-
|
S.
No.
|
Year
|
No. of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs)
|
No. of Verified Emission Reductions (VERs)
|
Revenue
(In Rupees)
|
|
1.
|
2008
|
37793
|
-
|
1,17,61,239.00
|
|
2.
|
2009
|
42878
|
-
|
1,30,96,965.00
|
|
3.
|
2010
|
Action initiated
|
78775
|
1,19,16,361.00
|
|
Total
|
80671
|
78775
|
3,67,74,565.00
|
He further informed that one project
of DMRC is registered with United Nations under the
CDM. DMRC’s CDM project on regenerative braking
titled “Installation of Low Green House Gases (GHG) emitting rolling stock cars
in Metro system” CDM Project reference No.UNFCCC 1351, was registered with United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 29.12.2007.
DMRC is developing another CDM
project on modal shift from which an average of 5,33,341
CERs per year are expected to accrue from 2011 to
2018. Revenue from sale of these CERs, as per prevailing market price, will help reduce DMRC’s operational costs partially.
AVC/VUJ
(Release ID :74602)