2 Lanco mini hydro projects get CDM registration

Two more minihydro projects of Lanco in Himachal Pradesh have been registered as Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the Kyoto Protocol.

According to a press release on Thursday, the 5-Mw Upper Khuli and 5-Mw Drinidhar on the Beas River are the two additions to its CDM list. Both the projects, which are expected to generate close to 35,000 certified emission reductions (CER) a year will be commissioned next year, the press release said.

Lanco's existing biomass projects and two hydro projects have already been registered as CDM projects generating 1.1 lakh CERs a year.