According to the company, the two wind farms have been registered by the United Nations as eligible projects under the clean development mechanism (CDM) contained in the Kyoto Protocol.  The Anabaru Park, (16.5 MW) in the state of Karnataka, came into operation last October,  consists of 10 wind turbines of 1,650 kW power unit and is the second installed by the company in the country.  In 2007, Acciona installed wind farm of Arasinagundi, of 13.2 MW, located next to the former. 

The CDM is one of the mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol for reducing emissions.  It pursues public or private entities materialize projects in developing countries that contribute to sustainable development of the latter and an overall reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases.

The companies or entities promoters get so certified emission reductions (CRES), which can be used in industrialized countries to fulfill the commitments made in reducing emissions from the Kyoto Protocol.

Acciona’s renewable energy production over the 10-year period stipulated will avoid the emission of 882,400 tonnes of CO2 that would have been generated to produce the same volume of electricity from power generation plants in the Indian state of Karnataka in that period of time.

The company that owns the wind farms will obtain certifications of emissions reductions (CERs) that it could then sell in the emissions trading market. Acciona currently has another two wind farms with a total capacity 116MW at an advanced stage of administrative processing in India. Applications will also be made for them as CDM projects.

The company plans to have a prominent presence in India, which holds fourth position in global market introduction of wind energy.  India ended in 2007 with 7844 MW installed wind, behind Germany (22,248 MW), United States (16,971 MW) and Spain (15,145 MW).Â