Omnicane’s subsidiary, Omnihydro is privileged to have been represented at the COP30 summit where Kevin Padiachy, Head of Africa Desk and Krishen Nallee, Project Analyst made the journey to Belém do Pará, Brazil in the midst of leaders, practitioners and the community committed to accelerating global climate action.

Kevin Padiachy participated in a panel discussion on the progress, challenges and outlook of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), where airlines are under immense pressure to decarbonize their fleet.

COP30 in Belem sent a clear signal to the effect that there is no energy transition without water. It is fitting to highlight the operation of Omnicane’s subsidiary, Omnihydro involved in the sustainable use of river water to produce clean electricity in Rwanda from its run-of-the river hydropower plant, Mushishito-Rukarara V HPP.

The approval of registration of Omnihydro to the Global Carbon Council international carbon credit and sustainable development program, GCC 2.0 marks the attainment of a pivotal milestone as part of the carbon trading process to trade carbon credits bilaterally between countries under the compliance market which includes Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement and to the CORSIA Phase 1 (2024 -2026) (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) overseen by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

The objective of CORSIA Phase 1 is to stabilize aviation emissions at 85% of 2019 levels mandating compliance for all international routes between participating states. Given the limited contribution of Sustainable Aviation Fuel as a means of decarbonization of the industry, airlines are compelled to purchase high quality carbon credits.

Kevin Padiachy emphasized the fact that curbing the global surface temperature to within 2 degC pre-industrial level can be achieved by promoting both technology-based avoidance and removal carbon credits and nature-based carbon sequestration.

He also elaborated on the importance of Governments of member states to come up with a clear road map to fast track the implementation of bilateral agreements under Art 6.2, where seamless communication is required among all stakeholders and project developers.

Omnihydro seizes this opportunity to congratulate Government of Rwanda and its designated national authority (DNA), Rwanda Environmental Management Authority for being proactive in their approach to foster inclusion of all stakeholders through regular meetings including roundtable discussions held in May 2025 during the signing of the Art 6 implementation agreement between Singapore and Rwanda.

It is worth noting that globally, Singapore and Switzerland are the two countries that emerge as champions in the implementation of Art 6 bilateral agreements for trading of International Transferrable Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) / carbon credits.

The message is clear: Collaboration is no longer optional—it’s essential. Together, we can strengthen partnerships and drive real impact on the ground. The time for action is now.

Our heartfelt thanks to Global Carbon Council for having extended the invitation to us.