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Re-assessment pendingGSBiogas - HeatIndiaRegistry: RegisteredAMS-I.C

Biogas CDM Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha

Methodology: AMS-I.C (CDM)

GS-1182 ↗ · current registry ID: GS768

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#354of 498 in Biogas#2342of 2759 in India#1742of 2179 in Gold Standard (GS)#180of 264 in AMS-I.C

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 1 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.5 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Scored2026-09-01medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2021-12-31

evidence: 22/24 registry documents analyzed · 5 red flags

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Gold Standard (GS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
AMS.I.E How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 1 Sep 2026 · 22/24 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

This Gold Standard biogas project in India has a VVB-confirmed additionality assessment and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but is undermined by an extensive list of over 30 material findings, six outstanding corrective actions, and multiple contradictions across documents regarding ERR figures, FNRB values, and monitoring methods. The CDM-to-GS transition adds further documentation complexity, and the absence of a stated buffer pool or reversal-risk treatment for a technology where digester failure is plausible is a notable gap.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 1 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 24 registry documents (22 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 2 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentAMS-I.C

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Oct 2026

    Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: registry label · read on 2 Nov 2026

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-11-02

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2010
2,18502,185
2011
9,70509,705
2012
18,405018,405
2013
27,516027,516
2014
26,607026,607
2015
28,627028,627
2016
22,45436922,085
2017
27,2876,13121,156
2018
31,9048,79523,109
2019
22,258022,258
2020
26,3733,00023,373
2021
23,17523,1732
Total266,49641,468225,028

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2010–2011AMS-I.C v13.0since replaced by v22.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2010–2011AMS-I.E v1.0since replaced by v14.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2011–2012AMS-I.C v13.0since replaced by v22.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2011–2012AMS-I.E v1.0since replaced by v14.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  5. 2013–2014AMS-I.C v13.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  6. 2013–2014AMS-I.E v1.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  7. 2014–2016AMS-I.C v13.0since replaced by v22.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  8. 2014–2016AMS-I.E v1.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  9. 2019–2020AMS-I.E v7.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  10. 2021AMS-I.E v7.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  • AMS-I.C: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on
  • AMS-I.E: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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