1.2 MW Wind Power Project in Maharashtra

Audit Analysis

A small 1.2 MW wind project in Maharashtra validated under CDM in 2010 with a jurisdictional grid baseline and investment-test additionality confirmed by TÜV NORD CERT. The project type carries inherently low permanence and leakage risk, but the validation report records eight material findings on the additionality worksheet, and the available record lacks any monitoring-period data, verified ERR, or FNRB information. Overall, the project is structurally sound for a wind avoidance credit but is hampered by sparse documentation and low extraction confidence.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Eight material findings in the validation report (2010) flag non-conformities in the additionality analysis, including a common-practice analysis that did not follow Step 4 of the Additionality Tool and O&M costs reckoned from the wrong year; although no corrective actions were ultimately required, the density of findings warrants caution.
• ⚠No monitoring-period data, verified ERR, or FNRB value is present in the extracted record, making it impossible to confirm that actual generation matched the ex-ante estimate of 19,390 tCO₂.
• ⚠Two contradictions between the validation report and an appendix (leakage treatment and crediting-period dates) reduce confidence in the internal consistency of the project file.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable.

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.