10 MW Biomass (Rice Husk) Based Power Generation Unit of M/s Rukmani Power and Steel Ltd.(RPSL)

Audit Analysis

This CDM biomass power generation project (10 MW rice husk, India) was verified by DNV but carries 19 material findings and 25 corrective actions spanning baseline calculation, leakage treatment, and monitoring plan deficiencies. The project delivered roughly 84% of its ex-ante annual estimate over the full crediting period, which is conservative, but contradictions between the validation and monitoring reports on baseline method and leakage treatment undermine confidence in the underlying assumptions. Documentation quality is a significant weakness, with the PDD containing outdated references, incomplete technical sections, and monitoring gaps inconsistent with AMS-I.D v17.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠19 material findings identified in the monitoring report, including grid emission factor calculation errors (weights wOM=0.25, wBM=0.75 not clearly applied) and an unsupported 75:25 biomass-to-coal ratio
• ⚠Contradiction between validation report (leakage deemed negligible) and monitoring report (leakage quantified), with a material finding that competing-use leakage was not clearly addressed in the updated PDD
• ⚠Contradiction on baseline method: validation report states 'jurisdictional' while the monitoring report states 'project', creating ambiguity about the baseline's robustness
• ⚠No verified ERR figure available in the extracted record, preventing independent confirmation of the 215,150 tCO2e claimed over the crediting period
• ⚠Monitoring plan lacked calibration procedures, measurement accuracy specifications, and equipment descriptions for biomass and coal inputs, inconsistent with AMS-I.D v17 requirements

Credit Vintages