100 MW Solar Power plant in Maharashtra, India

Audit Analysis

This is a certified Gold Standard solar project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a grievance mechanism, which supports a moderate integrity profile. However, the record shows several documentation gaps, unresolved leakage and reversal treatment, and multiple corrective action requests, which reduce confidence in the claimed emission reductions.

Project Description

Juniper Green Energy Pvt. Ltd. and its 100% subsidiary Nisagra Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd. have together setup a 100 MW Solar power project in the state of Maharashtra, India. Out of 100 MW, Juniper Green Energy Pvt. Ltd. has setup 30 MW (10x3) project while the 70 MW (10x7) project has been setup by Nisagra Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd. The projects feed the power generated directly into dedicated agricultural feeders. It has played an important role in reducing CO2 emissions by generating 240 GWh of clean electricity annually, which is equivalent to powering 56,000 households every year. Project Impacts and Benefits Agriculture is a major consumer of electricity, accounting for nearly 20% of the total consumption in the country. Access to groundwater depends on reliable and affordable electricity supply. This is an important issue as it concerns livelihoods of the rural poor and food security of the country. Since the 1970s, agriculture in many states has been receiving electricity at either low tariffs or for free. Subsidized supply has played a key role in the growth of groundwater irrigation and agriculture production. Because it is seen as a loss-making sector, agriculture often gets poor quality supply leading to problems such as frequent pump burnouts and power failures. Further, the supply is unreliable and often available during late nights. All these factors make farmers distrustful of DISCOMs and both of them are caught in a low-level equilibrium. This scheme directly addresses the pressing concerns of the marginalized farmers by: Improvement in the availability of the grid in the rural areas. Normally, the grid system in the rural areas is not properly maintained. However, given that the solar power generators' profits are directly linked to availability of the grid, the generator pushes the local DISCOM to take great care to maintain the grid properly. This in turn ensures quality supply of electricity, leading to improved life of farm equipmen

Red Flags

• ⚠ The verification report lists six corrective action requests, including checks on evidence, serial numbers, village names, employee counts, and calculations.
• ⚠ Leakage is not clearly justified in the latest record, and reversal events are not addressed in the extracted documents.
• ⚠ Verified emission reductions are materially below claimed reductions, with 83,696 verified versus 112,616 claimed.
• ⚠ The extracted record has low extraction confidence and several contradictions across documents, including baseline period and crediting-period timing.

Credit Vintages

Cosa migliorerebbe questo punteggio

• Provide a clear, consistent leakage assessment and document whether any deduction applies, with supporting calculations.
• Resolve the contradictions on verified emission reductions and crediting-period dates, and publish the evidence behind the corrective action requests.

Questi suggerimenti indicano quali prove pubbliche aggiuntive potrebbero migliorare il livello di confidenza di questa valutazione. Non garantiscono un punteggio futuro più alto.