10MW Solar One Ceylon (Pudukadumalai) Solar Power Project (2018-SOP-001-10.0MW)

Audit Analysis

A 10 MW solar PV project in Sri Lanka under Gold Standard with VVB-confirmed additionality and smart-meter monitoring, but undermined by six cross-document contradictions (including baseline method, leakage justification, and ERR figures), four corrective action requests, and meter calibration gaps. The project's fundamental avoidance mechanism is sound, yet data reliability issues and a CORSIA-eligible status without clear CCP exclusion create meaningful over-crediting and double-claiming risk.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Six contradictions across documents, including baseline method (project vs jurisdictional), leakage justification (deemed negligible vs quantified), and ERR figures (65,781 vs 118,558 tCO2e), indicating significant data reliability problems
• ⚠Four corrective action requests (CAR-01 to CAR-04) plus one compliance-level finding (CL-01) remain in the verification record, including missing DNA Letters of Approval and inconsistent 2016 LCMR data used in the baseline
• ⚠Meter calibration gaps in Nov–Dec 2021 and Dec 2022 with a 1% maximum permissible error applied, reducing confidence in the verified emission reduction figures
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility confirmed while CCP status is not mentioned, leaving dual-channel (CORSIA + voluntary market) double-claiming risk unaddressed

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