11.2 MW Wind Power project in Tamilnadu, by Amarjothi Group

Audit Analysis

A CDM wind power project (11.2 MW, Tamil Nadu) validated by TÜV NORD with a combined additionality test, but the additionality was not explicitly confirmed by the VVB in the extracted record. Significant contradictions exist between the validation report (2012) and the monitoring report (2022) on baseline method, total ERR, and crediting period, and eleven material findings with ten corrective actions were raised. The project delivered roughly 58% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation, indicating conservative crediting but also raising questions about the accuracy of the original estimate.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Additionality test (combined) was not explicitly verified by the VVB in the extracted record, leaving a gap in the additionality chain of evidence.
• ⚠Total ERR figures differ by a factor of 2.4 between the validation report (169,596 tCO₂e) and the monitoring report (70,761 tCO₂e), and the crediting period itself is stated differently (7 years vs 5 years), creating ambiguity about the true ex-ante expectation.
• ⚠Baseline method is described as 'project' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report — a fundamental classification discrepancy that affects how the baseline is interpreted.
• ⚠Eleven material findings were raised during verification, including an incorrect operating margin calculation (5-year vs required 3-year weighted average) that directly affects baseline emission estimates.

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