12.0 MW Biomass based power plant project at Baghaura, Punjab, India.

Audit Analysis

A 12 MW biomass power plant in Punjab, India, validated under CDM AMS.I.D v17 with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and a jurisdictional baseline. However, a tenfold discrepancy in the claimed emission reductions between the PDD and the validation report, combined with the absence of any verified monitoring data and low document extraction confidence, significantly undermines confidence in the project's quantified claims. The project is past its 2022 crediting period with no visible post-validation monitoring reports.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Tenfold discrepancy in total emission reductions: the PDD (2012-04-27) states 605,490 tCO2e while the validation report (2012-05-08) states 60,549 tCO2e — a factor-of-10 difference that cannot be reconciled from available documents
• ⚠Grid emission factor contradiction: 0.8 tCO2/kWh in the validation report versus 0.942 tCO2/kWh in the financial document, with no explanation for the divergence
• ⚠No verified emission reductions, monitoring period, or usage data found in any available document despite the project having passed its 2022 crediting period
• ⚠Nine corrective actions were required at validation, including missing regulatory approval (DNA India letter), unsupported biomass consumption figures, and errors in the investment analysis (tariff, PLF, depreciation)
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable or incomplete

Credit Vintages

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