12.3 MW wind energy project in Tamil Nadu, India

Audit Analysis

A 12.3 MW wind energy project in Tamil Nadu registered under CDM with a jurisdictional baseline and combined additionality test, but the available record is limited to a 2012 validation report and PDD with no monitoring or verification data. Nine material findings (five corrective actions) were raised during validation, including use of an outdated CEA database and insufficient justification for the ex-ante generation estimate. The fundamental project design is sound for a wind displacement project, but the documentation gaps and unresolved verification questions limit confidence in the claimed 102,109 tCO₂e.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Five corrective actions (CARs) were required at validation, including updating the grid emission factor from CEA database v5 to v7 and correcting the PDD methodology version from AMS-I.D v16 to v17
• ⚠No monitoring reports or verification reports are available in the extracted record; the verified ERR figure is entirely absent
• ⚠The ex-ante electricity generation estimate was flagged as insufficiently justified (CL 2), raising questions about the 102,109 tCO₂e lifetime claim
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated low, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable

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