13.2 MW Wind Mill Power Project in Theni district of Tamil Nadu, by JISL-India

Audit Analysis

A standard 13.2 MW CDM wind project in Tamil Nadu using the AMS-I.D methodology, with additionality confirmed by TÜV NORD CERT via an investment test. The verification report identified ten material deficiencies in the PDD (metering accuracy, WTG configuration, financial assumptions, stakeholder consultation), all of which required corrective action. The project delivered roughly 79% of its pro-rata emission reduction expectation for the first monitoring period, indicating no over-crediting, but a contradiction in baseline classification between the validation and monitoring reports warrants caution.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Ten material findings in the verification report, including incorrect WTG configuration (7 vs 6 selling to grid), metering accuracy class change not reflected in PDD, and missing environmental consents and stakeholder consultation records
• ⚠Baseline method contradiction: the validation report (Nov 2012) classifies the baseline as 'project' while the monitoring report (Jul 2013) classifies it as 'jurisdictional' — the jurisdictional reading is privileged as more recent and consistent with AMS-I.D, but the discrepancy undermines confidence in baseline documentation
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage, reversal event history, or FNRB value found in any available document, leaving permanence and MRV robustness partially unverified

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