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ScoredVCSOtherIndiaRegistry: RegisteredACM0006

15 MW Biomass Residue Based Power Project At Ghazipur, India

Developer: Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited

VCS-624 ↗

#84of 877 in Biomass#586of 2807 in India#612of 1608 in Verra (VCS)#7of 131 in ACM0006

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 6.2 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Analysis

15 MW Biomass Residue Based Power Project At Ghazipur, India (India) generates electricity and heat from biomass (residues, biogas or dedicated plantations) (biomass residue (rice husk), 15 MW) under ACM0006 version 6.2; registry status Registered (VCS), 65,347 credits issued (vintage 2009). The documents name TÜV NORD CERT GmbH as validation body and LGAI Technological Center, S.A. (Applus+ Certification) (2012-01-01 – 2017-12-31), 4K Earth Science Private Limited (2018-01-01 – 2019-02-13) as verification bodies. The verification report for the period (01/01/2018 – 13/02/2019) verifies 73,654 tCO2e.

Red Flags

No red flags detected.

Findings

Risk Indicators

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMACM0006

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-25

Credit VintagesExhausted

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2009
65,34765,3470
Total65,34765,3470

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2009–2010ACM0006 v6.2since replaced by v16.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2012–2017ACM0002 v8.0since replaced by v22.0

    issuance document

    official page · verified on

  3. 2012–2017ACM0006 v6.2since replaced by v16.0

    verification report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  4. 2018–2019ACM0006 v6.2since replaced by v16.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  • ACM0002: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on
  • ACM0006: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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Profile & governance

Analysis ProvenanceACM0006 version 6.2

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