18 MW Biomass Based Power Generation at GM Sugars & Energy Ltd by Energy Advisory Services

Audit Analysis

This 18 MW biomass power project in Karnataka, India is registered under the UCR standard using CDM methodology ACM0006, with a 25-year crediting period and a lifetime claim of approximately 2.84 million tonnes of CO2. The available record consists solely of a PDD; no verification report, monitoring report, or VVB identification was found, leaving additionality, permanence, and actual delivery entirely unverified. The jurisdictional baseline and absence of adverse findings are positive, but the thin leakage justification and complete absence of post-registration evidence significantly limit confidence in the project's integrity and claim safety.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No verification body (VVB) is identified in the available record, and no additionality test type or VVB confirmation is stated, leaving the additionality claim unverified.
• ⚠Only a single document (the PDD) is available; no verification report, monitoring report, or VVB audit report was found, making it impossible to confirm that the project is operating as designed.
• ⚠Leakage is set at 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification, which is thin for a biomass power project where displaced fuel or alternative biomass use could generate leakage.
• ⚠The PDD is dated January 2023 but the crediting period begins April 2013, a 10-year gap that is unexplained in the available record and may indicate a migration or re-registration without full documentation.

Credit Vintages

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