19.5 MW Wind project by GMDC

Audit Analysis

A 19.5 MW wind project in India validated under CDM with a jurisdictional grid baseline and VVB-confirmed combined additionality test. However, four material findings (including an unaddressed baseline justification gap and PLF inconsistency) and a six-fold discrepancy between the PDD's claimed emissions reductions and the validated figure raise significant concerns about the robustness of the credit claim. Monitoring data, FNRB details, and buffer pool information are absent from the available record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠PDD claims 238,318 tCO2e in emissions reductions while the validation report validates only 40,474 tCO2e — a six-fold gap that suggests the initial claim was not well-supported by the project's actual parameters
• ⚠CAR 02 in the validation report states the project proponent failed to provide proper justification for why the baseline scenario remains unchanged with reference to national policies, directly undermining baseline validity
• ⚠CAR 04 flags that net electricity values and PLF values are inconsistent with the first registered PDD, indicating data reliability issues in the monitoring framework

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.