2.10 MW Wind Power Project by M/s Chhotabhai Jethabhai Patel & Co. (CJP) at Belwa Ranaji Village, Shergarh Taluka, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan, India

Audit Analysis

A 2.10 MW CDM wind project in Rajasthan with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and a jurisdictional grid baseline, but the record is marred by 14 corrective actions on the PDD, an unresolved internal contradiction in the claimed ERR figures (2,118 vs 20,357 tCO₂e within the same monitoring report), and a missing verified ERR figure. The project type (wind displacing grid electricity) carries inherently low reversal and leakage risk, but documentation and transparency gaps prevent a higher rating.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The monitoring report (2020-11-10) contains two different values for total ERR claimed — 2,118 and 20,357 tCO₂e — within the same document, creating ambiguity about the actual credit volume.
• ⚠Fourteen corrective actions (8 CARs, 6 CLs) were raised by the VVB, covering PDD transparency, missing equations, outdated CEA database version, unclear CDM-revenue additionality linkage, and absent environmental-impact documentation.
• ⚠The verified ERR figure is not available in the extracted record, preventing an independent cross-check of the claimed reductions.
• ⚠The monitoring period (Apr–Dec 2012) is nearly eight years older than the monitoring report date (Nov 2020), raising questions about data currency and whether the report reflects a retrospective compilation.

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