2.85 MW Bundled Wind Power Project by Manjeet Cotton, India

Audit Analysis

A 2.85 MW grid-connected wind project in India validated under CDM AMS-I.D with a jurisdictional baseline and VVB-confirmed investment additionality. The project is inherently low-risk on permanence (avoidance type) and leakage, but the validation report recorded ten material findings (all subsequently resolved) and the available record lacks any monitoring-period data. A ten-fold discrepancy in the claimed emission reduction between the PDD and the validation report was resolved in favour of the later, authoritative validation figure.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Ten material findings (CAR01–CAR10) in the validation report, including an incorrect operating-margin calculation method, a missing emission-reduction spreadsheet, and an unrealistic crediting-period start date — all resolved before approval but indicative of a weak initial submission
• ⚠No monitoring-period data, usage-monitoring method, or FNRB value found in the extracted record, leaving post-validation performance unverified
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence rated low, meaning at least one key document was poorly readable and the completeness of the evidence base is uncertain
• ⚠PDD (June 2012) states a total emission reduction of 46,520 tCO₂e while the validation report (September 2012) states 4,652 tCO₂e — a ten-fold discrepancy resolved in favour of the validation report

Credit Vintages

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