20MW Bagasse based Cogeneration power project at Bannari Amman Sugars Limited, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu by Bannari Amman Sugars Limited

Audit Analysis

A 20 MW bagasse cogeneration project under CDM with VVB-confirmed additionality (barrier test by SGS UK), but significant data gaps in monitoring, MRV parameters, and permanence. Four contradictions between the validation report and earlier appendices create uncertainty around baseline method, leakage treatment, and crediting period. The project is past its crediting period (ended December 2021) with no verified emissions reductions available for comparison.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Four contradictions between the validation report (2010) and an earlier appendix (2008) on leakage treatment, additionality test type, baseline method, and crediting period dates
• ⚠No monitoring reports or verified ERR figures found in the extracted record; total ERR claimed (803,850 tCO2e) cannot be cross-checked against actual performance
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence rated 'low', indicating at least one key document was poorly readable, undermining reliability of all extracted facts
• ⚠Grid emission factor of 0.85 tCO2/MWh is from 2008 and no updated value or reassessment is documented

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